tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:03:31 +0000springflowersgardeningtipschildren gardeningphotosplantingBloom DayDwarf IrisIrisfamily funbirdscraftsdogsgeeserecyclingseedswildlifeWe are a family-owned and run farm in NW Missouri. We specialize in field-grown perennials. Currently we have bearded iris and daylilies for sale, and we will be expanding as time goes on. This blog is a collaborative effort by several members of the family, so you will hear many points of view! We are in gardening zone 5, and have much more on our 200 acre farm than iris and daylilies! Come share our joys and struggles as we all 'paint our landscapes' together.http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Gramahoot)Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-8527420147192946862Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:50:00 +00002009-04-30T14:17:03.135-05:00children gardeningcraftsDwarf Irisfamily funflowersIristipsOkay, before you go *ugh* and run away, check out the picture first:No clay, no glitter (unless you want it), and it really does look cute!This probably looks familiar to most of you. Yes, that's a grapevine wreath with ribbons and flowers. The FUN part is the flowers are real, and fresh! They're the flowers that my dear children bring to me on a (nearly) daily basis. A few weeks ago, I received http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/04/flowers-kids-crafts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-4084173894872534250Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:57:00 +00002009-04-15T00:05:44.052-05:00Bloom Daychildren gardeningflowersgardeningphotosspringI have been absent from the blog for a couple of weeks. I suppose the freezing and raining and snowing in April just had me down. But! Waking up this morning to 45 degree weather, warming up into the 60s this afternoon really helped my mood! What a day for Bloom Day! I wasn't able to get to the Farm today (I live about 60 miles south) but Julie & Mom (GramaHoot) sent pictures so I could make one http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/04/april-bloom-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-3163493016791460881Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:15:00 +00002009-03-22T19:46:18.632-05:00flowersgardeningphotosspring This weekend has been beautiful in our little corner of the planet! Although the forecast said we'd have thunderstorms, they ended up holding off and we had plenty of sunshine. Today, the temperature was up to 74 F, and we were able to get much of our spring cleanup accomplished. I noticed that my rose bush has gone from buds to leaves in the last few days!My daffodils, which had been in bud http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-cleanup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-5430045502963123414Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:55:00 +00002009-03-21T22:20:21.643-05:00flowersgardeningplantingrecyclingseedsspringtipsI saw this video tutorial on eHow teaching how to make seed-starting pots from newspaper earlier today and decided to give it a try!Instead of a drinking glass, I used an old empty prescription pill bottle - about 1.5 inches diameter. Accordingly, I only used half a sheet of newspaper instead of a whole one. Here are my results! Although making as many pots as I wanted proved to be a bit tedioushttp://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/newspaper-pots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-5029988165369082310Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:38:00 +00002009-03-15T19:54:30.628-05:00Bloom DayflowersspringAs I was looking around in my yard for any sign of something in bloom, I began to give up hope. As I mentioned earlier, I have daffodil in bud, but that seemed to be the closest I could get. As I was cutting back the "winter interest", resigned to the fact that I would have nothing to offer until April, my 3 year old daughter came running over to me, eyes shining, with a viola! She was so excitedhttp://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/bloom-day-march-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-8086197811978953611Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:03:00 +00002009-03-15T17:17:11.519-05:00children gardeningfamily funflowersspringtipsGardening with children is rewarding for both them and us. Here on the farm, we garden with 10 kids, both boys and girls, with ages ranging from 16 down to 3 year olds.We enjoy letting them "help" us plant the veggie patch, (younger childrens' fingers are great with seeds!), pick the ripe veggies, pull weeds, and watering. In the flower patches we plant new varieties and they bring in the most http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/gardening-fun-for-whole-family.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julies Acre)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-145829949573159965Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:24:00 +00002009-03-15T17:26:51.183-05:00flowersgardeningspringWhile out enjoying the mid-60 degree weather, I discovered a very happy thing: My daffodils have buds!! I checked around and found several other garden residents starting to show up for spring: The Stella d'Oro daylilies are poking through last year's leaves, the rose bush has some tiny buds, and the red shoots of the peony are showing. Being without crocus as I happen to be, the daffodils are myhttp://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/daffodils-are-in-bud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-2474260536383205269Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:03:00 +00002009-03-12T23:47:08.031-05:00gardeningplantingspringtipsHere on the farm, we are all anxious to get out into the sunshine. Winter is about to shed her mantle of cold and wind and change into the warm breezes of spring. Now is the time to get back in touch with our shovels, trowels and hoes. We're making sure the handles are stong and the ends are sharp and ready for use. Hope y'all will be ready for that first warm and sunny afternoon back in our http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/are-your-tools-ready-for-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julies Acre)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-4671188171580927582Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:11:00 +00002009-03-12T11:33:50.344-05:00gardeningIrisspringOne aspect of gardening that is is new to us since we started offering our flowers commercially is Crop Counting. While we may have gone around in early spring to find evidence of flowers making it through the winter, it was never mandatory, and there was no accuracy issue. We could always check back later to see if a hole needed filling. We now find ourselves in the midst of the crop counting http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/crop-counting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-3336283021245185756Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:47:00 +00002009-03-12T11:04:50.779-05:00Dwarf IrisflowersgardeningspringIn just a few short weeks, look for the Standard Dwarf Iris varieties to begin blooming! We look for them between the 1st to 15th of April in northwest Missouri - maybe earlier on extra warm years. Watch for them when you see daffodils or forsythia in bloom!http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/be-on-lookout-for-dwarf-iris.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-6959661998038159390Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:24:00 +00002009-03-13T20:29:14.207-05:00flowersgardeningplantingspringtipsOurs finally is. Now is the time to go through your beds and find any plants that have been pushed above ground level by the winter process of heaving. Re-set those plants at a proper planting depth when your soil is workable to give them their best chance to perform at bloom season. After all, no matter how much we like to dig in the dirt, it’s the blooms that make it all worthwhile!http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-your-ground-starting-to-thaw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-6677564717119520635Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:37:00 +00002009-03-10T22:05:54.444-05:00dogsgardeningI have two dogs, whose names are Tonka and Bandit. Tonka is a female Great Pyrenees and Bandit is a male Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix. While these two animals may be wonderful companions and fabulous with the kids, they really are nothing but destructive where gardening is concerned. Bandit is a 'chewer' and Tonka is a 'smotherer' (she lays on the most lush plant she can find.) Thereforehttp://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/gardening-with-dogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-8912906687162121607Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:06:00 +00002009-03-03T13:28:26.826-06:00birdsgeesespringwildlifeI watched thousands of Canada geese making their way north today. They came in waves, looking for all the world like water bugs on the surface of the pond, their shifting V's like the wakes the water bugs make as they swim around. The sky was overcast and grey, and the geese were very high, just close enough that I could see wings flapping on some of the birds.Spring can't be far if the geese http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/02/geese-are-flying-today-spring-is-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gramahoot)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137381332690579877.post-2499336166846924468Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:47:00 +00002009-03-03T13:29:15.488-06:00flowersphotosspringOutside, the world is still winter. Bare trees, brown lawns, and last year's leftover, dried up foliage. Not the prettiest time of year in the garden I have to admit. I get through this time of year by remembering, dreaming, and looking at the photos I have taken of last year's gardening adventures. I'll share a few of them here with you. http://paintedacresfarm.blogspot.com/2009/02/warming-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie)0