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Growing Seven Months of Cut Flowers: Seed Starting to Harvesting

February 12 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

| Free
Join Jason Aucoin of Backyard Blooms for an in-depth look at how to grow cut flowers continuously from early spring through fall. Jason will walk participants through his full growing season, from seed starting and succession planting to harvesting.

A Master Gardener Volunteer since 2009, Jason has spent the past seven years co-owning and operating a diverse micro cut-flower farm in Portland’s Back Cove neighborhood. Farming on just a quarter acre, he grows thousands of stems each season and sells his flowers directly to the community through his weekend farm stand on Ocean Avenue in Portland.

This webinar is ideal for home gardeners, aspiring flower farmers, and anyone curious about maximizing flower production in a small space. This webinar will be recorded for registered participants.

Registration is required. The program fee is offered on a sliding scale ($10/$5/$0) and is free for enrolled Maine Master Gardener Volunteers.

Details

Organizer

  • Pamela Hargest
  • Phone 207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.1471 (in Maine)
  • Email pamela.hargest@maine.edu

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