My second year of yarrow was amazing. Taller thicker than my first year. But we also had a very wet spring, that may have played into the really awesome growth. It truly was beyond my expectations.
I really wish i had a flower veggie grower by me...or at least.a family.member who cares about plants...its so lonely...no one to ask..complain to...and be joyful with... Thanks for. This channel And EVERYONE in the comments...i figure i maybe have two season left to garden..im pushing 80..so mistakes are really hard on me..not just the heat droughts bugs...and just failures.. My goals this year are peonie poppy..ive tried for four years..nothing..
This was my 1st year growing yarrow. I planted Summer Pastels. I’m hoping it does better next year as I only got 3 flowers off it. Hopefully it’s not worse the 2nd year! 😊
Interesting comparison! I’m thinking the two yarrow rows are very different. One is bordered by walkways that have some persistent weeds but likely less competition. The other is bordered by lawn which can outcompete many plants. If this was my garden, I would put down coardboard and keep a 1-2 foot mulched border next to the second yarrow bed to reduce the competition and creep from the lawn. It might need occasional reapplication of cardboard or pulling of creeping weeds but it should reduce the competition for water and nutrients. Is there any benefit to putting down cardboard and heavily mulching the walkways? It might do some major damage to the creeping weeds over the winter. Weeds like those take a few passes to totally eradicate. In my garden it’s woods violet and wild onion that need to be pulled by hand or double smothered.
Yes! It's funny because the day you wrote this, I went out and really prioritized the second space since it felt like the grass was choking out the yarrow. Pretty crazy how refreshed the yarrow already look. I need a crimper or whatever the tool is to edge the grass and maintain that area next year. I am hoping that i can outcompete weed heavy areas with "welcome weeds". So hoping that yarrow may be able to grow large enough to eventually keep the weeds at bay and I planted some mountain mint in other areas with sorrel. I also have alot of violets and wild onion :(
Hello, fellow flower farmer 👋🏽 Yarrow is wonderful! What if you planted it outside your deer fence as it’s deer resistant? Then it can grow and multiply and take over! 🌸👩🏽🌾
I’ve read the colours don’t come back as vibrant in the 2nd year. I’ve also got a healthy looking patch, I’m going to leave it and see how it comes back!!
I actually have never encountered this with my yarrow but for other perennials, when it gets so big that it flattens and splits in the middle, it’s a sign to divide the plant after it is done flowering! Congrats, you now have multiple yarrow!
@bareflowerfarm Thank you!! The thing is I have bergamot beside it and is towering over it. Yarrow is such a tough cookie!!!! I have trimmed around that baby so many times.
Do some of the yarrow lose their colors after a few years? Someone said they replant because they lose the social colors like Colorado mix etc. That some colors don’t come back, that true?
We fill find out next year! From what I've heard, the colors may be a bit more muted next year. Certain colors are also more likely to self reseed that others, which is why you end up with a whole patch of white if you don't actively "manage" your yarrow.
i recently learned that some grubs are actually larva of beneficial beetles, there's really no way to distinguish them at that stage. But shamefully I still err on the side of caution and eliminate them.
Ah so interesting! I always thought that all grubs are from beetles you don't want but duh, this makes alot of sense. Maybe in the future if I dig them up, I'll leave it up to nature to determine its fate lol!!
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that! I did an updated video on year 2 yarrow of my summer berries (th-cam.com/video/4Ko-AzNodd8/w-d-xo.html). I think the division actually helped bc all of the colors stayed true!
@@bareflowerfarm Both Paprika and Terra Cotta came back great, but are a bit oversized for my flower bed. I moved some of the Terra Cotta, which was giant. I might move the summer berries, too, but I'm not sure it'll ever come back anything but white
For sure, I wish that more regenerative books actually emphasized this. The more experience I have with trying to practice regenerative practices, the more I can see where "exceptions" need to be made :)
My second year of yarrow was amazing. Taller thicker than my first year. But we also had a very wet spring, that may have played into the really awesome growth. It truly was beyond my expectations.
Yay! I'm so glad to hear this! Hoping the same happens here :)
I really wish i had a flower veggie grower by me...or at least.a family.member who cares about plants...its so lonely...no one to ask..complain to...and be joyful with...
Thanks for. This channel
And EVERYONE in the comments...i figure i maybe have two season left to garden..im pushing 80..so mistakes are really hard on me..not just the heat droughts bugs...and just failures..
My goals this year are peonie poppy..ive tried for four years..nothing..
This was my 1st year growing yarrow. I planted Summer Pastels. I’m hoping it does better next year as I only got 3 flowers off it. Hopefully it’s not worse the 2nd year! 😊
Were your plants by chance crowded? Hopefully they do better next season!
