Starting Fresh with Galena Berkompas, Micro Flower Farm

Starting Fresh with Galena Berkompas Building a new flower farm from the ground up! In this episode, returning guest Galena Berkompas of Micro Flower Farm shares what it's like to start over on a new piece of land in Vancouver, Washington. She talks about prioritizing perennials, choosing cover crops, and balancing short-term crops with long-term investments. Galena also dives into her watering schedule, dahlia care, and the lessons she's learning as she rebuilds her micro farm from the ground up. Highlights: 1 Starting fresh on new land 2 Planting perennials for long-term success 3 TEFF as a cover crop 4 Midnight watering schedule & overhead irrigation 5 Dahlia care and nitrogen timing 6 Managing pollinated blooms 7 Building structure with shrubs & greens 8 Balancing quick-income crops with long-term growth Sponsors: Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers — Learn more and join at ascfg.org The Gardener's Workshop — Helping flower farmers grow smarter at thegardenersworkshop.com Learn more about today's episode and all of our past guests by visiting TheFlowerPodcast.com

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Starting Fresh with Galena Berkompas, Micro Flower Farm is an episode from The Flower Podcast by Scott Shepherd.

This episode is 01:08:23 long.

This episode was published on Oct 16, 2025.

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