Re: flower farm/llamas


Well, I'm going to have to start small for now (1 acre) and we'll be growing seasonally until I get a greenhouse/hoop house built. I'll be growing zinnias, coneflowers, celosia, statis, lisianthus for starters. As I get my hoop houses and greenhouses built I will add freesia, tulips, tuberose and glads. The farmers I spoke with this weekend go year round because they have 5-6 greenhouses to work with. I'm not there yet. But I'm excited about starting.

Jesse Rene' Bell
Claremore, OK
Zone 6


From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] flower farm/llamas
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 07:59:23 -0700

What a fantastic business. What is your growing time? Will you have
several seasons? What flowers are you going to specialize in? I have
driven by some small flower farms in NC when things were in bloom...just
beautiful.

Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
holmesbm@usit.net



> [Original Message]
> From: Jesse Bell <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 08/08/2003 8:46:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] flower farm/llamas
>
> Thank you Martha...I will keep you posted. We have 25 acres, but also
> cattle and horses (and now my husband is getting into llamas too)...so
I'm
> limited to about 3-4 workable acres for now - which is PLENTY because I
> can't really do more than five acres without hiring some kind of help.
> Gonna start slow until I can do this full time and quit my legal job.
>
> Anybody on this list want some llama wool? We shear once a year (early
> summer) and if anybody wants it let me know.
>
> Jesse Rene' Bell
> Claremore, OK
> Zone 6
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Larry and Martha" <swissko@nb.net>
> >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] which list is which
> >Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 21:37:38 -0000
> >
> >Jesse,
> >Congratulations on this wonderful new adventure! How exciting! I have
about
> >a half acre in full sun, just waiting for me to do something with it
> >someday, and this is one of the things I am considering. Please let us
all
> >know how it goes. Best of luck!
> >Martha
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jesse Bell <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Date: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:39 PM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] which list is which
> >
> >
> > >HI MARTHA. Haven't heard from you in awhile. And I understand
> > >busy....believe me. I am in the beginning stages of starting my own
> > >business. I'm going to be a "flower farmer". Going to grow cut
flowers.
> > >I'm going to the regional meeting of "The Association of Specialty Cut
> > >Flower Growers" this weekend in Arkansas. Very excited, nervous and a
> > >little scared. But I know I can do this and my husband and children
are
> > >very supportive.
> > >
> > >Jesse Rene' Bell
> > >Claremore, OK
> > >Zone 6
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Larry and Martha" <swissko@nb.net>
> > >>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > >>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > >>Subject: Re: [CHAT] which list is which
> > >>Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:02:24 -0000
> > >>
> > >>I've been lurking some, mostly deleting messages, just too busy right
> >now
> > >>to
> > >>join in much. Right now I am enjoying an especially pleasing
combination
> >of
> > >>eryngium, aesclepias, purple coneflower, and bee balm in one corner
of
> >my
> > >>garden. My veggie garden is overwhelmed with early blight and
bacterial
> > >>wilt, although this is the first year I've not had bean beetles (knock
> > >>wood). The tomatoes aren't ripening very fast, and we've had some
corn.
> > >>Tonight I noticed a million bugs on the leaves of my new red oak
> > >>tree--there
> > >>must have been a dozen on every leaf. I've looked through all my
books
> >and
> > >>done a google search and can come up with no idea of what this bug is.
> > >>Doesn't look like they're doing much damage, so I am hopeful they are
> >just
> > >>passing through. Any ideas?
> > >>Martha
> > >>Pittsburgh
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > >>To: gardenchat@hort.net <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > >>Date: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:31 AM
> > >>Subject: Re: [CHAT] which list is which
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >>, that list is
> > >> >> even less active than chat, although more plant talk.
> > >> >
> > >> >So it's normal for lists to slow down this time of year?
> > >> >
> > >> >> We only have 30 members now? Hum
> > >> >
> > >> >I counted 30 active in July. I'm sure there's still some lurkers
> > >> >
> > >> >Kitty
> > >> >
> > >>
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