All three cut flower operations are fulltime commercial farms that sell retail and wholesale. They all have slightly different production methods, but most use season extensions and the latest field production techniques. The day offers a lot of variety.
Tour stops include:
Stoltzfus Farm
Mechanicsville, MD
Benjamin Stoltzfus and his family raise a large selection of cut flowers, including sunflowers, lilies, zinnias, lisianthus, and other flowers.
Weaver’s Cut Flower Farm
Mechanicsville, MD
The Weavers produce cut flowers in rollup side greenhouses and in the field on approximately 3 acres. They have a large variety of seasonal cut flowers year round, available by the stem or readymade bouquets. They can also make fl oral arrangements and bouquets to your specifications.
Loveville Produce Auction
Loveville, MD
This auction is in a 14,000 square foot facility that held its first auction in April 2006. Auction days are Mondays,
Wednesday and Fridays. Produce, plants and cut flowers are sold at this auction.
Suttler Post Farm
Mechanicsville, MD
Judy and John Mast grow cut flowers in the fi eld at their family farm. They have een growing cut flowers at Suttler Post Farm for about 6 years. They produce the flowers on black plastic with drip irrigation. Crops grown include sunfl owers, zinnias, purple coneflower, and liatris among others. Suttler Post sells cut flowers on Saturdays at the Silver Spring Farm Market.
University of Maryland Extension Talks
Extension personnel will give short (10 to15 minute) talks at several of the sites during the day. Topics will include insects and diseases on cut fl owers, weed control options and woody cut stems.
Extension Speakers:
- Ben Beale, St. Mary’s County
- Brian Clark, Prince George’s County
- Stanton Gill, Central MD Research and
- Education Center
- Karen Rane, Plant Diagnostic Lab
- Ginny Rosenkranz, Worcester, Wicomico and
- Somerset Counties
- Chuck Schuster, Montgomery County
For more information on the program: 301-596-9413, Click here for more information.
University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all citizens without regard to race, color, gender, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, or national origin.
Source: University of Maryland Extension