Growing Cut Flowers in a High Tunnel

1. Cut Flowers

7. Support system for cut flowers shown at Vicky Stambeck’s farm

8. Flowers we grow in our high tunnels Ageratum Calendula Celosias Centaurea Cosmos Dianthus Digitalis Godetia Larkspur Lisianthus Salvia Snap Dragons Statice Stock Sweet Peas Zinnias Basils

9. Cut Flower Seeding Schedule at ANF Flowers, Calendula,déjà vu t 48 96 0.50 01/01/09 Flowers, Calendula,Flashback mix t 48 96 0.50 01/01/09 Flowers, Calendula,Triangle flashback t 48 96 0.50 01/01/09 Flowers, emilia coccinea,Scarlet Magic t 48 96 0.50 01/01/09 Flowers, Lisianthus,Echo Double Mixed t 192 96 2.00 01/01/09 Flowers, Lisianthus,Primrose Double t 96 96 1.00 01/01/09 Flowers, Lisianthus,Red Bicolor t 96 96 1.00 01/01/09 Flowers, Sweet Pea,Elegance white s 01/10/09 Flowers, Sweet Pea,Royal Mix s 01/10/09 Flowers, Snapdragon,Overture 2 Mix Hybrid t 96 96 1.00 01/11/09 Flowers, Snapdragon,Rocket Mixed Hybrid t 96 96 1.00 01/11/09 Crop s'eed or 't'ransplant # plants needed cell size # flats needed seeding date

10. Flowers, Zinnia,Benary's Giant Crimson t 96 96 1.00 02/01/09 Flowers, Zinnia,Benary's Giant Gol Yel t 96 96 1.00 02/01/09 Flowers, Zinnia,Benary's Giant lime t 96 96 1.00 02/01/09 Flowers, Zinnia,Benary's Giant mix t 96 96 1.00 02/01/09 Flowers, Zinnia,Benary's Giant purple t 96 96 1.00 02/01/09 Flowers, Zinnia,Benary's Giant Salmon Rose t 96 96 1.00 02/01/09 Flowers, Zinnia,Benary's Giant white t 96 96 1.00 02/01/09 Flowers, Zinnia,Queen Red Lime t 96 96 1.00 02/01/09 Crop s'eed or 't'ransplant # plants needed cell size # flats needed seeding date

11. Ageratum Blue Horizon

12. Calendula

13. Celosias

14. Flamingo Feather Bombay Purple

15. Centaurea Bachelor Buttons

17. Cosmos

18. Dianthus barbatus Sweet William

19. Digitalis

20. Godetia (Clarkia)

21. Larkspur

22. Netted lisianthus (Ted Carey, K State)

24. Salvia veridis or horminum Clary Sage

25. Snapdragons Rocket Mix

28. Statice

29. Stock

31. Sweet Peas

32. Benary’s Giant Zinnias

34. Picture courtesy Noble Foundation

37. We use basils, especially cinnamon (pictured here) and lemon as filler in our bouquets. In addition to their foliage and flowers, they also add a pleasing scent to our arrangements.

41. By Alan Stevens http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/assets/commercial/cut_flowers_in_high_tunnels_by_Alan_Stevens_031209.pdf