It’s been 60 degrees here for the last few days in Southwest Iowa. I could definitely get used this beautiful weather and so could these ladies! They have been adjusting to the new acreage and a new bigger coop very well.
Month: February 2017
Happy Valentine’s Day
Each year my sweetheart gets me a wonderful Valentine’s Day surprise. The first few year’s we dated I received flower arrangements and then a bouquet of orchid blooms. Last year I got a potted plant of an orchid and a dracaena, but this year’s surprise takes the cake! Check out this Real Simple Azalea Topiary that was my 2017…
Book: Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden
Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms. This book by Erin Benzakein of Floret Flowers releases on March 7, 2017. I have been eagerly counting down the days to its release since it was announced. “Grow the flower garden of your dreams. In this striking guide you will find everything…
Building a Grow Light Rack for Seed-Starting
have two sets of three shelves where I can hold a total of 24 seed flats. This equals 1,728 plants if you use 72 cell trays!
Cleaning and Organizing Last Years Flower Seeds
Last weekend I went through the seed envelopes that I saved from last year (read about that here). I shook the larger dried blooms to let the seeds fall out. Then I sorted the seeds from the chaff as much as I could with my hands. I gently blew on them to get rid of…
Exploring Iowa 