1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:00,640 Bethany Harris: Dr. 2 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:08,240 Bethany Harris: Allan Armitage is Professor Emeritus of Horticulture at the University of Georgia and one of the most influential voices in the flower world. 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,840 Bethany Harris: He's written 17 books, including the beloved reference, 4 00:00:12,139 --> 00:00:16,219 Bethany Harris: Herbaceous Perennial Plants, and a field guide to specialty cut flowers. 5 00:00:16,219 --> 00:00:22,380 Bethany Harris: He's introduced more than 20 garden plants and lectured on nearly every continent. 6 00:00:22,060 --> 00:00:30,460 Bethany Harris: He's built UGA's famed Trial Gardens, and today he opens us up with an introduction to cut flowers and cut flower resources. 7 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:31,039 Bethany Harris: Dr. 8 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:38,559 Bethany Harris: Allan Armitage is Professor Emeritus of Horticulture at the University of Georgia and one of the most influential voices in the flower world. 9 00:00:38,559 --> 00:00:42,000 Bethany Harris: He's written 17 books, including the beloved reference, 10 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,600 Bethany Harris: Herbaceous Perennial Plants and a field guide to specialty cut flowers. 11 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:52,440 Bethany Harris: He's introduced more than 20 garden plants and lectured on nearly every continent. 12 00:00:52,460 --> 00:00:59,899 Bethany Harris: He's built UGA's famed Trial Gardens, and today he opens us up with an introduction to cut flowers and cut flower resources. 13 00:01:00,140 --> 00:01:00,860 Allan Armitage: Good day everybody. 14 00:01:00,860 --> 00:01:05,100 Allan Armitage: I hope you can hear me because I'm not sure you're going to see me. 15 00:01:05,180 --> 00:01:07,500 Allan Armitage: But I'm on holiday here. 16 00:01:07,500 --> 00:01:09,740 Allan Armitage: I'm in actually North Carolina. 17 00:01:09,740 --> 00:01:12,780 Allan Armitage: And I decided, what the heck, if you have people like 18 00:01:13,140 --> 00:01:16,500 Allan Armitage: Rich and Bethany on your tail, you better say yes. 19 00:01:16,500 --> 00:01:17,860 Allan Armitage: And so I said yes. 20 00:01:17,860 --> 00:01:18,420 Allan Armitage: This is great. 21 00:01:18,420 --> 00:01:22,980 Allan Armitage: And so I'm taking a little break and hopefully we'll get this done. 22 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:29,160 Allan Armitage: But anyway, I'm here just to introduce things. And with luck, I'll give you a little bit of introduction to what I'm doing. 23 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:30,440 Allan Armitage: That's me, by the way. 24 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,360 Allan Armitage: And I am wearing my hat. 25 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:37,080 Allan Armitage: And maybe I don't know how to get me on the screen, but you don't need me anyway. 26 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:38,820 Allan Armitage: But anyway, I do want to say a couple of things. 27 00:01:38,820 --> 00:01:41,860 Allan Armitage: I only have a very short few minutes with you. 28 00:01:41,860 --> 00:01:43,700 Allan Armitage: And so a couple of things. 29 00:01:43,700 --> 00:01:45,300 Allan Armitage: First of all, Lanie 30 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,880 Allan Armitage: Riner is fabulous. 31 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,040 Allan Armitage: She was one of my students way back when. 32 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,480 Allan Armitage: She made the class better all the time. 33 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,160 Allan Armitage: She made the industry better. 34 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,240 Allan Armitage: She is just absolutely terrific. 35 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,920 Allan Armitage: And so I can't say enough good things about the people at Georgia. 36 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:06,200 Allan Armitage: And I've been very instrumental in stuff. And I'll talk about a few things, instrumental meaning being part of. 37 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:07,960 Allan Armitage: But, you know, the saying that 38 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,240 Allan Armitage: things get done by people who show up. 39 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:13,600 Allan Armitage: So show up. 40 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,720 Allan Armitage: When Lanie says GGIA, it is a fabulous organization. 