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PEONIES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 assigned to them with their parents and Andrea’s folks – Dan and Melinda Kendall – overseeing the tending that includes regular watering and weeding. “I want my kids to grow up to be capable people able to take care of themselves and this one way for them to learn those skills,� she said. Her oldest – son Roman, age 16 – has already taken steps toward creating independence. He purchased bees and set up hives near the field. Yes, he will harvest the honey and help his father make mead, but more important to the peony flowers, Roman’s bees help keep the flowers clean and disease free. The bees gather the sap from the flowers and keep the flowers clean. It is a win-win according to Andrea. The family commitment to the flowers goes well beyond weeding. It includes having to haul massive amounts of water from an offsite source. After two months of hauling water by hand, Andrea and Jesse had a system of heavy-duty plastic piping installed throughout the rows of peonies. It was an expensive investment, she admits. But well worth it.
“Watering by hand was not fun,� she said. If Mother Nature continues to cooperate, by mid-July Alaska Mountain Peony farm will have three varieties ready for customers: The Avalanche, Duchess De Nemours and the Coral Sunset. A recent visit to the farm revealed an abundance of buds developing at the top of the peony plants. The peony is a flower sold in bud form to a customer. After it is placed in water at room temperature, it blooms, Stiehr explained. She likes to display peony flowers along with Alaska’s forget-me-nots and wild ferns, but the peony flower has enough character to display well on its own. Andrea is confident the plants are ready to produce this year. “I can see a real difference in them,� she said. “The petals are different and the plants are mature.� Learn more about Alaska Mountain Peony farm online at www.alaskamountainpeony. com or at is namesake page on Facebook. Contact Andrea Stiehr at 726-7238.
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