growing | Fence Post Flower Farm

Know you’ll emerge when you surrender

Did you know that the forest floor is where the best soil lives? Trees collect energy (in their leaves) through the summer. They drop their leaves in the fall. The leaves have the exact nutrients the tree needs the next season to grow and thrive. When leaves are left...

Don’t be mistaken! Our garden had terrific failures. Read for the truth!

by Laura | Growing

Our garden failures this season at Fence Post Flower Farm.

The best time to pick more beautiful tomatoes… they are actually blushing!

by Laura | Growing

It’s the first week of September 2023 and I’ve already covered my tomatoes 3 nights because temperatures were going to be in the 40’s, yes under 50*F! So far, the plants we covered look the same as the ones we didn’t cover. We couldn’t cover them all because we only...

Pick a Peck of Pickling Cucumbers

by Laura | Growing

Cucumbers are a delicious garden snack, salad topping, or pickling sensation. Find out when to harvest, what to watch out for, and how to keep your cucumbers fresh longer. Read now!

Hardening Off

by Laura | Growing, Metro Detroit

** NOTE ** Your Seedlings need to be Hardened Off** Hello farm friend! I’m Laura, owner of Fence Post Flower Farm in Romeo, MI. I grew the plants you’ve brought home today. I want to explain the term “hardening off” to you. Our plants grow in a balmy, consistent 72*F...

Cucumbers!

by Laura | Growing

Cucumbers!Refreshing. Crunchy.Typically eaten raw or pickled.The last few years we had problems with our cucumbers after the first harvest. We would get lots of cucumbers and then the plant would look sad then wither and die.I thought it was disease. It turns out I...