Sustainable Production: Grower Resource List
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Publications
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Growing for Market (trade publication for market growers)
- Specialty Cut Flowers, 2nd Edition, by Allan Armitage and Judy Laushman
- The Flower Farmer: an Organic Grower’s Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers, by Lynn Byczynski
- Fresh from the Field Wedding Flowers, by Lynn Byczynski
- We’re Gonna Be Rich: Growing Specialty Cut Flowers for Market, by Frank and Pamela Arnosky
- Local Color: Growing Specialty Cut Flowers, by Frank and Pamela Arnosky
- Field Grown Cut Flowers: A Practical Guide and Sourcebook, by Alan Stevens
- Postharvest Handling of Cut Flowers and Greens: A Practical Guide for Commercial Growers, Wholesalers, and Retailers, by John Dole, Robert Stamps, Alicain Carlson, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Lane Greer
- The Hoophouse Handbook: Growing Produce and Flowers in Hoophouses and High Tunnels, edited by Lynn Bycznski
- Floriculture: Principles and Species, by John Dole and Harold Wilkins
- Flowers for Sale, by Lee Sturdivant
- Cool Flowers: How to Grow and Enjoy Long Blooming Hardy Annual Flowers Using Cool Weather Techniques, by Lisa Ziegler
- Woody Cut Stems for Growers and Florists: Production and Postharvest Handling of Branches for Flowers, Fruit, and Foliage, by Lane Greer and John Dole
- The Insider’s Guide to Cut Flower Dahlias, by Lane Greer
- Herbaceous Perennial Plants, 3rd Edition, by Allan Armitage
- Ball Culture Guide: The Encyclopedia of Seed Germination, by Jim Nau
- Ball’s Perennial Manual: Propagation and Production, by Jim Nau
- Cut Flower Quarterly, ASCFG Newsletter; to subscribe, call ASCFG at 440-774-2887 or email ascfg@oberlin.net
Organizations and Websites
- Cut Flower Production Web Resources
- Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG)
- Growing for Market
Seeds
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
417-924-8917; Mansfield, MO - Burpee Seeds
800-888-1447, Warminster, PA - Carolina Seeds
800-825-5477; Boone, NC - Fedco Seeds
207-873-7333; Waterville, ME
seed cooperative; some certified organic seeds; floating row covers, plastic film mulches - Fred C. Gloeckner & Co., Inc.
800-345-3787; Harrison, NY
bulbs, seeds, plants, and supplies - Geo Seed
888-645-2323; Hodges, SC - Germania Seed Co.
800-380-4721; Chicago, Il - G.S. Grimes Seeds
800-241-7333; Smethport, PA
vegetable seeds and plugs, herbs, flower bulbs and cuttings - Harris Seeds
716-442-9386; Rochester, NY - High Mowing Organic Seeds
802-472-6174; Wolcott, VT
all seed certified organic - Ivy Garth Seeds and Plants
800-351-4025; Chesterland, Ohio - Jelitto Perennial Seeds
502-895-0807; Louisville, KY - Johnny’s Selected Seeds
877-564-6697; Winslow, ME - Modena Seed Co.
415-585-2324; San Francisco, CA - Park Seed
800-845-3366; Greenwood, SC - Seeds of Change
888-762-7333; Santa Fe, NM
all seeds certified organic, plus books, tools, and more - Seeds of Italy
785-748-0959; Lawrence, KS - SeedWay
800-952-7333; Elizabethtown, PA - Sow True Seed
828-254-0708; Asheville, NC - Stokes Seed Co.
716-695-6980; Buffalo, NY - Territorial Seed Co.
