Mother Hen Farms

06/05/2026

My husband is helping me plant dahlia tubers today at the farm. Alex of Finch Florals took this picture there today. Isn’t it so cute???

How do we know if the turtle is a he or a she?

We must give it a name!

05/31/2026

My other peonies are slow to bloom this year but this one decided it was going to be first to bloom for the second year in a row.

05/29/2026

In the ground today:

About 100 lisianthus I very proudly grew from seed.

Some poppies that were winter sown and probably won’t survive.

52 dahlias!!!

Woot woot!!!

05/27/2026

05/25/2026

I got some plants in the ground today!

20 Lee’s Starchild dahlias
20 Kelgai Ann dahlias
Bronze fennel
Mexican Tarragon (actually a marigold I think)
Sedum that I propagated myself

My son helped and worked hard. I am proud of him.

05/23/2026

ANSWER: TICK SNIPS

WINNER: 🥇 Andrea P. was accurate on the use (ticks are arthropods) but she got the name wrong. However, her name is even better.

I call them my Tick Snips. When I find ticks crawling on me, ignoring my insect repellent, they get snipped in half.

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I will send a free box of grower’s choice tubers to anyone who can guess what these are (my name/ use for them) by 5 PM today.

Must be following my page to win.

05/22/2026

Always an early bloomer. Kelgai Ann still in her 1/2 gallon pot. Silly dahlia, Michigan is still indecisive about which season it is.

05/20/2026

I hate this part of responsibly growing dahlias. These poor dahlias didn’t improve in quarantine with TLC and still show signs of disease. Off to the trash they go. 😭

05/20/2026

Yes 🙌 I love using beneficial nematodes. They work so well!!!

05/16/2026

These little Rosie Raven babies arrived safe and healthy.

I like this packaging besides the fact that it’s a little time consuming.

Happy customers make my heart happy. 😍