41 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,040 Allan Armitage: I can't imagine why you wouldn't be part of it. 42 00:02:18,940 --> 00:02:24,140 Allan Armitage: And I'm going to try to spend some more of your money today and talk about other organizations you should be part of. 43 00:02:24,140 --> 00:02:28,780 Allan Armitage: But GGIA is certainly, and again, I'm not making any money here, believe me, but GGIA is just 44 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:30,880 Allan Armitage: It's a no-brainer. 45 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:36,640 Allan Armitage: If you're in the industry, I don't care what you do, whether you're a cut flower grower or you have a greenhouse, just get there. 46 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:38,160 Allan Armitage: Okay, enough of that. 47 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,960 Allan Armitage: So I'm going to talk a little bit about 48 00:02:41,599 --> 00:02:46,239 Allan Armitage: the idyllic life of what you do here. 49 00:02:46,239 --> 00:02:50,880 Allan Armitage: The idyllic life. Hold on, don't do this to me. 50 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:53,160 Allan Armitage: Okay, I'm a flower farmer. 51 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,920 Allan Armitage: So let me talk a little bit about flower farming in general. 52 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:01,560 Allan Armitage: This is a photo. You can see the sunflowers, and you can see the zinnias, and 53 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,760 Allan Armitage: In the back you'll see some other perennials and all. 54 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,520 Allan Armitage: This is from Lisa Mason-Ziegler. 55 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:07,080 Allan Armitage: You might know her. 56 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:12,040 Allan Armitage: She has some great books and all, but there's a ton of people out there to help you. 57 00:03:11,740 --> 00:03:19,660 Allan Armitage: I hope that this little introduction will give you something that you can... Sorry, I'll get this eventually. 58 00:03:19,660 --> 00:03:19,980 Allan Armitage: So 59 00:03:20,820 --> 00:03:25,540 Allan Armitage: this whole idea of being a cut flower grower, Lanie said some of the droughts and whatever took a few out. 60 00:03:25,540 --> 00:03:28,900 Allan Armitage: I want to tell you, cut flowers in America are doing just fine, thank you. 61 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,400 Allan Armitage: I'm going to talk a little bit about some of the national organizations as well. 62 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,400 Allan Armitage: There's a ton of cut flower growers. 63 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,320 Allan Armitage: And I know that around you, you sometimes think you're the only one. 64 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:39,960 Allan Armitage: You're really not the only one. 65 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,320 Allan Armitage: There's just people who are doing this perhaps in their backyard. 66 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:44,920 Allan Armitage: People are doing it in 10 acres. 67 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,840 Allan Armitage: Where we are in Athens, Georgia, just outside of the Three Porch Farm. 68 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,080 Allan Armitage: We go there. It's a great place. 69 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:52,920 Allan Armitage: And there's a lot of small growers as well. 70 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:57,080 Allan Armitage: This Nicole Pitt is somebody you should know. If you don't already know who she is, 71 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,200 Allan Armitage: get on her website. 72 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,720 Allan Armitage: She's always talking about cut flowers and other things. 73 00:04:01,879 --> 00:04:04,680 Allan Armitage: So let's just see what's happening here. 74 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:11,959 Allan Armitage: I've been involved in almost every aspect of this North Carolina, or North American, specialty cut flower evolution. 75 00:04:11,959 --> 00:04:13,959 Allan Armitage: I watched up close. And 76 00:04:14,700 --> 00:04:17,500 Allan Armitage: This whole life of a flower farmer. 