Two Boots Farm

4226 Maple Grove Rd. Hampstead USA

(443) 507-8428

A family run farm and floral design studio in Hampstead, Maryland. We grow a wide variety of cut flowers and produce. We also have over 100 cultivated pawpaw fruit trees. We use ecologically sustainable practices so that future generations can continue to grow in healthy soil.

Slow August Days

August 05, 2021  /  Elisa Lane

Hello!

We hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s gorgeous weather as much as us farmers have. It looks like it’ll heat up again in the coming week, but we luxuriated in the cool temperatures while we could. We managed to finish up some planting, finally cleared out the last of our overwintered flowers, and started preparing to host a big farm tour with the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers next Thursday. All in all, it’s been a pretty uneventful week on the farm so there’s not much to say today! August is a pretty low key month for us, consisting mainly of tying up loose ends before our busy season hits. We’ve got lots of florist orders and plenty of work to keep us busy, but nothing too exciting or interesting going on.

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We’ll be bringing lots of gorgeous flowers and produce to market. Lisianthus is in full swing right now, and the stunning blooms have a long vase life and look similar to roses. We’re also swimming in brightly colored rudbeckia triloba, marigolds, and celosia these days. And, of course, August means tomato season is in full swing, and it’s turning out to be a great tomato year! If you haven’t stopped by the farmers market in a while, this weekend is a great time to do so!

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Sunday, August 7th, 8:00 am - 11:00 am: Johnny’s

We’ll be back at the market this weekend with arugula, basil, beets, cucumbers, spring mix, shishito peppers, tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes.

We’ll have loads of bouquets, in addition to bunches of celosia, lisianthus, gladiolus, rudbeckia triloba and cosmos.

Enjoy the weekend,

Amelia and the rest of the Two Boots Farm crew

We’re harvesting tons of tomatoes these days, and the season doesn’t last forever— get them while you still can!

We’re harvesting tons of tomatoes these days, and the season doesn’t last forever— get them while you still can!

A new friend in the barn

A new friend in the barn

Tomato plants after a good cleanup last Friday. Growing tomatoes outdoors in our climate is difficult. They’re particularly susceptible to disease, and so most growers choose to grow a substantial portion of their crop in high tunnels, where they can have a bit more protection. Since we started growing more flowers, out tunnels are always full with Spring blooms when tomato planting time comes around, and so we only grow ours outdoors. This means we inevitably have a lot of pest and disease pressure, and so we have to stay on top of removing diseased plant material. We do our best, but it’s hard to keep up!

Tomato plants after a good cleanup last Friday. Growing tomatoes outdoors in our climate is difficult. They’re particularly susceptible to disease, and so most growers choose to grow a substantial portion of their crop in high tunnels, where they can have a bit more protection. Since we started growing more flowers, out tunnels are always full with Spring blooms when tomato planting time comes around, and so we only grow ours outdoors. This means we inevitably have a lot of pest and disease pressure, and so we have to stay on top of removing diseased plant material. We do our best, but it’s hard to keep up!

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