Early August flower farm update: wildfire smoke, limited irrigation, still blooming
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- We’ve had a somewhat exciting late July / early August, with wildfire smoke, hot days and our irrigation district using rolling shutdowns to limit impacts to burned infrastructure. All in all the flowers are doing just fine, grateful the irrigation district was proactive and communicative as water availability changed.
Even though it’s hot and full summer now we’re looking towards fall and I’m beginning to plot out fall cover cropping, transplanting and a last round of seeding.
The thumbnail for this video is a fully open version of one of the dahlias shown, started from seed this spring.
We live and grow in Yakima County in south central Washington state, zone 6b/7a.
Get floral spray paint and use to make those highlighter yellows into a sunset color instead
Fun to see how things are progressing in your area of WA. I’m located east of Spokane at the ID border, so while we’re dry, you’re *really* dry. Happy to hear the water issues got resolved for you and your community! Even if limited, that’s better than empty pipes! Quite a view you have of the valley! I also post garden updates on my channel, if you’d like to see another WA garden! I don’t grow the yellow statice any longer. I also find it’s too much of what’s in a mix, so I stick with/ just specific colors. I am growing the johnny’s pastel mix this year, but won’t do that again - there’s a pale yellow in it, but I don’t like it… so many other yellow flowers that are actually pretty to use!
Love it, I miss the natural areas in the Spokane region. I'm leaning towards no more bright yellow statice; and maybe less statice overall since I don't find myself using it much. What about the pastels mix did you not like? That was one I was contemplating for next year, but would be curious to hear your take. Absolutely will check out your channel, I really appreciate finding other growers who farm in similar climates.
@@ShrubsteppeBlooms I think the pastel mix tends to look dusty/dirty, but maybe because I love the bold purple/blue and silver white, and rose shades. I think those colors all look great with sunflowers, rudbeckia, summer sun heliopsis, and cutleaf double coneflower - all yellow flowers i like better than the retina-burning yellow statice. 😎😀
@@ShrubsteppeBlooms oh.. i will,say, it’s the yellow and sort of peach that i think look dusty -the pale pink and purple in the mix i do like!
Retina-burning is an excellent description!
I lost an entire 100' row of glads for my second succession and thrips got me. Now they want my dianthus. I was told nematodes but its been too hot to spray them on the plants.
Ugh I'm sorry you're dealing with them too. I researched nematodes a little this winter but opted to see what happened this season first. Maybe next season. Sounds like I'll have to keep an eye on the dianthus patch though.