Overcoming the summer slump!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2024
- Yup. It's a real thing. Summer has barely begun and many of us are already experiencing the summer slump. It happens in retail and wholesale land. It also happens in the retail industry OUTSIDE of flower farming so it's not just you!
In this episode, Jordon and I talk about what we're doing to overcome this slump. A part of it is foresight from prior experience that this happens. Jordon and I are doing some different and similar things even though we both sell retail & wholesale!
Note that this is on a SATURDAY instead of our usual Sunday. We hope to see you there!
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If you can't make it, we will have this in our Live Archives and it will be on the "Blooming Profits" podcast which you can find on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, etc.
About Jordon: Jordon is entering into year 2 of flower farming and going big! She lives in Oklahoma, sells both retail and wholesale, and flower farms as a side hustle. If you want to learn more, you can follow her on Instagram @Jordonsflowerfarm and watch this interview for more information where we discussed her year 1 plans! • Interview: Jordon's Fl...
Hi Jessie and Jordon, I was not able to catch the live because I was doing the farmer’s market, but caught it today and SO glad to hear you are both doing roses! I am up to 108 this year ( I am small scale grower), and like you I read books, and the podcasts that are out there, but not a lot of info on growing garden roses for cut flower production especially in a humid Japanese beetle climate :) I Felt like I was soldiering on, on my own with them. I am trialing 3 per variety and searching for best performance in humid climate with black spot , and letting them take a break while the Japanese beetles are here. Only the strong will survive lol. Can’t wait to hear how it goes for you.
Hi there! No worries, we know that Lives aren't going to be the best timing for everyone and appreciate you tuning in after. We are also super thrilled that so many people like you are interested in or are already growing roses for cut flower production. I'm laughing because 108 is alot of roses (at least in my book). I'm going to start off with 5 of each variety, similar to you to test! Are you buying them wholesale at 3 per variety?
Hope you had a great market!
@25:45 That's quite a spreadsheet, Jordan! I like it!!
I’m nothing if not a spreadsheet nerd! 🤓🌸
@@jordonsflowerfarm Excel is a flower farmer's best friend. Seriously!
I have over 400 roses and love them all!! The Queen of Sweden and All Dressed up are my favorite pinks.I am in zone 9b
That’s great to know! Queen of Sweden is definitely on my list especially as I saw @cranerygardens in person and know it can do well in my climate!
@bareflowerfarm yes! The stem length and soft pink is incredible!
Omg! Now you both have me rethinking roses. 🤦🏽♀️ Looking forward to hearing about IPM on the new farm. Another great chat with great ideas and laughter. I appreciate these videos so much. Thanks for building a beautiful space for flower farmers.
Lol!! I didn't realize soo many people love roses. I've been getting so many messages about them! And appreciate your positive vibes as always!
I would love to hear which rose varieties you want to plant (you have planted) ! Looking forward for rose content 😍
We will definitely share!
My roadside stand sales peak just before 4th of July.
That’s a lot of daily posts, Jordan! It sounds like a great way to connect with people 😊❤️ Do you ever take posts down to curate the appearance of your feed? Thank you for sharing so much great information Jordan and Jess!!! 👏👏👏
I don’t find the need to with Facebook since it doesn’t have the same curated feel as Instagram. I am very particular about my Instagram feed! You are right though it’s a lot of daily posts!
I'm here!
Thank you for recording this amazing discussion! I would love to connect with local flower farmers here in southern New England. I’ve reached out to several but often do not get a response or have only short interactions. Do you have any suggestions for making a more meaningful connection? Thank you for all of this wonderful business oriented content!
Hi! Where in south NE are you? Like CT? I may know a few growers who I can connect you with. Email me at hello@bareflowerfarm.com!
@@bareflowerfarm I am in southeastern Massachusetts about 1-1.5hours south of Boston! I will email you. Thank you!!
Could you give a link to purchase the camera Jordan uses?
I’ll ask my husband! I swear I got it on Amazon but I can’t find the link right now!
Hey, is there any way to get more information on the rose course? 😊
Hi! If you go to Little Farmhouse Flower’s website, you see the rose course!
@@bareflowerfarm Thank you! I have been wanting to get into roses for a while now and any resources for getting them to thrive are welcome. 🙂
I'm late🤦
Lol!!!! It’s ok! Let us know if you have any follow up questions 😁