Freesia

Early end of flowers

The freesias were very late flowering this year and as we have had a very warm spring many of the flowers all flowered at the same time giving a shorter season.

I must admit the greenhouse did look beautiful with an abundance of flowers but as most of the florists in New Zealand will tell you the economy has had a flow on effect and it means a lot less flowers have been purchased.

Unfornately flowers are at the bottom of the chain for household expenses so I certainly didnt sell as manyu as I should of but I will now nurse the bulbs along and hopefully have a better season with selling the excess bulbs.

Brenda Baker  Livinrural

Flowering at last

What a bad start to the flowering season it has been . We have had almost continual rain for the last month, hence lack of sunshine hours. I cannot remember a season where the end of winter is so wet  and the ground so sodden. It sure makes working out side very unpleasant

We have had sunshine the last three days and I hope we have a few more days before more rain appears. I have managed to get hay fed out to the cows today without the tractor slipping and sliding everywhere in the mud so not only do the paddocks have to dry out but the damage the tractor wheels have made will have to be repaired at some time.

I am normally supplying the florists the beginning of August but up until this week I haven’t had anything at all. I have managed to pick six flowers the last two days  certainly  not enough for selling but I guess its a start.

The white/cream freesias are always the first to flower and looking across the beds of flowers within the next two weeks I should have a variety of colours ready so I don’t expect to be in selling mode for at least two more weeks putting me a total of six weeks behind.

A shorter season will be the result of flowering late as I will still have to  think about  next years growth and the schedule I follow.

Brenda