Sara Rolfsen-Kohn

About Sara Rolfsen-Kohn

Sara Rolfsen-Kohn is a full time flower farmer in the mountains of Western North Carolina (6a/7b). She grew up despising gardening, but slowly fell in love with it as an adult. She devours books and podcasts, lectures and videos on all sorts of topics relating to gardening, farming, soil science and microbiology, and everything in between. She also extensively experiments in her own garden and farm. She loves sharing all of the information she's learned over the years and is that person at parties who doesn’t know how to talk to normal people unless it’s about something like the symbiotic nature of mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots or the benefits of dry farming for plant hardiness.

Latest from Sara Rolfsen-Kohn

Herbalism : Growing Your Own Medicine
Herbalism : Growing Your Own Medicine
#herbalism#herbs#medicinal properties#medicine
Modern medicine seems so far removed from a collection of glass jars full of dried leaves and flowers in a cabinet, but many of our current medicines actually derive from these incredible plants. Digitalis, the heart medication, takes its name...
4 min read
Garden Giving You the Cold Shoulder? Shoulder Seasons Explained and Explored
Garden Giving You the Cold Shoulder? Shoulder Seasons Explained and Explored
#gardening tips

Summer has officially kicked off, and of course you are probably familiar with all four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. But what about the spaces in between these main seasons? Do they have a name or purpose in the garden?

4 min read
What IS that? What You Need to Know about Webworms
What IS that? What You Need to Know about Webworms
#pests
Have you recently noticed what look like spider webs wrapped around the ends of tree branches and wondered just what the heck they are (aside from gross)?
4 min read
Blooming Beauties: Make the Most of Your Spring Harvest
Blooming Beauties: Make the Most of Your Spring Harvest
#spring flowers
The best practice to ensure your blooms last as long as possible in a vase involves making sure the vessel they are in is squeaky clean, the water is changed regularly, and the stems are trimmed regularly.
5 min read
Living, or Green Mulch | Vego Garden
Earthy Diversity: Mulch Types and Tips Part 2
Live, or green mulch, offers many advantages for your garden bed, yard and the environment.
5 min read
Flower Farmer Sara Rolfsen-Kohn | Vego Garden
Meet Flower Farmer Sara Rolfsen-Kohn: Garden Zones 6a-7b
Sara Rolfsen-Kohn is a full-time flower farmer in the mountains of Western North Carolina (6a/7b).
1 min read
Transform Your Garden with DIY Gardening Soil
Transform Your Garden with DIY Gardening Soil
#Soil and Nutrition
Creating your own soil blend can give you significantly more bang for your buck and even create healthier plants.
4 min read
Earth Diversity: Mulch Types and Tips
Earthy Diversity: Mulch Types and Tips
#mulch
Mulch is essentially anything that is used to cover the soil. Woodchips, cardboard, cover crops, plastic, paper, leaves, compost, plant debris and more.
5 min read
Conquering Transplant Shock
Conquering Transplant Shock: A Gardener's Guide to Smooth Plant Transitions
You’ve doted over and nurtured your little plant babies for weeks inside and they’re finally ready to move out.
4 min read
Cultivating Success: How Gardeners Triumph Over Clay Soil Challenges
Cultivating Success: How Gardeners Triumph Over Clay Soil Challenges
Clay soil is distinctive in its goopy, sticky qualities when wet, and its brick-like texture when dry - but there some advantages to it as well.
6 min read
Sara Rolfsen-Kohn

About Sara Rolfsen-Kohn

Sara Rolfsen-Kohn is a full time flower farmer in the mountains of Western North Carolina (6a/7b). She grew up despising gardening, but slowly fell in love with it as an adult. She devours books and podcasts, lectures and videos on all sorts of topics relating to gardening, farming, soil science and microbiology, and everything in between. She also extensively experiments in her own garden and farm. She loves sharing all of the information she's learned over the years and is that person at parties who doesn’t know how to talk to normal people unless it’s about something like the symbiotic nature of mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots or the benefits of dry farming for plant hardiness.
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