Our anemone field budget fact sheet is published! It estimates the costs and returns of wholesale production in Northern Utah, and outlines considerations that affect profitability, such as management practices and labor.
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This fact sheet is a budget for ranunculus produced in a field. It outlines the expected costs and returns of wholesale production in the Intermountain West.
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Interested in smart controllers for your irrigation?
If you live in Cache, Davis, or Utah Counties, consider joining this training and receive a free controller! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/irrigationcontrollers.
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At long last, our new dahlia production fact sheet for Utah is published!
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Come join us for our upcoming High Tunnel Workshop hosted by the University of Idaho Extension in collaboration with USU Extension and sponsored by the Idaho Farm Bureau. Click here to register.
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Here is some temperature fun on this very cold day 🤓! Courtesy of the USU Climate Center.
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What a great day at the 1st annual Utah Flower Day Conference presented by the Utah Flower Farm Association and USU Extension at Wheeler Historic Farm.
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Register for the 2023 Urban and Small Farms Conference! It’s on Zoom and free!
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Our newest research paper is published in Horticulturae! This features our 2-year trial with producing anemone in the high tunnel and field, with staggered planting dates, 2 cultivars, and various amounts of winter insulation. It is free to read HERE!
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Pictured here is that rare, perfect dahlia leaf. Often leaves have mosaic spots, which can indicate virus. Read our new fact sheet that discusses the symptoms, disease cycle, and management of dahlia mosaic virus (DMV) here!
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“Overwintering Improves Ranunculus Cut Flower Production in the US Intermountain West” is OUT! The bottom line - fall-planting ranunculus is the way to go, hands down. High tunnels optimized yield, but fall-planting a field with insulation also helped target production during early-season temperatures. This article is open-access (free), so be sure to check it out here!
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Cut flowers redefine profit potentials for small farms, and high-tunnel anemone earn their real estate if proper management for the Mountain West. Read our new economics fact sheet that outlines input costs, yield expectations, and the bottom line.
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Farmers in Utah and surrounding communities: please take our survey on how you grow delphinium and larkspur!
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Lisianthus is known for its rose-like blooms and is a popular specialty cut flower in Utah. Check out our new fact sheet on growing lisianthus in high tunnels and the field.
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Cut flowers redefine profit potentials for small farms, and high-tunnel ranunculus are our highest-value cut flowers yet! Read our new economics fact sheet that outlines input costs, yield expectations, and the bottom line.
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It’s safe to say that Utah flower farms are taking over the state! As of August 2022, we know of 135 flower farms.
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Now is a great time to add cover crops to improve your soil. Check out this USU fact sheet to get started!
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Root rot is the main cause of sick and dying tomatoes this year. Stunting, yellowing, purple veins, and plant death are all symptoms. Make sure not to compost plants once they are removed and to rotate tomatoes/peppers/potatoes/eggplants next year to new locations. Read the USU’s IPM release for more info.
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It was so nice to visit with Punk Rock Farmer on KRCL on August 5 to talk about our first annual Utah Flower Day at Wheeler Historic Farm on 8/12/22! Heather Griffiths, the President of UCFFA and owner of Wasatch Blooms; Taylor Brown, owner of Together We Bloom, and I had a great time sharing a bit about the growth of local cuts and farms in Utah. Check it out if you missed it!
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