Growing peonies for cut flower production

We're going over the top 5 questions about peony growing! If your peonies don't bloom, or. you just want to know some basics about how we grow peonies for cut flower production specifically here on the flower farm, this video is for you! We will go over the top five questions I hear, including:
00:24 what kind of peony to plant?
02:12 when can I start cutting peonies?
03:50 how do I get big peony blooms?
05:36 why is my peony not blooming?
08:11 how do I support peonies?

We also go over all the details about disbudding and why we do it here on the farm!

[CultureGardens]

Seems like every time I search for a video on YouTube lately one of yours pops up and you have so much good info! Thank you for everything you do!! 💐

[mal]

I am so glad I just found your channel this week!! All of your videos have been so relevant to my own home garden. I don’t grow for production professionally, but I do love making arrangements and someday I hope to be able to sell plants or cut flowers. You’re a wealth of knowledge, you explain everything so well and I’m really excited to keep learning from you!! If you ever need ideas for more videos I’d love to learn how to improve production from plants like: dahlias, snapdragons, cosmos, daisies, roses, calendula, zinnias, iris, delphinium, astilbe. PS. I already learned a very valuable tip from you. I had cosmos sonata planted near my tomato beds last season. Yesterday I found a bunch of cosmo seedlings around the bed! I happily transplanted them to a new spot, but you’re right! Even being in zone 5/6 those babies reseed freely!! I found 11 seedlings!

[beatrizcrossman]

This is an excellent video with loads of timely and much needed info on peonies. Thank you!

[purplethumb]

Lol @ having a glass of wine before going out to disbud. I planted my first-ever peony tubers just three weeks ago, and today I found a baby bud already. I don't know if I can disbud. I'm might have to do as you do . . . have a glass or three of wine before I do it. 😵🥴😵‍💫

[GoingGreenMom]

Thank you for this! My kids' Grandma had me pull some peonies out of her garden for a sister I think one year and I missed a few. The next year I dug those up and she sent them home with me.... And they haven't bloomed last year or this year. The leaves seem healthy and it has gotten bigger, so I think I am just in that first 3 years at this point. Was really concerned that I had screwed something up and they weren't going to make it. Since she is gone now, that would be very sad. I even got her bag of bone meal to help fertilize them in the spring. 💚🌺💚

[specialktt]

Great info from someone who does this professionally!

[AC-garden]

I was trying to find a video about cut flower peonies last week and no luck! I’m so glad you made this!! So much good information!

[tammylvanbaale]

I had a neighbor down the road that had interplanted beautiful white peonies and dark purple irises. They seemed to get a long very well. Just a thought for ya.

[cbak]

Hi great content..
I removed side buds this year and the buds are large. The plant looks better as well❤

[gardeningonthewestforkwith]

Love how you teach us so much right to the point!!

[rachelleighwilliams]

Love the phlox experiment! Definitely do updates!

[JoyoftheGardenandHome]

Awesome. I'm establishing a peony patch and now know to get them this fall❤

[ChibiGabs]

Omgoshhh! So beautiful, in Mexico not found the plant or the flower 😢

[hyperionhiker]

I truly appreciate your research and advice, but I have to confess... I am so curious what you are doing to make a cocktail with nasturtium flowers. Cheers from France ! Thank you for your content.

[TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Thank you. This is excellent information!

[pachipachi]

Do you have any information on where to buy bare roots?

[barbaramesloh]

Thank you for all this info! It is so helpful. My peonies have powdery mildew in my Colorado dry garden. What can I do about this.

[rnguyen]

What kind of amendments do you use on your clay? One of my peonies’ leaves are not a nice green but more chartreuse with red edges. How can I help it?

[gennymiller]

As a flower farmer how close do you plant the peonies?

[EvelynM-vlogs]

I read recently that ornamental alliums are good companion plants for the peonies as the foliage on the alliums is already dying back when the peonies start to put on their mass of leaves. What do you think of this pairing?