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Cool Cache Farms

. . . A Cut Above

Alaska Peony Growers Association, Bridal Bouquet, Flowers, Florist, Bride and Her Alaska Wedding Peonies

July 13th

We participated in our first farmers market, and it was a lot of fun. We also were fairly successful. The Shirley Temples are mostly in the cooler, and we do have some left. We also have Kansas, Festiva Maximas, Duchess De Namours, and Big Bens for sale. The Sarah Bernhardts are just starting to be picked as well.

 

July 30th

The pick finished on the 23rd. We are now chilling the buds

in the cooler, and they are ready to send to anyone who

orders. We will have peonies in reducing amounts available

until around August 23rd.​

 

August 21

We are still selling out of our cooler. Our buds are down to

the fuchsia pinks of the Kansas, and the bubblegum pinks

of the Sarah Bernhardts.  We probably have one week left

of these buds. We hydrate them for 24 to 48 hours before

shipping to give them strength for their journey, and make

sure they will perform for our customers. We have found that marketing is the tough part of selling these beautiful buds. We kinda have the farming part down.  So this winter will be devoted to market development.

 

 

September 24th

Our last peonies to sell were our Kansas variety, and we sold them all on the 11th of  September. It was good year, all things considered. With loosing about 400 of our

roots, and having another 400 stunted by last year's weird winter, we harvested less than we hoped to have. We are now planting our Pechers, which are a blush, and replanting some of our Bowl of Creams. We went to Delta Junction and purchased about 4000 lbs. of straw. We plan to mulch our more delicate and newly planted varieties. It was 24 degrees Fahrenheit last night, so we need to get our remaining roots into the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31st

A New Year has arrived! This has been quite an adventure. With the loss of production, we still had over 3,000 stems. This year we will be on a big push to develop more market share. We are currently in New Orleans, and seeing many florists. Every one has been very receptive, and excited that our prices are less than what they are buying peonies from their wholesalers!

Alaska Peony Growers Association, Bridal Bouquet, Flowers, Florist, Bride and Her Alaska Wedding Peonies

2015 Peony News

July 4th: Happy Independence Day!

The winter of 2014-15 was a very weird winter. We had very little snowfall, and very warm temperatures. The snow that fell, stayed in one third  of our field, turned to ice in one third of the field, and completely disappeared in one third of the field. The part covered with ice lost two thirds of the roots in that section. The good news is, the rest of the field is coming on in good shape. We currently have the bright fuchsia pink Kansas buds in the cooler, and we will soon be harvesting, the Shirley Temples and the Festitva Maximas. 

Alaska Peony Growers Association, Bridal Bouquet, Flowers, Florist, Bride and Her Alaska Wedding Peonies
Alaska Peony Growers Association, Bridal Bouquet, Flowers, Florist, Bride and Her Alaska Wedding Peonies
Alaska Peony Growers Association, Bridal Bouquet, Flowers, Florist, Bride and Her Alaska Wedding Peonies
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