@@bareflowerfarm Sorry, I just saw this! No, they were about 2 feet apart and in plenty of sun. Yeah, hopefully next year will be better.
We have wild white yarrow growing all over the farm. I keep eyeing it to transplant into the farm. Good likelihood it’s going to happen!
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Thank you again for your video's!
Interesting comparison! I’m thinking the two yarrow rows are very different. One is bordered by walkways that have some persistent weeds but likely less competition. The other is bordered by lawn which can outcompete many plants.
If this was my garden, I would put down coardboard and keep a 1-2 foot mulched border next to the second yarrow bed to reduce the competition and creep from the lawn. It might need occasional reapplication of cardboard or pulling of creeping weeds but it should reduce the competition for water and nutrients.
Is there any benefit to putting down cardboard and heavily mulching the walkways? It might do some major damage to the creeping weeds over the winter. Weeds like those take a few passes to totally eradicate. In my garden it’s woods violet and wild onion that need to be pulled by hand or double smothered.
Yes! It's funny because the day you wrote this, I went out and really prioritized the second space since it felt like the grass was choking out the yarrow. Pretty crazy how refreshed the yarrow already look. I need a crimper or whatever the tool is to edge the grass and maintain that area next year.
I am hoping that i can outcompete weed heavy areas with "welcome weeds". So hoping that yarrow may be able to grow large enough to eventually keep the weeds at bay and I planted some mountain mint in other areas with sorrel.
I also have alot of violets and wild onion :(
That broadleaf weed looks like plantain. If so it is a great medicinal plant and makes a great seed head for drying.
Ahhh interesting! i think it is! thanks for ID'ing that for me. At first I though you were saying it was a plaintain tree lol!!
Hello, fellow flower farmer 👋🏽 Yarrow is wonderful! What if you planted it outside your deer fence as it’s deer resistant? Then it can grow and multiply and take over! 🌸👩🏽🌾
I'm thinking about that! I think it would make a nice border perimeter :)
The weed at 2:30 is called bindweed.
Thank you!! The bane of my existence!
I’ve read the colours don’t come back as vibrant in the 2nd year. I’ve also got a healthy looking patch, I’m going to leave it and see how it comes back!!
That's what I'm reading too! But I swear, I've had local growers tell me differently. I guess time will tell!
I am on second year with an assortment of colors. The pink (summer berries?) came back white but the dark red (paprika) was gorgeous
I have a yarrow that has flattened in the middle and is very big. How do you keep the stems and plant more form?
I actually have never encountered this with my yarrow but for other perennials, when it gets so big that it flattens and splits in the middle, it’s a sign to divide the plant after it is done flowering! Congrats, you now have multiple yarrow!
@bareflowerfarm Thank you!! The thing is I have bergamot beside it and is towering over it. Yarrow is such a tough cookie!!!! I have trimmed around that baby so many times.
Do some of the yarrow lose their colors after a few years? Someone said they replant because they lose the social colors like Colorado mix etc. That some colors don’t come back, that true?
We fill find out next year! From what I've heard, the colors may be a bit more muted next year. Certain colors are also more likely to self reseed that others, which is why you end up with a whole patch of white if you don't actively "manage" your yarrow.
i recently learned that some grubs are actually larva of beneficial beetles, there's really no way to distinguish them at that stage. But shamefully I still err on the side of caution and eliminate them.
Ah so interesting! I always thought that all grubs are from beetles you don't want but duh, this makes alot of sense. Maybe in the future if I dig them up, I'll leave it up to nature to determine its fate lol!!
Put some against your fence since that's using the hardest place to weed! Yarrow farm😅. Dividing will probably really help your year two harvest
I was actually thinking this!!!!! :) :) :)
my 1st year... with 3 kinds of yarrow. they grew big but not many flowers... but for sure mine also are too close lolll
Aww I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully next year is better!
Yes that’s edible sorrel. Give it to a veggie gardener ❤
My summer berries yarrow came back white in its second year
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that! I did an updated video on year 2 yarrow of my summer berries (th-cam.com/video/4Ko-AzNodd8/w-d-xo.html). I think the division actually helped bc all of the colors stayed true!
@@bareflowerfarm Both Paprika and Terra Cotta came back great, but are a bit oversized for my flower bed. I moved some of the Terra Cotta, which was giant. I might move the summer berries, too, but I'm not sure it'll ever come back anything but white
They are not rhizomes they are stolons. Rhizomes are things like ginger and tumeric.
Thank you!! Good to know the accurate terminology. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
@@bareflowerfarm it rhymes woth salon. Not stolen. Its weird
Till first time on a bed. It doesn't mean you are the not regenerative. Just once. Its needed.
For sure, I wish that more regenerative books actually emphasized this. The more experience I have with trying to practice regenerative practices, the more I can see where "exceptions" need to be made :)
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