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Relax, kick back and take your time reading through these helpful posts I’ve created just for you.
You’ll leave here inspired, uplifted, educated… and ready to get your hands dirty!

 

All about Dahlias

We love Dahlias and so do you! Here are some of our tips and tricks for mastering this beautiful, yet sometimes fussy, flower.

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My Favorite Dahlias for Cut Flower Use 2024
Dahlias
My Favorite Dahlias for Cut Flower Use 2024
Dahlias

The top performing Dahlias at Three Acre Farm.

Dahlias
How to Dig and Store Your Dahlia Tubers
Dahlias
How to Dig and Store Your Dahlia Tubers
Dahlias

Not sure how to dig, divide and store your dahlias? Relax! Here’s everything you need to know to successfully overwinter your dahlia tubers!

Dahlias
Beginner's Guide to Growing Dahlias
Dahlias
Beginner's Guide to Growing Dahlias
Dahlias

Want to try growing dahlias? We can help!

Dahlias
All About Dahlia Tubers
Dahlias
All About Dahlia Tubers
Dahlias

Questions about dahlia tubers? Here you go!

Dahlias
Too Soon to Plant Your Dahlia Tubers? Here's What to Do
Dahlias
Too Soon to Plant Your Dahlia Tubers? Here's What to Do
Dahlias

Too cold to plant your dahlia tubers? Here’s what to do while you wait!

Dahlias
 

Guides and Tips for Growing Great Cut Flowers

Whether you’re a beginner or experienced grower, there is always more to learn. Enjoy!

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What's the Best Way to Plant Your Garden? Direct Sowing vs Transplanting
Growing Tips
What's the Best Way to Plant Your Garden? Direct Sowing vs Transplanting
Growing Tips

Find out how to choose the best planting method for your garden!

Growing Tips
How to Start Seeds
Growing Tips
How to Start Seeds
Growing Tips

Ready to start your own plants from seed? Read on!

Growing Tips
How to Choose the Best Cut Flowers to Grow in YOUR Garden
Growing Tips
How to Choose the Best Cut Flowers to Grow in YOUR Garden
Growing Tips

Want to start a cut flower garden, but not sure what to grow? Start here!

Growing Tips
Succession Planting: The Secret to Beautiful Blooms All Season Long
Growing Tips
Succession Planting: The Secret to Beautiful Blooms All Season Long
Growing Tips

How to have blooms for MONTHS instead of WEEKS!

Growing Tips
Planning Your Garden (for beginners)
Growing Tips
Planning Your Garden (for beginners)
Growing Tips

Stop putting off your garden plans and get growing already!

Growing Tips
The 3 Secret Ingredients for Stunning Bouquets
Growing Tips
The 3 Secret Ingredients for Stunning Bouquets
Growing Tips

Creating beautiful bouquets is simple when you have these 3 ingredients.

Growing Tips
Winter Sowing
Growing Tips
Winter Sowing
Growing Tips

Dreaming about spring? It’s time to start planting your “cold hardy” annuals!

Growing Tips
How to Protect Tulips from Voles
Growing Tips
How to Protect Tulips from Voles
Growing Tips

A full report on my “No-Till Tulips” experiment.

Growing Tips
How to Grow Tulips as a Cut Flower
Growing Tips
How to Grow Tulips as a Cut Flower
Growing Tips

Learn the difference between growing Tulips for landscape vs cut flowers.

Growing Tips
Top 10 Fall Flower Farm/Garden Tasks to Start Today
Growing Tips
Top 10 Fall Flower Farm/Garden Tasks to Start Today
Growing Tips

Finish strong! Fall is the best time to accomplish these important farm/garden tasks.

Growing Tips
Endless Summer: An Ode to Everlasting Flowers
Growing Tips
Endless Summer: An Ode to Everlasting Flowers
Growing Tips

How to dry flowers… so you can enjoy them year round!

Growing Tips
How to Revive Floppy Flowers
Growing Tips
How to Revive Floppy Flowers
Growing Tips

Drooping flowers? Don’t throw them out! Try this quick, simple fix first!

Growing Tips
Top 3 Simple Tips for Beautiful Bouquets
Growing Tips
Top 3 Simple Tips for Beautiful Bouquets
Growing Tips

These 3 simple tips will set you up for success

Growing Tips
How to Support Your Cut Flowers in the Garden to Prevent Ruined Blooms
Growing Tips
How to Support Your Cut Flowers in the Garden to Prevent Ruined Blooms
Growing Tips

Outsmart those damaging summer storms by proactively supporting your plants!

