• Failures + Lessons Learned - Flower Farming

    Dealing with Crop Loss + Failure as a New Flower Farmer

    So you spent a lot of money on seeds or bulbs/tubers/corms, planted them in the ground, and waited (im)patiently for them to produce beautiful, lush blooms on tall stems that you could then sell by the armful. But then… They never sprouted. They got hit by a heat wave and withered. You forgot to water and the plants all flopped over and turned yellow. The buds formed, but never bloomed. Everything was too short to use. Congratulations! You have successfully experienced your first (or second, or third) bout of crop failure as a new flower farmer! Trust me, I’ve been…