Crop 295

Crop 295 of Flowering Shrub Farm Subscriber Only Picture Newsletter;

January

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One and two gallon own root roses are over wintered in these cold frame boxes surrounded by peat moss and if newly rooted they are kept in plastic zip lock bags. As we root plants we keep them in plastic bags opening them for inspection and to allow the air in the bags to replace itself. Frames without tops are used for 3 gallon sized roses or larger. Click the picture for a larger image that can be studied more closely or saved as wallpaper.

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I will try to take a picture like the above each month during the winter (and I will over-write the picture each time I open the box to clean out leaves or surround the pots with peat moss. As I add more Azaleas and Rhododendrons I will add more boxes (each of these is 4 feet wide by 12 feet long). Whenever possible we top dress the plants with fresh snow so it waters them as it melts. There are both Rosebay Rhododendrons and Pinxterbloom Azaleas in the azalea box. The blueberry box is mostly lowbush blueberries. There are no larger Pinxterbloom Azaleas than these in 1 gallon and 4.5 inch pots at this time.

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In spring those that flower will be labeled with an individually numbered yellow label and some will be sold at the plant sale. Those that have fewer than three stems may be cut back and transplanted into a 7 gallon pot. Those that dont sell may be placed outside the basement window to be pulled inside, divided into several smaller plants and made available for mail-order in one or two gallon pots.

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In winter I divide large plants and pot them into one gallon pots to make them available for mail order. The plants that are being divided have already flowered proving the variety. We will mark the variety name, date divided and the number of the plant the division was taken from on the side of the pot with a paint pen.

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We have these really large plants in front of the house potted into 45 gallon pots that we take hundreds of cuttings from in July after they finish flowering. I order roses that I either cant find any more in the nursery or that subscribers have requested. One of each will be purchased, trench layered and have cuttings taken in July. www.floweringshrubfarm.com/roseorde.htm

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I open the coldframes after a snowstorm and shovel snow in that will water plants as it melts, provide "poor mans mulch" and help keep the inside of the coldframe warm when its cold outside or cool when its warm outside.

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We shovel snow so we have access to everything.

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We protect espalier trained fruit trees with pipe insulators or mice, rabbits etc will chew the bark killing the trees.

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The signs allow us to identify the crop, especially in pictures, even if they are covered with snow.

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Check out these lilacs in the field when they are flowering.

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www.floweringshrubfarm.com/lilacs.htm

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Roses being trench layered are photographed each month all year. Check what these layers looked like last month. www.floweringshrubfarm.com/propagat.htm

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Replacement roses I have ordered to take cuttings from and Layer www.floweringshrubfarm.com/roseorde.htm

INVENTORY PICTURES

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The bags around the base of some pots indicaten that they are cuttings still being rooted. Watch for a new picture sometime in June when I will over-write with the current inventory picture.

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I start over-writing these pictures as soon as it changes like if I sell a bunch or add a bunch of new varieties (the date the picture was taken is in the lower right hand corner of each picture). I propagate plants all year transplanting to a larger size when they outgrow the previous pot (call me if you want on my cell phone at 518-526-9101 or 518-526-9978).

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Smaller than 1 gallon size in 2013 was $5. 1 or 2 gallon was $15 for a 2 year old as measured from the year on the side of the pot, $10 for a 1 year old.

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About the ALL-PICTURE-NEWSLETTER by andyvancleve

Flowering Shrub Farm Monthly All Picture Newsletters; January February March April May 6 to 16 May 20 to 31 June 4 to 7 June 8 to 9 June 11 to 13 June 16 to 25 July August September October November December

Potential Customers subscribe. Each month I send them the latest email link to the newsletter, information as to what is blooming and sometimes an update telling them when I am open.

I copy and paste the pictures from my generic newsletter page to another for subscribers only. I will then over-write last years pictures with this years and add comments concerning availability and price between the pictures (if you reload this page you will get to see some of the pictures). New pictures are added at the top of the newsletter. Then I will send to all my subscribers probably by the tenth of the month a link to the new page. If you wish to subscribe to my free picture-newsletter just email me. At the end of the month I copy and paste into the generic page (bottom of page) available to anyone and remove the comments.

When they see something they like they come buy it in bloom.

We grow plants to sell at our plant sale. Read my notes on the zone hardiness numbers I use. Do we do mail order? Check my picture-newsletter Want to purchase? email me.