Growing Tips
My Favorite Seed Sources for the Home Gardener
Growing Tips
My Favorite Seed Sources for the Home Gardener
Growing Tips

Confused about where to buy seeds? I've got you covered! 

Growing Tips
All your burning questions about growing answered in one place
Growing Tips
All your burning questions about growing answered in one place
Growing Tips

Learn about a unique and special way for us to grow together!

Growing Tips
Seed Saving for Beginners
Growing Tips
Seed Saving for Beginners
Growing Tips

Not sure how to save your own seeds? It’s simple and easy! Find out how.

Growing Tips
10 Tips for Longer Lasting Blooms
Growing Tips
10 Tips for Longer Lasting Blooms
Growing Tips

Get the most out of your cut flowers

Growing Tips
How to Create a Sensory Garden!
Growing Tips
How to Create a Sensory Garden!
Growing Tips

Learn how to create a delightful sensory experience in your own backyard!

Growing Tips
8 Great Tulips for Cut Flower Use
Growing Tips
8 Great Tulips for Cut Flower Use
Growing Tips

Tulips are an exceptional cut flower.

Growing Tips
5 Perfect Perennials for Cut Flower Arrangements
Growing Tips
5 Perfect Perennials for Cut Flower Arrangements
Growing Tips

Perennials are the gifts that keep on giving!

Growing Tips
5 Easy to Grow Cut Flowers for Beginners
Growing Tips
5 Easy to Grow Cut Flowers for Beginners
Growing Tips

Want to try growing cut flowers? Here’s a great list to get you on the right track!

Growing Tips
Hobbit Hole Root Cellar
Growing Tips
Hobbit Hole Root Cellar
Growing Tips

A behind the scenes tour of our Dahlia tuber root cellar.

Growing Tips
How to Create a New Growing Area
Growing Tips
How to Create a New Growing Area
Growing Tips

My step-by-step guide to creating new growing areas!

Growing Tips
Top Tips for Longer Lasting Flowers
Growing Tips
Top Tips for Longer Lasting Flowers
Growing Tips

Want to make your bouquets last longer? Read this!

Growing Tips
How to Eliminate Weeds in Your Garden
Growing Tips
How to Eliminate Weeds in Your Garden
Growing Tips

Tired of constant weeding? Transform the way you garden and set yourself free from weeds!

Growing Tips
The Great "Kiddie Pool" Tulip Experiment (A.K.A. "Lori vs Voles: Part 3")
Growing Tips
The Great "Kiddie Pool" Tulip Experiment (A.K.A. "Lori vs Voles: Part 3")
Growing Tips

The results of my tulip planting experiment!

Growing Tips
Foliage - The Secret to Fabulous Bouquets!
Growing Tips
Foliage - The Secret to Fabulous Bouquets!
Growing Tips

Want to know how to make your bouquets truly shine? It’s all about the foliage!

Growing Tips
My Top 10 Favorite Cut Flowers
Growing Tips
My Top 10 Favorite Cut Flowers
Growing Tips

It was hard but I did it… here are my Top 10 Favorite Cut Flowers!

Growing Tips
How to Protect Your Plants from Cutworms
Growing Tips
How to Protect Your Plants from Cutworms
Growing Tips

A quick and easy trick to protect your gardening investment.

Growing Tips
 

How to Grow… Cutting Garden Favorites

Here are your step-by-step instructions for growing some of the most well loved and adored flowers in the cutting garden.

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How to Grow: Amaranth
How to Grow
How to Grow: Amaranth
How to Grow
How to Grow
How to Grow: Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)
How to Grow
How to Grow: Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)
How to Grow

The perfect filler for all your arrangements!

How to Grow
How to Grow: Bells of Ireland
How to Grow
How to Grow: Bells of Ireland
How to Grow
How to Grow
How to Grow: Celosia
How to Grow
How to Grow: Celosia
How to Grow

A “must-have” for your cutting garden!

How to Grow
How to Grow: Cosmos
How to Grow
How to Grow: Cosmos
How to Grow

Dreamy. Whimsical. Romantic. Swoon-worthy. Delightful.

How to Grow
How to Grow: Poppies
How to Grow
How to Grow: Poppies
How to Grow

Delicate. Swoon-worthy. Delightful. You’ll want to grow some!

How to Grow
How to Grow Scabiosa
How to Grow
How to Grow Scabiosa
How to Grow
How to Grow
How to Grow: Snapdragons
How to Grow
How to Grow: Snapdragons
How to Grow

The unsung hero of the cutting garden!

How to Grow
How to Grow: Strawflowers
How to Grow
How to Grow: Strawflowers
How to Grow

Strawflowers are excellent in fresh or dried arrangements!