77 00:04:17,500 --> 00:04:19,660 Allan Armitage: I'm told that many of you are veterans. 78 00:04:19,660 --> 00:04:21,900 Allan Armitage: You've been doing this for a few years. 79 00:04:21,900 --> 00:04:24,140 Allan Armitage: And some of you are just starting out. 80 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,000 Allan Armitage: Yeah, that's a good thing. 81 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,240 Allan Armitage: But let me put all this cut flower farming in perspective, because this is what I do. 82 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:31,920 Allan Armitage: I roam around the country. 83 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,080 Allan Armitage: People actually ask me to talk about stuff. And greenhouses or 84 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:42,800 Allan Armitage: And I'm not just cut flowers, but we are just a brotherhood or a sisterhood of farmers. 85 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:49,120 Allan Armitage: And whether you're a greenhouse person or whether you're a landscape person or whether if you're dealing with plants, you're a farmer. 86 00:04:49,139 --> 00:04:52,340 Allan Armitage: So let's just read some comments about being a cut flower farmer. 87 00:04:52,340 --> 00:04:55,380 Allan Armitage: I've culled these from various conversations. 88 00:04:55,380 --> 00:04:59,139 Allan Armitage: And those of you who have been in the trenches for years, you're going to smile. 89 00:04:58,700 --> 00:05:00,540 Allan Armitage: You're going to nod your head. 90 00:05:00,860 --> 00:05:04,540 Allan Armitage: But you might find these comments useful for others because you are a teacher. 91 00:05:04,540 --> 00:05:08,620 Allan Armitage: So this is comments from cut flower growers over the years. 92 00:05:08,780 --> 00:05:11,659 Allan Armitage: All shall remain anonymous. 93 00:05:11,659 --> 00:05:13,740 Allan Armitage: There is nothing easy about this business. 94 00:05:13,740 --> 00:05:16,139 Allan Armitage: You'll work harder than ever before. 95 00:05:16,340 --> 00:05:23,140 Allan Armitage: It is arduous work, long hours, times you want to throw the towel in. And listen, forget about taking a holiday. 96 00:05:23,140 --> 00:05:24,580 Allan Armitage: You'll always be needed on the farm. 97 00:05:24,580 --> 00:05:25,540 Allan Armitage: But what else is new? 98 00:05:25,540 --> 00:05:27,620 Allan Armitage: If you're a farmer, that's life. 99 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:31,920 Allan Armitage: And again, these comments are from people that are doing just fine, thank you. 100 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:35,200 Allan Armitage: But the most important thing is start small and expand slowly. 101 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:39,760 Allan Armitage: Use common sense. Know your abilities, and particularly the time constraints 102 00:05:39,539 --> 00:05:40,659 Allan Armitage: of you and your staff. 103 00:05:40,659 --> 00:05:48,979 Allan Armitage: Now your staff might be your husband or your wife or your kid or your grandkids or your grandmother on her hands and knees and can't get up, but 104 00:05:49,580 --> 00:05:58,940 Allan Armitage: Know the constraints, because when that lovely patch of seedlings you put out is really cool, becomes a field, it is easy to be overwhelmed. 105 00:05:58,940 --> 00:06:00,700 Allan Armitage: Please start small. 106 00:06:00,539 --> 00:06:02,379 Allan Armitage: I can't overemphasize that. 107 00:06:02,379 --> 00:06:09,180 Allan Armitage: If I got one thing that was true for everybody who said, sometimes they started too big and it got away from them very quickly. 108 00:06:09,220 --> 00:06:12,500 Allan Armitage: Learn about equipment maintenance and structures. 109 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:17,699 Allan Armitage: It is a given that the heater will fail on the coldest night. 110 00:06:17,539 --> 00:06:20,659 Allan Armitage: And the plastic tunnels will be blown away with the wind. 111 00:06:20,900 --> 00:06:22,020 Allan Armitage: It's a given. 112 00:06:22,020 --> 00:06:27,139 Allan Armitage: So make sure you know how to get the heater fixed. Put the tunnels back in. 113 00:06:27,139 --> 00:06:28,900 Allan Armitage: It's just, it's farming. 114 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:30,680 Allan Armitage: Here's one of your better friends. 115 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,760 Allan Armitage: Get to know your bank manager. 116 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,720 Allan Armitage: You will likely be spending some quality time together. 