Loving these glasses. They make you look as though you are straight out of Booneville NY. 😅

If they are super big bubble bees, they are likely carpenter bees. Took me years to get used to them, but they really don’t bother anyone or anything, they are mating. And it looks like a miniature dog fight.

I'm a northern gardener, but last yr right at peak ranunculus time, we had 3 days of 90F weather spiked right in the middle of Spring. Deciding I had nothing to lose, I put up some shade cloth over the ranunculus plantings and it worked! The plants continued to produce blooms for another month until the summer heat kicked in! Such an informative video - thank you!

Came for the ranunculus shop talk, stayed for the bug reactions. 😂👌🏻

I'm not a flower farmer. I just enjoy your videos and learning about flowers. ❤

Eric did not, in fact, edit that out. 🤣♥️

I am also in 7A and planted in Feb and still don’t have flowers. Want to try a November planting this time around. Love your videos. So much good content.

For a long time in your video, i was looking at your wheelbarrow thinking it was a kind of military boat 😂😂😂😂 sorry, ill start the video over and listen to what you say 😅😅

Gorgeous flowers. 😂I planted my Ranunculus yesterday and will need to cover them a few nights.

I believe presprouting corms in spring is for the folks in colder climates, not warmer climates that can plant in fall and overwinter. It gives colder zones a head start if they pre sprout indoors in early spring

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Your ranunculus look amazing.

Nice job! So much great information. I especially love that you always encourage us to learn our own customers & our own climate specifics. Sorry about the buzzers....

It is alot of work to keep corms but I have never been disappointed when I do. I do not have a farm so it would mean you need to dedicate a space. Easier for sure to extinguish I'm sure. Thanks for taking tour time out to help.

My ranunculus are just sitting there in my garden doing nothing. Still hopeful for beautiful flowers eventually. I love looking at all of your beauty's there

Great job, Alex. Thank you!

It's comical, and maybe ironic, that you're this amazingly successful flower farmer and have these kinds of reactions to bugs! 🤭

You are correct about 6 Ranunculus time, I live in the PNW and I can't start ranunculus in the winter without a hoop house because we have so much rain. Regardless, early March is a good time for me without hoop house because we live in a cool climate. They thrive here as well as tulips, daffodils, peonies, and dahlias!

Sunglasses are important, always wear them if you need to. Anyone who doesn't like it is a fool. Love those sunglasses by the way.