A Beginners Guide to Growing Ranunculus and Anemones

In this module, we'll walk you through those important first steps to get you off the ground to growing this amazing flowers.  We'll explain what the different varieties of Ranunculus and Anemones are and how to pick which corms you will want based on the kind of results you want to get.  We'll then take you through a list of suppliers where you can buy the corms and what the difference is between buying Wholesale and Retail.

Ranunculus and Anemones have a reputation of being difficult to grow but they don't have to be if you have a solid plan in place which is why you really need to start planning at least a year in advance.  We have laid a out a visual timeline that will guide you through the timing of all the steps you need to accomplish on your journey to your first harvest. 

Since Little Hollow is located in Northern Colorado, we have adapted our process of growing these flowers to a colder climate.  We'll show you when is the proper time to plant followed by how you'll want to space them to get the most desirable characteristics like long beautiful stems.

Now that you have a solid plan in place, we'll take you through the ordering process including the factors you need to consider when choosing your corms in the first place.  After your corms have arrived, we'll explain how you can store your corms until you are ready to begin growing.

If you've never worked with corms before, they can be a little intimidating when they first arrive in the mail but we've done the soaking and re-hydrating process for a few seasons now and have learned a few tricks along the way we would like to share with you.

This is a quick recap on some of the important factors you need to consider like how long to soak your corms and what temperature you need to keep them.

It's time to plant!  Even if you are not working with the same size of space we are, the same principles of planting will apply.  We'll show you the kind of spacing you need based on the variety of flower you're planting along with how to deep to plant them. We'll show you a special rake that's easy to modify that will help you plant your corms uniformly!  From here we'll demonstrate steps like rigging a frost cloth to running irrigation lines then capping it off with a discussion on the differences between going direct to soil versus continuing corms in a cell tray container.

Now that your flowers are planted it's time to discuss how to take care of them through the season.  We'll discuss weed and pest management including how to introduce beneficial insects.  We will also go over irrigation and talk about signs that you might be over watering.

The moment you've been waiting for! You've put in a lot of hard work to get to this point and you'll want to make sure you are harvesting your flowers at just the right moment to get the maximum benefit.  We'll demonstrate how to identify when a flower is ready to be harvested and how deep to cut your stems.  We'll also take you through post harvest conditioning and how to store your flowers appropriately to make them last the longest. 

We've compiled a list of some of the most frequently asked questions we've gotten over the years that should help you avoid some common mistakes.

As a thank you for completing this course, we have a special offer on our ranunculus and anemone corms!