117 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,040 Allan Armitage: Farming costs money. 118 00:06:37,940 --> 00:06:40,820 Allan Armitage: Now again, I hope somebody is supporting you. 119 00:06:40,820 --> 00:06:45,940 Allan Armitage: Maybe you have this property that somebody, your parents, your family, that's great. 120 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,320 Allan Armitage: And maybe you don't need loans for anything. 121 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,680 Allan Armitage: But perhaps you do. 122 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,280 Allan Armitage: Perhaps you want to get a greenhouse that actually stands up during the winter. 123 00:06:53,280 --> 00:07:00,560 Allan Armitage: Or perhaps you want to get, as every cut flower grower should have, a refrigerator to put cut flowers in, 124 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,760 Allan Armitage: once harvested but yet not delivered. 125 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,800 Allan Armitage: You have to have somewhere to store the flowers you do. 126 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,040 Allan Armitage: So farming costs money. 127 00:07:09,220 --> 00:07:14,180 Allan Armitage: And as one of my people who said it'll take at least three years before you actually make any money. 128 00:07:14,180 --> 00:07:16,740 Allan Armitage: Now, I know that all of you, if you've been here for 129 00:07:17,940 --> 00:07:20,419 Allan Armitage: 10 years or whatever doing your thing. 130 00:07:20,659 --> 00:07:21,460 Allan Armitage: You know this. 131 00:07:21,460 --> 00:07:23,780 Allan Armitage: And that money will likely go right back to the farm. 132 00:07:23,780 --> 00:07:24,740 Allan Armitage: Okay. 133 00:07:24,740 --> 00:07:27,780 Allan Armitage: I can't see anybody, so I'm hoping you're still with me, but 134 00:07:28,060 --> 00:07:35,180 Allan Armitage: now we got that out of the way, and since you not only understand but have lived these comments, let's just assume you're crazy. 135 00:07:35,180 --> 00:07:36,220 Allan Armitage: Okay? 136 00:07:36,220 --> 00:07:38,460 Allan Armitage: You are crazy flower growers. 137 00:07:38,460 --> 00:07:40,699 Allan Armitage: So let's get going. 138 00:07:40,699 --> 00:07:42,220 Allan Armitage: One of the things that 139 00:07:42,780 --> 00:07:46,860 Allan Armitage: Bethany asked me to do is just put some resources for you out there. 140 00:07:46,860 --> 00:07:49,979 Allan Armitage: So first, let's find some resources. 141 00:07:49,979 --> 00:07:51,819 Allan Armitage: GGIA has already been mentioned. 142 00:07:51,819 --> 00:07:52,139 Allan Armitage: Just 143 00:07:52,260 --> 00:07:52,820 Allan Armitage: do it. 144 00:07:52,820 --> 00:07:54,180 Allan Armitage: I just don't want to hear from you. 145 00:07:54,180 --> 00:07:59,220 Allan Armitage: If you're in this business, that means you're in the business. You got to be somewhat serious. 146 00:07:59,220 --> 00:08:02,580 Allan Armitage: If you're just out there poking a few sunflowers in the ground, have fun. 147 00:08:02,580 --> 00:08:04,980 Allan Armitage: Go to the farmer's market and that's great. 148 00:08:04,500 --> 00:08:13,300 Allan Armitage: But if you're going to do this, I won't even say for a living, but at least for a profitable hobby, let's start with the best resource for serious growers, GGIA 149 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:14,760 Allan Armitage: and specialty cut flower growers. 150 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,080 Allan Armitage: It's the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers. 151 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,280 Allan Armitage: They have quarterly. 152 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:22,840 Allan Armitage: They have people... they have things you can put behind you at the flowers market. 153 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:23,880 Allan Armitage: It just is the best. 154 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,760 Allan Armitage: And I don't want to hear about how much money it costs. 155 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,760 Allan Armitage: You're going to be investing money. 156 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:33,400 Allan Armitage: There's useful material, listservs, sources for seeds and plugs, 157 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,800 Allan Armitage: equipment, cut flowers of the year, farm visits. 