Why not? Do you buy plants on clearance? Perennials are the back bone to my flower farm. With the quadrillion heads that I wear on a daily basis and having a full time job next to flower farming, I would be lost without my perennials. Over the last 6 years of growing flowers, I added probably 50 perennials plants and shrubs came from right here - the clearance aisle. Here are a few of my favs:*baptisia*foxglove*phlox*echinacea *ninebark*hydrangae *rosesThe thing is most of the time there is nothing wrong with these clearance plants,they simply have outlived there season and big box stores rather sell them for cheap that keeping them alive until the next spring. So what are you waiting for…🌻Happy Blooming, Mareen #homestead#homesteading#homesteadlife#homesteader#homesteadinglife#homesteadersofinstagram#gardentherapy#gardenersworld#gardenersofig#gardeningideas#gardeninglife#gardenlover#gramyourgarden#motivation#farmstand #locallygrown #murfreesboro #freshflowers #blooms #cutflowers #rutherfordcountytn #murfreesborotn #tn #middletn #flowers #fresh #murfreesborosmallbusiness #freshflowers #locallygrown
Cuttings are my new love language.
I have been getting lots of questions on what I have done to get such good looking cuttings. lol. 😂 I obviously did not reinvent the wheel. I did what every great teacher does and researched various accounts / watched YouTube and create my own concoction that works for me but disclaimer it might not work for you. Just saying because I don’t want my inbox to be flooded with messages saying your cuttings didn’t grow. So here is my magic formula:
1. Take your cutting from mother plant. 🌱
You want a cutting that is 2-4 inch long, of new growth, just below a node or where a leaf emerges. Avoid stems with flowers and side stalks because they already have lost a lot of energy at that point.
2. At this point I should say use a sharp clean knife or snips to cut while my common sense self thinks it’s obvious I state it anyways. Clean your cutting utensils with rubbing alcohol in between to avoid spread of diseases. ( I bought a pack of 100 wipes on Amazon and just keep them around because you want / need to clean snips a lot)
3. Remove the lower leaves, but leave 2–3 leaves on top so the plant has energy to grow roots.
4. Mist the cutting & then Dip the bottom of the cutting in rooting hormone. I like the powder & will link everything I use under cuttings in our Amazon storefront. Make sure to not dip your cuttings right into the jar, because that will contaminate your rooting hormone & then you have to buy new all the time. Trust me I learned.
5. planting the cuttings that is where lots of people screw up. The growing medium you use for cuttings is key. I found Promix to be perfect for cuttings. While I swear by Vermont compost for soil blocking it does not work well for cuttings. You want an airy mix. Fill your cell tray ( I like 3-4in deep and 1-2in wide cell trays). I will show a picture in stories and make a highlight for it too. Poke a hole with a pencil or pen, stick cutting in and loose fill with soil around it
A dose of cuteness …So yesterday I said to Joe that I am done with summer break and it’s only been one week 😂😳😬Don’t get me wrong. I am grateful to have this time and I am not bored by any means (lol hence the never ending to do list) but I just don’t do well with having time and kids that don’t need me anymore. I am sure I am not alone thinking I want to be home and knock out that to-do-list so I don’t make plans, yet here I am feeling I am not doing anything because I am just home …. You know the brain doing it’s thing to me … yet I have gotten better in taking breaks from outside and enjoy my cup of coffee inside to give my body time to cool down. Heatstroke is no joke folks.
Now first off, let’s clarify that these are regular ants and not the devil fire ant species I deal with elsewhere in my garden ( see more on that in one my previous reels) But for all you people that will freak when a bug infests your favorite flower ( I mean who doesn’t love peonies) the ants are actually helping to protect the blossoms from other floral-feeding creepy crawlers. Peony flowers provide food for ants and in turn, the ants protects it. Now to the big question on how to cut these beauties without the little buddies on them? The key is to cut them when they are in this cute little “marshmallow stage”. Just a little bid of color on the closed flower buds which should be soft when gently squeezed just like you do with marshmallows. Give them a quick little rinse and voila peony blooms to enjoy for the longest vase life. #gardeninglove #peony #ANTS
I know what Whiskey is thinking? We had a full weekend of Firets Prom, college visits, music festival and more … making memories experiencing firsts as a family is so important and truly what will last you a life time. So don’t think about all the to-does tomorrow - it’s the today that counts. #peace #motivation #still #living #gardentherapy#grateful🙏 #gratitude #calm #healingjourney #peaceful #gardenersworld#gardenersofig#gardeningideas#gardeninglife#gardenlover#peace #gramyourgarden#motivation #focus#dailylook #dailyquotes
Happy Easter. He is Risen. 🐣🌷🙏
Thank you for all the support to our small farm.
Have a wonderful and blessed Easter Sunday.
🌷Mareen
Weekend vibes
Penelope takes naps. What are your weekend plans?
#funnyanimals #weekend #naps #pigs
Weekend vibes Penelope style.
Moving forward
What is holding you back?
Not enough time.
Don’t know where to start.
No green thumb.
Not enough space.
Afraid to fail.
Plant the seed and see where it takes you. Fails are inevitable. Time is never enough and some things will grow and some things will die but no matter what you are moving forward.
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Monday morning on the farm - even so I leave minutes later for work it makes my day.
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Happy Monday
Just some happy farm sounds to get you started right.
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You can’t catch me.
Some people have dogs or cats running around, we have a bearded dragon. lol. It used to be goats and pigs. Linda is something else.
At the end of the rainbow …
All your dahlias tubers drown, ranunculus and anemones are being washed ashore by the river in your flower field
Flower fail
At the end of a rainbow
You’ll find a pot of gold …”
At the end of the never ending rainfall
You’ll find drowning dahlias and ranunculus…
So I had this glorious idea of leaving half my dahlias in ground this fall because why not? 😅 everything seemed to scream yes. I don’t have time to dig up 250 dahlias nor do I have a good space to store them and good move on that because the 100 I did dig up turned to smush during our deep freeze 🥶
Well... Let’s just hope and pray dahlias can swim 😅🥹🤣 and before you think I am stupid I know they hate swimming or should I say drowning at this point. So I might be starting from scratch with all my dahlias. Feel free to send me any extra tubers you have - I have a feeling I need them. lol. Maybe I should start a gofundme for my dahlia and ranunculus disaster of 2024. 😂😂😂
And let’s not even talk about the 400 ranunculus corms I overwatered and screwed up not so gracefully over Christmas.
Oh and yesterday when I high fived myself of planting out all my presprouted ranunculus and anemones. Haha. Well they are currently being washed a shore by the river going through my flower field.
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What are you growing?
All of these seeds were started between 12/31 and 1/30
Lisianthus and snapdragons in zone 7b
What are you growing?
Haha. If I only could figure out where to plant them all. This is only January seedlings. I have not even started on the over 2000 February seeds.
Who is with me?
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Ready for spring aka chick season? What’s your favorite breed?
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Just a reminder that many struggles are only temporary. Last week we were covered in snow and ice and well this week, let’s not talk about all the freaking mud we have.
Have a wonderful day and even better week.
❤️Mareen and Penelope
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