We've also added a section to our website with information on how to care for mums, hellebores, and dahlias that you may have purchased from us.  Our mum customers get the added bonus of a video tutorial on how to propagate their own cuttings, which can be found on the care card that arrives with your plants.

   A couple tips for poppy customers….we have instructions (as well as a video link) on how to manually assist poppy pods to open on your care card, but if you really want to pop them open fast, put them somewhere warm.  We'll sometimes put a vase in the greenhouse if we want open poppies quickly for a photo shoot.  Of course, once they open, bring them to a cooler location so they last longer, but heat dramatically accelerates the progression of your poppies.  Conversely, if they are open, but you want to slow them down to keep them happy before an upcoming event, you can put them in the fridge to suspend their progression.

   If you come out to Comer at the end of the day to get your plants, you might be here in time to swing by the Comer Distillery, Soldier of the Sea.  It's a great addition to our town where the whiskey is produced with certified organic corn and honey, both produced locally.  In fact, one half of the duo that runs it (Jennifer Berry), was Mandy's beekeeping instructor 20 years ago.  She produces all the honey that they use to create the different whiskeys.  We're not whiskey drinkers generally, but their products and cocktails are so much better than anything else we've encountered, that we do tend to have more than one when we swing by.  In fact, the farm team popped over last night to celebrate Carrie's birthday and confirmed once again, that yes, it is indeed delicious.  Pop in for a drink, or to pick up a bottle for that whiskey lover in your life.