158 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,520 Allan Armitage: There's one in the Three Porch Farm later on in the fall. 159 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,039 Allan Armitage: It's just so much more. 160 00:08:40,039 --> 00:08:44,760 Allan Armitage: Oh, and by the way, this has over 2,500 members. 161 00:08:44,300 --> 00:08:45,339 Allan Armitage: So you're not alone. 162 00:08:45,339 --> 00:08:52,459 Allan Armitage: And so then the coolest thing about the listserv is you say, hey, who's got some decent sunflowers or what do you recommend? 163 00:08:52,459 --> 00:08:53,660 Allan Armitage: And it's on there. 164 00:08:53,660 --> 00:08:55,420 Allan Armitage: So get on it, please. 165 00:08:55,420 --> 00:08:58,540 Allan Armitage: And just go to specialty cut flowers at ascfg. 166 00:08:58,540 --> 00:08:59,180 Allan Armitage: org 167 00:08:59,220 --> 00:09:01,140 Allan Armitage: is the link. 168 00:09:01,140 --> 00:09:03,940 Allan Armitage: And here, for example, cut flowers of the year. 169 00:09:03,940 --> 00:09:08,180 Allan Armitage: So there's 2026, 25, 24, all the way back to 2000. 170 00:09:08,180 --> 00:09:12,980 Allan Armitage: And these are based on trials, not just somebody who happens to have some seed for sale. 171 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:17,959 Allan Armitage: So again, I'm not going to go over any of these, but just so you know, that's available to you. 172 00:09:17,959 --> 00:09:19,639 Allan Armitage: You don't know what celosia you need to put in. 173 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,880 Allan Armitage: Let's try Shimmer because people think it's pretty good. 174 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,920 Allan Armitage: Don't know what zinnia to put in. Let's try Queeny Lemon Peach. 175 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:25,480 Allan Armitage: It's cool. 176 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,560 Allan Armitage: So there's a herbaceous cut. 177 00:09:27,779 --> 00:09:30,420 Allan Armitage: Herbaceous, woody, bulb, and foliage. 178 00:09:30,420 --> 00:09:33,779 Allan Armitage: So that's herbaceous, woody, bulb, and foliage. 179 00:09:33,779 --> 00:09:34,500 Allan Armitage: Okay, cool. 180 00:09:34,580 --> 00:09:38,580 Allan Armitage: They got a geranium for foliage because it's really a variegated foliage. 181 00:09:38,580 --> 00:09:39,940 Allan Armitage: It's really cool. 182 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,560 Allan Armitage: But anyway, so there's a website down there as well. 183 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:46,639 Allan Armitage: I think Bethany, Rich, you guys will put this on your place. 184 00:09:47,300 --> 00:09:49,620 Allan Armitage: There's other reliable resources as well. 185 00:09:49,620 --> 00:09:51,860 Allan Armitage: And there's a ton of excellent books. 186 00:09:51,860 --> 00:09:54,100 Allan Armitage: You can get these again online. 187 00:09:54,100 --> 00:09:56,260 Allan Armitage: Here's Lennie Larkin's and here's 188 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,480 Allan Armitage: John Dole and Lisa Ziegler and Lynn Byczynski. These are great ones. 189 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,320 Allan Armitage: And of course, I happen to like a few others. 190 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,680 Allan Armitage: And I'm not making apologies because I'm here to tell you what's out there. 191 00:10:05,680 --> 00:10:07,920 Allan Armitage: And I happen to have done a few of these. 192 00:10:07,700 --> 00:10:11,620 Allan Armitage: But here's the granddaddy of them all for cut flowers. 193 00:10:11,620 --> 00:10:16,420 Allan Armitage: This is still one of my most popular books, believe it or not, 1993. 194 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,840 Allan Armitage: Revised 2003 and still one of my best sellers. 195 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:25,520 Allan Armitage: And I say that because you can't get it anywhere else but through, I say you can get it on through Amazon and all, but it's very expensive. 196 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,240 Allan Armitage: It's out of print and I happen to be able to keep them in print. 197 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:29,440 Allan Armitage: So that's cool. 198 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:29,600 Allan Armitage: Just 199 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:34,079 Allan Armitage: don't get anything I'm talking about, but if you want resources, they're out there. 200 00:10:34,079 --> 00:10:34,959 Allan Armitage: Here's an app. 201 00:10:34,959 --> 00:10:37,600 Allan Armitage: It's called Armitage's Great Garden Plants. 