Deadhead: The Bindweed Way to Grow Flowers

by Jeriann Sabin, Ralph Thurston (Contributor)

There's so much wisdom in the hearts and minds, not to mention the flower-farming muscles of Jeriann Sabin and Ralph Thurston, authors of Deadhead.Straightforward, honest, funny and immensely useful, Deadhead is a must-have book for anyone interested in the art and science of being a cut flower farmer.Jeriann and Ralph share their trials, challenges, solutions and successes, saving you several seasons of having to learn those lessons on your own. Their warmth and passion for the environment, community and living sustainably is evident in the pages of Deadhead. From doses of farmer truth-telling to tried-and-true advice on growing the most popular cut flowers, this is a valuable book that will enrich your own relationship with flower farming."--Debra Prinzing, founder and creative director of Slowflowers.com

194 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 17, 2016

Reviews

[Joan Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Realistic, entertaining, and chock full of information!

I enjoyed reading this book. It felt like a timely antidote to the everyone can do it,follow your dream and it will all work out positive thinking spin on starting a flower farm business. I learned a lot even though his zone is much different from mine (except the desert part). I really appreciate how much detailed information he shared and the glimpse into his thinking about how to work his business too.

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had difficulty differentiating between who was writing Jeriann or her husband Ralph. This book got boring pictures or drawings would have greatly increased reader enjoyment for me. They didn't do a sufficient job bridging the gap between experienced flower growers and beginners as a very novice flower grower I would have appreciated better explanations pictures or a glossary with definitions and explanations.

[Fawn Rueckert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little book is a gem. A great read for anyone wanting to grow specialty cut flowers for market. I especially appreciated the first half of the book as it focused on business practices for flower growers and that can be hard to find. Focuses on growing for florists, not farmers markets, though it is touched on.