541-942-9547; Cottage Grove, OR
some certified organic seed - Terroir Seeds
888-878-5247; Chino Valley, AZ
certified organic heirloom flower, herb, and vegetable seeds, plus supplies - Turtle Tree Seed
518-329-3038; Copake, NY - Underwood Gardens
815-338-6279; Woodstock, IL
Bulbs
- Abbot Ipco
214-341-1585; Dallas, TX - Castle Hayne Farms
910-675-9763; Castle Hayne, NC
- Choice Bulb Farms
360-424-4685; Mount Vernon, WA - De Vroomen Bulb Co., Inc.
847-395-9911; Russell, IL - Ednie Flower Bulb, Inc.
800-24-EDNIE; Fredon, NJ - Fred C. Gloeckner & Co., Inc.
800-345-3787; Harrison, NY - G.S. Grimes Seeds
800-241-7333; Smethport, PA - Kankakee Valley Flowers
877-729-6040; St. Anne, IL - Johnny’s Selected Seeds
877-564-6697; Winslow, ME - Leo Berbee Bulb Company
937-642-0511; Marysville, OH - Miedema Brothers, Inc. Gladiolus Farms
815-427-8470; St. Anne, IL - Royal Van Zanten
The Netherlands - Tennessee Tuberoses
615-230-7071; Gallatin, TN - Terra Ceia Farms
800-858-2852; Pantego, NC - United Bulb Co.
919-471-1362; Durham NC - Van Engelen Inc.
860-567-8734; Bantam, CT - The Waushara Gardens
715-335-4462; Plainfield, WI - Zabo Plant
877-642-8770; Pittsburg, PA
General Supplies
- A-Roo Company
305-463-7011; Miami, FL
floral packaging, including sleeves and bags - Action Bag Company
888-715-3458; Kingwood, TX
polybags, tissue paper, cellophane wrap, etc. - A.M. Leonard, Inc.
800-543-8955; Piqua, OH
general farm and garden supplies - Berry Hill Irrigation, Inc.
1-800-345-3747; Buffalo Junction, VA
micro-irrigation supplies - B.F. Products
866-238-7715; Harrisburg, PA
support netting, wire - Coors Farm Supply
1-919-934-4573; Smithfield, NC - DripWorks
800-522-3747; Willits, CA - Handy Twine Knife Company
866-294-3424; Upper Sandusky, OH - Hardin’s Wholesale
800-672-8226; Liberty, NC
floral supplies - Hummert International
800-325-3055; Earth City, MO
horticultural supplies including floriculture - Johnny’s Selected Seeds
877-564-6697; Winslow, ME
seeds and general supplies for vegetable, herb, and cut flower production - Market Farm Implement
814-443-1931; Friedens, PA
specializing in vegetable crop machinery from tillage to harvest - Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
888-784-1722; Grass Valley, CA
row covers, pest management, tools, propagation supplies, etc. - Premier 1 Supplies
800-282-6631; Washington, IA
electric fencing supplies - Robert Koch Industries, Inc.
303-644-3763; Bennett, CO
drying and preservation supplies - Tenax Corporation
800-356-8485; Baltimore, MD
support netting, bird netting, and plastic trellis - Wyatt-Quarles Seed Co.
919-772-4243; Garner, NC
soilless growing mixes, containers and inserts, organic fertilizers, greenhouse plastic films
Greenhouse Manufacturers
- Atlas Greenhouse Systems, Inc.
800-346-9902; Alapaha, GA
greenhouses, high tunnels, cold frames, and other equipment - Agra Tech
800-901-0096; Payson, AZ - Haygrove Tunnels
Ralph Cramer 866-HAYGROVE; North Elizabethtown, PA
Ralph.cramer@haygrove.com - Jaderloon
800-258-7171; Irmo, SC
complete line of greenhouse structures; accessories including film fastening systems, inflation blowers, polycarbonate sheets, and poly patch - Stuppy Greenhouse Manufacturing
800-733-5025; North Kansas City, MO
variety of both coldframes and greenhouses
This document is a partial list of resources for growers and does not imply endorsement by North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, or North Carolina Cooperative Extension of any of the companies, products, or organizations listed.