202 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:38,720 Allan Armitage: And on the app 203 00:10:39,420 --> 00:10:40,699 Allan Armitage: plants for cut flowers. 204 00:10:40,699 --> 00:10:45,180 Allan Armitage: So this is done for anybody, cut flower growers, gardeners, landscapers, etc. 205 00:10:45,339 --> 00:10:45,980 Allan Armitage: So it's there. 206 00:10:45,980 --> 00:10:46,940 Allan Armitage: It costs all of $4. 207 00:10:46,940 --> 00:10:47,420 Allan Armitage: 99. 208 00:10:47,420 --> 00:10:48,620 Allan Armitage: It's a bad hamburger. 209 00:10:48,620 --> 00:10:49,339 Allan Armitage: And away you go. 210 00:10:49,339 --> 00:10:53,819 Allan Armitage: So you put it on your phone, iPhones, yada yada, and away you go. 211 00:10:53,300 --> 00:10:54,899 Allan Armitage: And of course, here's the newest. 212 00:10:54,899 --> 00:10:56,660 Allan Armitage: And I'm going to talk about this one a little bit. 213 00:10:56,660 --> 00:10:58,339 Allan Armitage: I've only got five minutes left. 214 00:10:58,339 --> 00:11:02,580 Allan Armitage: So this specialty cut flowers with my colleague Kelly Garcia. 215 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,000 Allan Armitage: It's a relative newbie for your garden. 216 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,400 Allan Armitage: And again, all of these can get on my website. 217 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:07,920 Allan Armitage: I truly am not here to sell anything. 218 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,920 Allan Armitage: If you don't do it, that's fine, but 219 00:11:09,940 --> 00:11:12,020 Allan Armitage: you probably should at least get some of this. 220 00:11:12,020 --> 00:11:15,460 Allan Armitage: But the cool thing here, if you go onto my website, allanarmitage. 221 00:11:15,460 --> 00:11:18,980 Allan Armitage: net, there's free shipping if you put the discount code walkabout. 222 00:11:18,980 --> 00:11:22,660 Allan Armitage: And I know Bethany and Rich will have that up for you as well. 223 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,240 Allan Armitage: This deals with all sorts of things. 224 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,120 Allan Armitage: I'm just going to finish off this thing saying what you can do. 225 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,480 Allan Armitage: Here are some excerpts from a single perennial, just yarrow. 226 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,920 Allan Armitage: Okay, so this is what the kind of the book looks like. 227 00:11:33,820 --> 00:11:36,460 Allan Armitage: Quick reference, all these cool things. 228 00:11:36,460 --> 00:11:38,940 Allan Armitage: Historically, yeah, yeah. 229 00:11:38,940 --> 00:11:40,540 Allan Armitage: So all of these things are there. 230 00:11:40,540 --> 00:11:44,300 Allan Armitage: It says, for instance, some important things. When to harvest, 231 00:11:43,900 --> 00:11:49,660 Allan Armitage: the pollen must be visible before cutting. Really important, otherwise they just don't have any shelf life. 232 00:11:49,660 --> 00:11:52,620 Allan Armitage: Here's some useful selections, for example 233 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,360 Allan Armitage: Here's Parker's Gold, or Moonshine, or Coronation Gold. 234 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,920 Allan Armitage: These are all great selections and there's new ones out there. 235 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,519 Allan Armitage: This is just the yellow forms. 236 00:12:00,519 --> 00:12:01,800 Allan Armitage: These are much better 237 00:12:01,660 --> 00:12:02,940 Allan Armitage: than the colored forms. 238 00:12:02,940 --> 00:12:09,500 Allan Armitage: And I say that, they may not have as much sex appeal, but boy, they last longer, and they're a great cut flower. 239 00:12:09,500 --> 00:12:10,460 Allan Armitage: And again 240 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:17,519 Allan Armitage: So spacing and all those other kind of things are in this little book. And you should, if you like this thing, feel free. 241 00:12:17,519 --> 00:12:19,279 Allan Armitage: It's something you throw in the back of your pickup. 242 00:12:19,279 --> 00:12:22,240 Allan Armitage: We tried to make it so it was tough and ready to do. 243 00:12:22,579 --> 00:12:25,220 Allan Armitage: It's small. It's just something you can take with you. 244 00:12:25,220 --> 00:12:32,100 Allan Armitage: And the whole thing about a cold treatment, you're not going to get yarrow to grow unless you put them through the winter. 