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Hardy Annuals: The Flowers You Plant in the Fall

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Maximizing Your Flower Farm's Profit: A Guide to Profit Planning

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Are Dahlia Tuber Sales Worth It?

Dahlia tubers. The blooms are the queen of the late-summer garden and the tubers are a critical income stream for flower farmers in the dead of winter when their field is dormant. But as you log hour after hour planting, digging, washing, dividing and storing, you start to wonder…is all the time and effort worth it?