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Cut-Flower Harvesting & Post-Harvest Care | Best Practices from Pros in the Slow Flower Community
What are the best practices and systems for harvesting and post-harvest handling of flowers, herbs, and foliages before they leave the field and workshop, to safeguard that quality? This survey of 5 specialty cut-flower growers distills the collective and cumulative wisdom of three-quarters of a century of farming and selling flowers, from the Slow Flowers community.
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Key Growing Information
Tulip (Tulipa spp) | Key Growing Information
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing TULIP bulbs (Tulipa spp). Read more for a successful cut-flower harvest!
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Comparison Chart
Tulip (Tulipa) Bulb Varieties | Comparison Chart (PDF)
Use this printable PDF comparison chart to review distinguishing features for our line of premium-quality Tulipa (tulip) bulb varieties. Types include Darwin Hybrids, Doubles, Parrots, and Single Late selections.
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Tulip & Narcissus Production Guide | Tech Sheet (PDF)
A guide with detailed instructions for planting your tulip and/or narcissus bulbs for annual cut-flower production or naturalizing, from the Flowering Research & Trialing team at Johnny's Selected Seeds. Information covered here includes: What to do when your bulbs arrive; Inspecting your bulbs; Notes for hardiness Zones 8–10, Site selection and preparation; Planting; Bulb spacing; Mulching; Irrigation; Fertilizer; Harvest; Storage; Garden maintenance and perennialization / naturalization; Pests and diseases.
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Video: Darwin Hybrid Tulip Set
A set of large, simultaneously-flowering Darwin hybrid tulip varieties, selected for their warm, glowing palette.
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Video: French Tulip Bouquet Set
A trio of single French late-season varieties well-suited to the cutting garden. Large glowing blooms in a pastel palette emerge atop long, elegant stems to extend the spring bulb season.
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