Hazel Bloom Farm & Flowers
6235 Whitaker Rd V9J1V6 Courtenay, BC, Canada

More and more varieties are blooming every day and the farm stand will be refilled for the weekend. I love the many legends surrounding the humble narcissi. Many circle around Persephone, the goddess of spring. One myth tells us she had been picking daffodils on the very day she was kidnapped into the underworld. These flowers did not formerly bow their heads, but do so now, for shame of their role in the kidnapping. Flowers hold such an incredible place in history. Isn’t it remarkable to think that flowers have held a place in humanities heart for thousands of years? It makes me love them even more.

Cloudy days are the perfect days for hardening off. For me this is one of the most irritating but highly necessary tasks of spring. We do this to prevent a shock to the seedlings who have been nurtured under lights and in our potting shed out of direct sunlight. Doing this for three days with a little more time in the sun each day, will prevent plants from burning when planted out. What are we planting this week? Snapdragons, stock, carnations and phlox.

If you missed out on this weeks fancy narcissi bunches, I am restocking the farm stand right now for a beautiful Monday! Happy Easter everyone!

First farm stand offerings of the season!! Even though it will be a little while before we are open full time. I am excited this week to have the first of our fresh flowers of the season. Our fancy daff bouquets and for anyone who missed out we have a few dahlias and some $5 surprise ones to, it is the perfect week to direct sow cold hardy annuals so our seeds are available as well. Enjoy the sun everyone!

Rake back mulch, remove weeds, dibble holes, plant plugs, put mulch back! I love no till gardening

What’s happening here in the first week of spring.