Peony Growing Masterclass: How Wanda Scaled to 5,000 Blooms in Alaska

Have you ever wished you could sit down with an expert for a Peony Growing Masterclass? We’re diving deep into everything from planting and growing to favorite varieties to the critical harvest stages and long-term dry storage secrets for 5,000+ blooms. In this interview, I sit down with Wanda from Fox Hollow Farm to talk about her years of experience growing 5,000 peonies in Alaska for the last 16 years. Whether you're a home gardener, aspiring flower farmer, or already growing peonies commercially, there is a lot of practical wisdom packed into this conversation. Follow Wanda: Wanda’s YouTube channel: @FoxHollowPeonies 🌻Download my FREE tips for Selling Flowers to Florists https://tips.abundantbloomsflowerfarm... 🌿 Ready to start selling your flowers to florists? My full course walks you step-by-step through how to approach florists, price your flowers, and build a system that actually works: 👉 https://www.abundantbloomsflowerfarm.... 🌻 Curious how to price your flowers? My Flower Pricing Guide includes pricing examples for over 60 flower varieties I grow and sell, plus tips to help you confidently price your own flowers:https://www.abundantbloomsflowerfarm.... / WHAT TO WATCH NEXT/ Flower Math: How many stems can you really grow:    • How many flowers can you actually grow in ...   🌸 For Home Gardeners: How to Grow a 10x10 Cutting Garden: https://www.abundantbloomsflowerfarm.... After 6 years of flower farming I decided to start a YouTube channel to help other flower farmers learn about selling flowers to florists, and growing more advanced crops like perennials and woody shrubs. I aim for profitability, lean farming, and balancing motherhood and farming as I both farm and care for my family of 5 small children. I hope you find inspiration and blessing here. Check out my website: https://www.abundantbloomsflowerfarm.com Join my Private FaceBook Group Selling Flowers to Florists: (please answer the membership questions)   / 15tgyaoktx   Follow me on social   / abundantbloomsflowerfarm   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Thank you for coming along in this journey! It’s so fun to grow flowers and share a little of the process with you all. It means so much to me that you come along with me. Abundantly, Ruth Ann Chapters:: 00:00 Do you wish you could pick the brain of a peony expert? 01:05 Welcome back to my channel 01:40 Introducing Wanda 02:11 Wanda’s story 15:39 What we’re talking about today 16:01 Planting peonies 30:11 Weeds 35:32 Harvesting 43:38 Favorite varieties 53:14 Storing peonies 01:00:47 Pests 01:03:19 Irrigation 01:05:57 Ag Loans 01:06:38 Advise for flower farmers?