245 00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:32,819 Allan Armitage: But you know this. 246 00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:34,740 Allan Armitage: So this just allows you to 247 00:12:34,839 --> 00:12:36,199 Allan Armitage: get some more information. 248 00:12:36,199 --> 00:12:41,480 Allan Armitage: So again, it also allows you for choices of yarrow. And there's a whole slew of them. 249 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:47,639 Allan Armitage: And these are the yellow ones at the top, and here's some of the colored ones down the bottom, which are some of the best for cuts. 250 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,800 Allan Armitage: And so I think you'll like this. 251 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:55,600 Allan Armitage: Another excellent resource for those of you who like to do seeds. 252 00:12:56,020 --> 00:12:59,300 Allan Armitage: This cut flower sowing calendar is there for you. 253 00:12:59,300 --> 00:13:01,380 Allan Armitage: That's just an excerpt of it. 254 00:13:01,380 --> 00:13:04,420 Allan Armitage: You know, how you can do it, when you do it, how you do it. 255 00:13:04,420 --> 00:13:06,500 Allan Armitage: And this is also available 256 00:13:07,020 --> 00:13:09,100 Allan Armitage: through the website allanarmitage. 257 00:13:09,100 --> 00:13:14,620 Allan Armitage: net, just go this and it costs 10 bucks or something and you get this on your email. 258 00:13:15,279 --> 00:13:18,480 Allan Armitage: Okay, so now we are done. 259 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:22,480 Allan Armitage: You guys are going to talk about disease management, heat, drought. 260 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:26,720 Allan Armitage: You're going to talk about lisianthus, which is just one of my favorite flowers. 261 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,200 Allan Armitage: I think Katie's going to talk about that. 262 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:29,560 Allan Armitage: Again, one of my fabulous students. 263 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:30,600 Allan Armitage: You can't go wrong there. 264 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,720 Allan Armitage: And you're going to get various messages from well-known organizations. 265 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:38,360 Allan Armitage: There's no end to what we can grow, but there's definitely a finite number we can market, 266 00:13:38,380 --> 00:13:40,780 Allan Armitage: sell, and make a profit with. 267 00:13:40,780 --> 00:13:45,740 Allan Armitage: Do your homework before you plant a single plug or seed. 268 00:13:45,740 --> 00:13:48,780 Allan Armitage: Assuming you have done so, choose wisely. 269 00:13:49,220 --> 00:13:54,340 Allan Armitage: Your most profitable markets are early season crops and late season. 270 00:13:54,340 --> 00:13:56,420 Allan Armitage: For summer flowers, summer is summer. 271 00:13:56,500 --> 00:13:58,180 Allan Armitage: People are all over the place. They're all the way. 272 00:13:58,420 --> 00:14:00,660 Allan Armitage: The market is much less in the summertime, 273 00:14:00,339 --> 00:14:02,819 Allan Armitage: early and late. But there's lots of good stuff out there. 274 00:14:02,819 --> 00:14:03,860 Allan Armitage: People love sunflowers. 275 00:14:03,860 --> 00:14:04,819 Allan Armitage: They love lisianthus. 276 00:14:04,819 --> 00:14:06,019 Allan Armitage: They love celosia. 277 00:14:06,019 --> 00:14:11,060 Allan Armitage: Perennials like yarrow, which is early, and columbine, which is early, and asters, which are late. 278 00:14:10,660 --> 00:14:11,540 Allan Armitage: Yada yada. 279 00:14:11,540 --> 00:14:12,340 Allan Armitage: They're all there. 280 00:14:12,340 --> 00:14:13,700 Allan Armitage: So just make some choices. 281 00:14:13,700 --> 00:14:14,820 Allan Armitage: You can't grow everything. 282 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:19,380 Allan Armitage: Grow, I can't overemphasize, start small, grow a few things at work. 283 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:29,000 Allan Armitage: Make sure you've already talked to the people you're going to market plants to, whether it's your farmer's market or your florist or your wholesaler or whoever. 284 00:14:28,839 --> 00:14:33,160 Allan Armitage: Talk to them way before you ever get into this thing too much. 285 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:34,519 Allan Armitage: It's a great place to be. 286 00:14:34,519 --> 00:14:37,399 Allan Armitage: Cut flowers are popular. 