Blackberry Ridge Farm

In honor and remembrance of all those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

There are some things I never get tired of seeing, like when the dahlias bloom…they are so pretty I could cry 💕🥰

Sharing a few of my favs in honor of World Bee Day🐝!

Included are: Yellow Bumblebee, American Bumblebee, Two-spotted Bumblebee, Brown Belt Bumblebee, and my friend, the Rose Mallow Bee🥰

Go hug a bee or even better, plant some native pollinators for them to enjoy💕🐝!

These Brown Belt Bumblebees and Common Eastern Bumblebees were going to town this morning on the snaps and dahlias. I love the way they crawl all the way inside the snapdragon blossoms…it must be cozy in there💐🐝

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For everyone who thought I was brave for going near the snakes, here is proof that I’m actually a big we**ie when it comes to worms! I still have the heebie jeebies from this episode!

These are Hammerhead worms. They are invasive and prey on earthworms that can beneficial (but are also not native). If you find them in your garden beds you should kill them, but be sure to follow these steps:

🪱wear gloves-they secrete a toxin
🪱do not cut or crush them-they multiply from small pieces
🪱put them in a plastic ziplock bag with salt or vinegar
🪱freeze the bag for 48 hours before disposing.

And now I’m going to go wash my hands 500 times! Thank you for telling me about them so when I saw them this morning I was prepared!

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Farm fresh Mother’s Day bouquets available for Farm Pick-up this Saturday! Order online and be sure to select Farm Pick- up at checkout! 💐💕

Spring time = snake time🐍🐍🐍

Why do they have to be so greedy though???? Go eat some rats! 😂

Several years ago I planted Breadseed Poppy seeds that were gifted to me by my friend Maggie Bond back when we used to use this big field for growing cut flowers.

We have since moved most of our production into raised beds in and around our high tunnel and we are in the process of transitioning this field into a native pollinator habitat/wildflower field.

While these poppies are obviously not native, they are not considered harmful as they don’t outcompete native species. They reseed themselves every year and are a joy to see bloom in the early-mid spring.

They can be difficult to use in bouquets due to their delicate petals and short bloom time, so most of the time I use the remaining pods to add interest to arrangements.

In case you didn’t know, the poppies self seed when the pod dries out and the seeds are launched through tiny holes in the top, blowing away with the wind 😊.

Thank you, Maggie, for continuing to bring flower joy to my life 😊!

Making baby shower bouquets this morning for a rowdy audience and they sure are tough critics 😂

Join us next weekend for bouquet making, mimosas, and candles….minus chickens jumping on the tables 🫣