The Everything Ranunculus Episode with Dave Dowling of Ball Colorlink
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Host Jennie Love) is joined again Dave Dowling of Ball Colorlink.) Dave was on Season 1 of the podcast to discuss tulips in detail.  Check out that episode) if you haven't already. 

This time we're talking for an hour about ranunculus cultivation. Because, you know, that's probably what you're doing right now! We cover a lot of ground in this episode, from considerations when ordering corms to pre-sprouting, variety selection, growing in crates(!!), harvesting, storing, and considerations for profitability. 

In this show, we mention culture sheets for ranunculus that can help give some guidance for growers trying to dial in their ranunculus program.  Here are three for your review: 

https://www.unicornblooms.com/_files/ugd/73dfff_99320cb9eef54d1ba16fdd290cd9375f.pdf)

http://64.41.82.172/pdfs/Ranunculus-Brochure-2017.pdf)

https://www.green-works.nl/site/assets/files/10803/cult__info__ranunculus_butterfly_for_cut_green_works-1.pdf)

Also mentioned in the intro of this show is our upcoming No-Till Flowers FIELD DAY!  Join Jennie at her farm in Philadelphia on April 16th for a hands-on invigorating learning experience where you'll connect with many other flower farmers passionate about regenerative growing practices.  Below is the link to purchase your ticket.  If you can't make it to this event, stay tuned for another in July.  

https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/product/no-till-flowers-field-day

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