About this episode

Dave Dowling discusses viable flower crops for November sales and the opportunities in shoulder season farming.

Dave Dowling is back for this episode. He's a fan favorite and if you haven't already listened to the Everything Tulips episode and Everything Ranunculus episode here, be sure to go back to grab those. Dave is well-known in the flower farmer sphere for his wealth of knowledge and decades of experience in farming and sales. I asked Dave back so he could help me hash out what flowers are viable crops for November sales. I've heard more and more growers talking about skipping summer production in favor of focusing on the shoulder seasons, myself included. The summer heat can flatten you. And summer sales tend to drop off as everyone goes on holiday. And after a whole season of training customers to buy from you, it's a shame to just drop them at the first frost. Here in the northern Hemisphere, there's tremendous opportunity for brisk sales in November, if you have some infrastructure like a high tunnel or greenhouse. Retail sales reach a near fever pitch as customers realize cold weather is setting in and they'll soon be without their local harvests. Thanksgiving can be a big floral holiday here in the U.S.. Wedding florists are still quite busy too in November as many couples have…

People in this episode

Host: Jennie Love

Guest: Dave Dowling

Topics covered

• flower farming
• November sales
• shoulder season crops
• high tunnel
• wedding florists

Keywords

• flower crops
• November sales
• shoulder season
• high tunnel
• wedding florists
• mum varieties

Mentioned in this episode

Places: U.S.

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