287 00:14:37,339 --> 00:14:40,779 Allan Armitage: The lifestyle of a cut flower farmer is fabulous. 288 00:14:41,339 --> 00:14:43,100 Allan Armitage: Don't worry about any holidays. 289 00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:47,500 Allan Armitage: People do this because they want the lifestyle, not just because they want to be farmers. 290 00:14:47,660 --> 00:14:53,100 Allan Armitage: So, I'm afraid my 15 minutes of fame are used up. 291 00:14:53,100 --> 00:14:55,180 Allan Armitage: But one last thought. 292 00:14:55,180 --> 00:14:56,699 Allan Armitage: The plants are important. 293 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:03,400 Allan Armitage: Information is valuable. But it's really all about the people. 294 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:10,200 Allan Armitage: Truly, you can't get anything done without the people who are supporting you, maybe loving you, are 295 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,320 Allan Armitage: ready to listen. 296 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,080 Allan Armitage: It's all about the people. 297 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,959 Allan Armitage: And hopefully, I'm not just talking about your staff. 298 00:15:16,959 --> 00:15:17,920 Allan Armitage: I'm talking about your family. 299 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,399 Allan Armitage: I'm talking about anybody who is involved in this. 300 00:15:20,399 --> 00:15:25,440 Allan Armitage: And I say with Riches and the Bethanys and the Lanies, it's all about the people. 301 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:26,840 Allan Armitage: And I just can't stand it. 302 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:27,800 Allan Armitage: I have such a great time. 303 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,720 Allan Armitage: That last one is of my colleague and Kelly Garcia. 304 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,560 Allan Armitage: She's the one that co-authored that book with me. 305 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,880 Allan Armitage: She's fabulous, but you're all fabulous. 306 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:36,200 Allan Armitage: So 307 00:15:36,660 --> 00:15:38,100 Allan Armitage: that's what it's all about. 308 00:15:38,100 --> 00:15:42,740 Allan Armitage: I am going to leave you for the real meals that you're about to be served. 309 00:15:42,740 --> 00:15:44,980 Allan Armitage: I hope I have set the table. 310 00:15:45,020 --> 00:15:47,340 Allan Armitage: Bethany, Rich, Lanie, etc., 311 00:15:47,420 --> 00:15:49,420 Allan Armitage: and all the people involved in this, 312 00:15:49,420 --> 00:15:50,460 Allan Armitage: I've set the table. 313 00:15:50,460 --> 00:15:51,740 Allan Armitage: I hope I haven't been negative. 314 00:15:51,740 --> 00:15:52,460 Allan Armitage: I don't mean to be. 315 00:15:52,460 --> 00:15:56,860 Allan Armitage: I just want to make sure that those questions at the very beginning and those thoughts are answered. 316 00:15:56,860 --> 00:15:59,660 Allan Armitage: But all the chefs are waiting. 317 00:15:59,260 --> 00:16:02,380 Allan Armitage: So, best success. 318 00:16:02,380 --> 00:16:04,060 Allan Armitage: Stay in touch. 319 00:16:04,060 --> 00:16:06,220 Allan Armitage: I'm always here if you need me. 320 00:16:06,220 --> 00:16:07,580 Allan Armitage: And my email even. 321 00:16:07,580 --> 00:16:09,580 Allan Armitage: I don't give this out often, but 322 00:16:09,620 --> 00:16:11,459 Allan Armitage: you're my guys, you're my people. 323 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:15,380 Allan Armitage: You can email me anytime you want if I can help. 324 00:16:15,380 --> 00:16:18,260 Allan Armitage: So, with that, I will say, 325 00:16:18,860 --> 00:16:20,060 Allan Armitage: The end. 326 00:16:20,300 --> 00:16:22,220 Allan Armitage: And I will say thank you. 327 00:16:22,220 --> 00:16:26,620 Allan Armitage: And I will stop sharing and I will let the real people get 328 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,920 Allan Armitage: to the real information. 329 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:30,280 Allan Armitage: All the best. 330 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:31,160 Allan Armitage: Look at me. 331 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:31,800 Allan Armitage: All right. 332 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,320 Bethany Harris: Dropped his website and the promo code walkabout into the chat. 333 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,720 Bethany Harris: So check those resources out.