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Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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Posted by thinman Z5 MI (My Page) on Sat, Oct 4, 08 at 12:41
| Even though I'm a relative newcomer to the flower-growing business and to this site, I can't help but notice that the activity here has really taken a nosedive this year. Is there a forum for flower growing and marketing that many people have moved to instead of using GardenWeb? I know that Trish has been a spark plug in the past and has her hands full right now, but a lot of other folks used to post often that we don't seem to hear from lately.
Maybe the downturn here is just due to natural attrition, but if there are other sites that are more active, I would really like to know about them, since I need every bit of help I can get.
Anyone have a thought?
ThinMan |
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RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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| ThinMan, Stay tuned. I shall return soon. I have much to share about the season. Even though I haven't posted much this season, I do, however, enjoy reading your posts. So, please stick around. We learn so much from one another. Warmest Regards, Trish |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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| Like you, I am anxious for this forum to become more active. I am hoping it is because everyone is busy now and not because they have lost interest. Teresa |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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| Ditto. I would love to see more activity here, but I realize that everyone is busy and hopefully having a successful season. In the meantime, I jump on every post I see, lol, because I learn so much here and am always looking to learn more. :)
Dee |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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| Trish - That's great news! I will definitely stay tuned and will look forward to hearing about your season. Teresa and Dee - It sounds like we are on the same wavelength. Thanks very much for replying. ThinMan |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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| Hey, I am lurking here, trying to soak up all I can from y'all, so please don't leave. Or at least tell me where you're going! :) Let me introduce myself. I have been a part-time horticulture student for the past six years (I'm an older stay-at-home mom), and soon I will graduate. Well, in a few more semesters (grin). There isn't anything I enjoy more than gardening, so I'm sure that will always be part of "The Plan". I'm taking a class now in floral design; since the part that fascinates me most so far is how to condition the flowers, I see a clearer direction to where this will lead me. I'm going to try my hand at the local farmer's market next year!! So, don't go away. I need you and value your advice. |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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I'm still here, just been too busy cleaning up after Ike to visit. 70mph sustained wind force for who knows how many hours, sure did a number on the flowers, Only thing that wasn't damaged were 800 lilies in crates which I put in a barn to weather the storm. Everything else was either flattened or tore up on the Hortnova. Week following was spent replanting and cutting everything back. Now I'm cutting certain flowers that are growing from Horizontal stems rather than vertical.
Thinman you'll find that the forum will start picking up again now that some people's growing seasons are over. I'm still growing and already seeding Spring Crops whereas, you guys up north don't have to do that for awhile yet.
Cheers Kim
Billabong Fresh Flower Farm |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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I am a lurker. I sure do like to read all your posts but I don't have much to offer since I am new at this. I sold flowers last year at the local farmers markets and learned alot about what to do and some of what not to do. I think I posted those ideas as they happened. I am still looking for something to spray my sun flowers with to stop the pollen form making such a mess when it drops. I have tried hair spray, thought for sure that would work, but it didn't. Clear paint didn't even work. I know florists spray their flowers but I don't know what or why.
owl |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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- Posted by pudge 2/3 Sask (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 11, 08 at 17:17
| Owl, have you tried growing pollenless sunflowers, like the ProCuts or Sunbright or Sunbright Supreme? Not only do they not have pollen but they last longer in the vase - a happy customer is a repeat customer. |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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| Owl, Pudge gave you great advice about the sunflowers. I sold ProCut, Sunny, Sunbright Supreme, and Sunrich Orange the last two years and had no complaints about pollen. I even converted a couple of people who said that they stayed away from sunflowers because of the pollen. They came back for more. Thanks, Prairiegirl, Kim, Owl, and Pudge for replying. It's very nice to hear from you. ThinMan |
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I have not tried the pollenless sun flowers. Are those seeds that have to be ordered? I will have to do a search for them. Is ProCut the brand name?
owl |
RE: Did someone move the party and not tell me?
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| ProCuts and the others are sold by different seed companies like Harris or Johnny's, for example. I guess I wouldn't call ProCut exactly a brand name, more like a variety name that is sold by different companies. You're right about ordering them, as they probably won't show up in store seed displays. See the link below. ThinMan |
Here is a link that might be useful: Try This
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