Crop 335 Same two pictures throughout year. January February March April May 1 to 15 May 16 to 31 June 1 to 7 June 8 to 14 June 15 to 21 June 22 to 30 July August September October November December Click on the picture and it may open a larger version with more detail. 09:50
In January its time to repair tools and structures that will be needed in just a couple more months. As long as the snow lets me I continue to take pictures of many of the crops that I am growing and publish those pictures in my newsletter.
We work throughout February cleaning equipment, straightening out storage and of course taking as many pictures as we can of crops in the field (many inventory pictures of crops below). Some years we get lots of snow and other years we get hardly any at all though you can usually depend on temperatures well below freezing. If we cant keep up with shoveling snow off buildings those buildings can be flattened. Coldframes and greenhouses are particularly at risk. Helpful comments about this page are highlighted in red.
In March lilacs that flowered last year are taken from the field and transfered to the plant sale location in new 7 gallon pots. As soon as Lilacs start flowering in April or May this year they will be for sale. I notify subscribers to my free picture-newsletter if I open early. My plant sale is timed to sell plants in bloom.
In 2012 due to temperatures around eighty degrees lilacs started to display their flowerbuds as much as one month in advance of the regular time. This may become a problem if there is a return to more normal temperatures below freezing that could damage the buds. I will notify my subscribers if we open early sometime in April. Send me an email if you wish to subscribe.
The front of the plant sale location above during APRIL has plants in large pots that I use for propagation but occasionally sell to someone who doesn't mind paying a premium price. Smaller, less expensive plants that are more portable are behind the house arranged in alphabetical order with signs among them that show the variety name, crop number and quantity for sale in different size pots.
Smart people buy plants in bloom and we at the flowering shrub farm are open only when plants that we grow are flowering. Potential customers subscribe to my newsletter where they can see pictures of our plants growing in the fields or available at the plant sale. When they see something they like they come buy it. In May I usually sell Lilacs, Native Azaleas, Blueberry Bushes and espalier trained fruit trees.
In JUNE Lots of people just show up to smell the flowers their grandparents loved. Most of the Old garden roses that I have were introduced between 1100 and 1856. But I have Hybrid Rugosa Roses, Rambler Roses and modern Roses that are disease resistant as well. We dont spray with fungicide so if a plant is disease susceptible it will probably show it. When you click on a picture it opens a larger image and you will be able to see the variety name and the size pot in the adress line of your browser.