How to Grow
How to Grow: Sunflowers
How to Grow
How to Grow: Sunflowers
How to Grow

Everybody loves Sunflowers!

How to Grow
How to Grow: Sweet Peas
How to Grow
How to Grow: Sweet Peas
How to Grow

They are “sweet”, indeed!

How to Grow
How to Grow: Zinnias
How to Grow
How to Grow: Zinnias
How to Grow

A classic cut flower!

How to Grow
 

My favorite farmhouse recipes… from my kitchen to yours!

Here are Three Acre Farm, we love food just as much as we love flowers. Here are some of our favorite recipes!

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No-Knead Artisan Bread
Recipes
Recipes
No-Knead Artisan Bread
Recipes
Recipes

A simple, yet mouthwatering, recipe that will delight your taste buds… and your friends and family!

Recipes
Recipes
Chocolate Crinkles Recipe: Our Favorite Christmas Cookie!
Recipes
Recipes
Chocolate Crinkles Recipe: Our Favorite Christmas Cookie!
Recipes
Recipes

Our favorite Christmas cookie recipe. I think you’ll love them as much as we do!

Recipes
Recipes
Grandma Hamm's Peanut Butter Cookies
Recipes
Recipes
Grandma Hamm's Peanut Butter Cookies
Recipes
Recipes

A very special recipe to honor the woman who loved and lived in this home before me.

Recipes
Recipes
Apple Cider Doughnut Cake
Recipes
Recipes
Apple Cider Doughnut Cake
Recipes
Recipes

Yeah, you read that right. A DOUGHNUT CAKE. And yeah, you're going to want to make this. 

Recipes
Recipes
Crisp Cucumber Salsa Recipe
Recipes
Recipes
Crisp Cucumber Salsa Recipe
Recipes
Recipes

A delicious way to use up fresh produce from the garden!

Recipes
Recipes
Spoon Butter Recipe
Recipes
Recipes
Spoon Butter Recipe
Recipes
Recipes

Wondering what “spoon butter” is and if you need it? Find out here!

Recipes
Recipes
DIY Gardening Hand Scrub Recipe
Recipes
Recipes
DIY Gardening Hand Scrub Recipe
Recipes
Recipes

Perfect for the gardeners in your life!

Recipes
Recipes
Chocolate Peppermint Lip Balm/Lotion Bar
Recipes
Recipes
Chocolate Peppermint Lip Balm/Lotion Bar
Recipes
Recipes

A perfect homemade gift that will have people asking for more! 

Recipes
Recipes
Garlic Scape Pesto Recipe
Recipes
Recipes
Garlic Scape Pesto Recipe
Recipes
Recipes

Why you should harvest your garlic scapes... and what to do with them!

Recipes
Recipes
How to Preserve Garlic: A Fast, Easy Method!
Recipes
Recipes
How to Preserve Garlic: A Fast, Easy Method!
Recipes
Recipes

An easy preservation method that helps speed up dinner prep! In less than one afternoon, you can preserve more than a year’s worth of garlic.

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Recipes
Potato, Corn and Cheese Chowder: The Perfect Fall Potato Soup Recipe
Recipes
Recipes
Potato, Corn and Cheese Chowder: The Perfect Fall Potato Soup Recipe
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Recipes

The perfect potato soup for a cold day! 

Recipes
Recipes
Drowning in Tomatoes? Try this easy (and delicious!) preserving method.
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Recipes
Drowning in Tomatoes? Try this easy (and delicious!) preserving method.
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Recipes

A simple method for preserving LOTS of tomatoes EASILY!

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Recipes
Perfect Pickle Recipe
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Recipes
Perfect Pickle Recipe
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Recipes

Our favorite pickle recipe!

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Recipes
 

 FarmLife Musings and More…

Thoughts about life on the farm. Slow down and stay awhile.

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Tears in the Garden
Tears in the Garden

A Good Friday meditation about the garden.

Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice

On December 21, we celebrate the power of light over darkness… and prepare our hearts for the miracle of Christmas.

Introvert's Guide to Healthy, Happy Holidays
Introvert's Guide to Healthy, Happy Holidays
50 Family Friendly Advent Activities
50 Family Friendly Advent Activities

50 Ideas to get you started with your own Advent Activity Calendar.

"Beauty will save the world."
"Beauty will save the world."

A true confession and transformation.

Spring at Three Acre Farm: As Told By Lindsay Ritchie Photography
Spring at Three Acre Farm: As Told By Lindsay Ritchie Photography

My dear friend (and old neighbor) came to visit the farm and tell the story of Spring at Three Acre Farm.