You can still dry store the tulips without the bulbs still attached. Some growers are in the bulb-on and some are in the bulb-off camp. Was listening to Jennie Love's Podcast about tulips and she stores thousands of tulips without the bulbs, so I stored all of mine that way for 3-4 weeks in the fridge to hold for Mother's Day and they rehydrated great! So try it next season. 🥀
I agree on this - we are flower farmers that sell at Pike Place Market in Seattle. We have been doing this for 30+ years, and the way we harvest our tulips is similar to above statement. We're not a big company but operate at a family level; We pull each tulip out, only the ones with color tip, and then bunch them in 12-20 stems, then rubber band them on the bottom. Next, we gather them, wrap them in paper, and place 4-6 bundles in a bucket (no water). The tulips are stored in the cooler at 37 degrees. We do this for all our tulips a month before Mother's Day. A day before selling we unwrap them, cut a little off the bottom tip, put them in water, and voila, they come to 'life" ready for selling; The tulips that bloom too fast are sold in the market. So yeah, hopefully that helps some folks who's getting into flower farming :) :)
Your soil is amazing. And I'm learning about flower farming tulips now. 4 years into it with 2 years sales ,so I'm getting there ! I swear when I go to heaven I will do his gardens. You are awsome!
I can totally relate to the "pop and the UGHHHH" when the Tulip comes out without the bulb (the Florist that I sell to really appreciates if the bulb is still attached, so I try my best!)! I thought I had a lot this year...2,000 for me! It was a crazy, beautiful season! Hope your Tulip sales are great!
@@YouCantEatTheGrass You did an amazing job pulling them out! I have found that after a rain they are easier, and planting in compost can be helpful too. Enjoyed seeing your lovely blooms and super sales!
These tulip flowers are so beautiful . I wish I live near you so that I can stop by and pick up them Love your garden and hard work , the cat is so cute , too . Happy to all !
We have one on order now. It's definitely time to get one. I've been avoiding it in the past years because my son is very interested in helping, and it would be hard to keep him away, but he's older now, and they also have locks on them to keep it safe when I'm not using them
Could you install a ring doorbell in your little farm shop so you can see when the flowers are sold. You would get notifications when someone is there. 😀
Hey you guys! I stored half my tulips bulb on, half cut. When I brought them out of storage 3 weeks later, I couldn’t see any difference in performance. I wish I had a farm stand though!!
I wish I was close to your farm for I would buy your bulbs, dry them and have a garden of flowers next year. Just smaller and not very long stems would make me so happy for a few weeks!
I agree with some comments that short tulips look wonderful in petite bouquets 💝sometimes they are even more cheerful because they are at different eye level! Maybe worth trying to sell those as well?
Loved the well timed editing of Ian putting in the T posts. Gorgeous tulips and great bouquet making. I'd love to see some perrenials along the fence by the farm stand. Would be beautiful and attract customers💜 Keep up the good work👍
Whoah that looks like so much work! They look amazing though! I loled at how your smile with the armful of tulips went from "YAY" to "yeah yeah let's get on with it" with every location :D
I think you should paint the fence of farm stand from white to flower images. People passing by will definitely notice the farm stand and Some of them end of buying some flowers. I guess multiple colors of tulips will do the job...
Are you able to hang a sign beside your name on the fence? It may look cool to have a big TULIP sign to promote there and maybe change it out from product to product.
I really enjoyed this video! Those bouquets are beautiful! (I’m from southeastern Pennsylvania; wish you guys were closer!🌷) congrats on a successful farm stand!
Hey, do you have a Spring Festival in your local community? Maybe it's time to think? ;) Invite local guests, organize a tulip feast :D I'm just dreaming... I know you have a lot of work to do, but I love people doing something for local communities and love see how it brings them together. Greetings
Oh my god my favorite flower tulips 👍.Wow you deserved more I mean after you cut them you need to go and sell in supermarket restaurant any store they are lovely
I’ve always put 3 copper pennies in the water with tulips to keep them standing up and they usually last surprisingly well I literally have no idea why though😂😂
I love your videos and your flower arrangements. I’ve been binge watching all of your videos. Your cats are great too. My cat loves to be with me when I’m working in the yard too! ❤️
Hi ... Love all your videos Wanted to know how long does tulips bloom? Where do you buy the bulbs ? What temperature it has to be for storing in refrigerator and how long can we store it ?
If Nicole is a crazy chicken lady, you're a crazy cat lady, LOL! Serina, you have to give credit to your ingenious and hard working man who made that cooler and thus enabled all this to be happening:))))
I had a bunch of my bulbs fall short of what i expected for my usual bouquet bunches. Sooo, i grabbed a bunch of the shorties with some filler and a few jelly size mason jars...voila! Perfect for a personal desk bouquet or small front reception office. Sometimes, a full $20 bouquet seems like a splurge for a small office or small apartment. These $10 shorties are a beautiful touch for a quick gift or pick-me-up without seeming extra.
There are a few comments below about utilizing the fence line for advertising. There is a business in my town that puts out a joke on a sign every two weeks. What an amazing marketing tool for people to remember your business. Look up tulip jokes for example! You can easily change out a poly sign every week and even replace it with a “Check is out at XYZ farm stand this weekend!” Free advertising. People need to see something 3 times before it sticks.
thats a fun idea about the joke. We have plans to better merchandise the fenceline with flowers and signage, we just haven't had time to get to it yet, other things keep taking precedence.
It mast be so exciting to get your first returns for all the planning and vision ❤️I felt so excited for your first sale :). I wonder why red don’t sell well? Look wonderful to me :). keep doing what you are doing 🌻
We are a Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Farm, but are considering dabbling a little in tulips and possibly some other varieties. Where do you suggest getting bulbs?
I watched video 5000 tulip bulbs While watching this video We Planted 5000 Bulbs for this I am trying to remember the names of the tulips. That is put a name to the photos of the tulips 🌷
I'm glad you'll had a successful Mother's Day! All of my tulips and death deals were done you're done by Mother's Day but I still had a few you still had a few bouquets worth in storage that I was able to sell. I had hoped my ranunculus & peonies We're going to be ready by Mother's Day but they weren't!
We are about to run up against that awkward in between time too. I have tulips for this week coming, but I'm nervous about how long till the ranunculus start
For me personally in Zone 5b, my exotic emperor tulips bloomed first. Darwin hybrids were next. Then Angelique. Last were spring green and fringed carousel and small species Lady Jane variety. Hope this helps!
Serina you work so hard if I was your neighbor I would help you fir free I love your show I know you are still young but you might want to a florist stem cutter to save your wrist some work I seen young people get carpal syndrome, I don't want that to happen to you !
