Growing Flowers for Market

They grow a lot of things at Bloomsbury Farm. On this visit, Jeff Poppen explores the flower fields where they grow many different types of annual flowers to be used in pre-made bouquets or a U-pick opportunity. Amaranth, gomphrena, sunflowers, marigolds, celosia, borage, and straw flowers are just a sampling of the flowers being grown on this farm.

Plants Featured in this Clip

Nicotiana sylvestris (flowering tobacco)

Gardener Extras

  1. Cosmos are grown easily from seeds and will survive poor soil conditions.
  2. Gomphrena (globe amaranth) is an annual with persistent blossoms borne on upright spikes from summer through frost.
  3. The papery blooms of straw flowers, which are native to Australia, can endure high heat and dry conditions.
  4. Borage officinali (star flower) is often grown as a companion plant to legumes, strawberries, spinach and brassicas.

Gardener Notes

bloomsburyfarms.com Open to the public on Farm Fridays March thru November noon-6:00pm. Offering U-Pick sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos.

Jeff Poppen

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