The Dirt on Flowers

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EP 9: The Dirt on Flower CSA's Jul 15, 2022

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Join Lyndsay Biehl of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon Allen of Bloom Hill Farm to dig the dirt on Flower CSA's and why you should be adding them to your farm now! Lyndsay and Shannon will talk about their tips, tricks and things to consider when starting and managing a flower CSA/subscription on your farm.

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EP 8: Turning a profit, our amazing customer and on the hunt for balance. Jul 08, 2022

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Join Lyndsay Biehl of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon Allen of Bloom Hill Farm for a fun new episode format - our monthly Spill the Dirt Q&A! Every Sunday, on our Instagram account @dirtonflowers, you can submit questions to the podcast. Every month, we will select 3-4 questions and answer them for you! Ask us anything!

This month we are talking about when our farms became profitable, nurturing an amazing customer base and finding balance.

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EP 7: The Dirt on Running a Profitable You Pick Jul 01, 2022

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Join Lyndsay Biehl of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon Allen of Bloom Hill Farm to dig the dirt on running a You Pick Event on your flower farm. Lyndsay and Shannon will talk about their tips, tricks and things to consider when venturing into this fun and profitable arm of your business!

Download our Free Guide to our Favorite You Pick Flower Varieties HERE! This guide lists out our favorite, tried and true, customer favorite you pick flower varieties that you can use in your own You Pick operation.

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EP 6: The Dirt on Weed Management with Judd Allen of Bloom Hill Farm Jun 24, 2022

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Join Lyndsay Biehl of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon Allen of Bloom Hill Farm to dig the dirt on weed management with a very special guest! Judd Allen, Shannon's Husband and farming partner at Bloom Hill Farm, shares his insight on flower farming weed management.

Are you struggling with the weeds? We've got you! We will talk about all the different weed management strategies Judd has implemented on their farm and the pros and cons of each.

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EP 5: The Dirt on Ranunculus and Anemone Jun 17, 2022

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Join Lyndsay Biehl of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon Allen of Bloom Hill Farm to talk all things ranunculus and anemone production on their farms!

In this episode, we talk about:

How we grow both ranunculus and anemone on our farm
Soaking and pre-sprouting processes
When and how we plant our corms
Ordering and sourcing
Saving corms? Is it worth it and how to
Growing them in the greenhouse
Pest and disease management
When to harvest

Most importantly, why you NEED ranunculus and anemone on your cut flower farm!

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Shannon @bloomhillfarm

EP 4: Finding your target market - which sales outlet is right for you? Jun 10, 2022

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Join Lyndsay of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon of Bloom Hill Farm to dig the dirt on how to find your target market and speak directly to them!

What sales outlets are right for you and your flower farm? We will discuss the pros and cons of various types of sales outlets and give you some inspiration and insight into finding the perfect target market for YOU!

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Shannon @bloomhillfarm

EP 3: Direct Seeding for Success May 19, 2022

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Join Lyndsay of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon of Bloom Hill Farm to dig the dirt on direct seeding!

We have all heard the expression that time is money. And in farming, we are always looking for ways to save time, therefore reducing labor costs, and still grow beautiful flowers. Direct seeding has been one of the ways we have leaned out of processes over the years. Push fear of failure out of the way and become a direct sowing champ!

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Shannon @bloomhillfarm

EP 2: The Dirt on Tulips May 19, 2022

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Join Lyndsay of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon of Bloom Hill Farm to talk all things tulip production on their farms!

In this episode, we talk about:

How we grow tulips on our farm
When and how we plant our bulbs
Ordering and sourcing
Prechilled vs not?
Greenhouse + field planting for succession planning
Our no-till tulip method - How it went and tweaks that we will be making for next year
Harvesting tulips - how we harvest and storage methods
Sales outlets for tulips, how do you make money on them and make them a profitable crop on your farm

Download our favorite tulip varieties list HERE!

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Lyndsay @wildroot_flowerco

Shannon @bloomhillfarm

EP 1: Let's get the Dirt on Flowers! May 19, 2022

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Join Lyndsay of Wildroot Flower Co. and Shannon of Bloom Hill Farm for the first episode of the Dirt on Flowers! Learn more about them, their farms, and their vision for the podcast.

You can download our list of 10 Things we Wish we had known in year one here.

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