April 24, 2026 8:35 pm

We are OPEN AIR!  If you are new to open air or bump up pot the roof you see over our structure is shade fabric and porous.  Rain will come through it.  If you plan on shopping tomorrow with the likely chances of rain:

1. BRING YOUR MUCK BOOTS OR YOUR SANDLES BECUAUSE YOUR FEET MAY GET WET.

2. BRING AN UMBRELLA BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NEED IT.

If it rains hard our facility will hold some water for a very short time.  The ground is very porous and we percolate water out very fast but if it just down poured rain there will be puddles to walk through.

We plan to be open all day from 9 am to 7 pm.  If we make changes to our hours we will update right here on this blog.

Clark

April 24th, 2026 6:31 am

 This 24th day of April look to be a pretty good Friday when you consider the weather forecast.  We are open all day from 9am to 7pm.  Breanna is stopping in Kearney and checking to see if we can pick up some umbrellas in case we need them tomorrow and Sunday.  Rain on the weekend is never a good thing for flower sales but we need rain really bad and I a day to relax.  I'll take the rain.  Sounds like Saturday rain might be a light mist or steady light rain and if so we will be open.  If it pours rain and there is standing water in our facility we may close for an hour or two.  WE WILL IMMEDIATELY MAKE AN UPDATE TO THIS WEATHER BLOG IF WE INTEND TO CLOSE DUE TO RAIN.  PLEASE CHECK IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME AND CHECK IT OFTEN.

Clark

April 26, 2026 7:08 am update

Today is our opening day.  Most product is here but we will continue to move more plants here during the day today.  Our hours are 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, seven days a week.  Just because the front gates are open does not mean we are open.  Many mornings I slide the gate open so my wife doesn't have to do it when she arrives at 9:00.  The gates are heavy and difficult to slide open so I do it for her.  We need to get into the place a hundred times a day to stock product and it is physically exhausting to open and close those gates 100 times a day.  This is the reason the gates might be open.

I repeat one time:  just because the gates are open doesn't mean we are open.  Our hours are 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, seven days a week.

I have my fingers crossed for cooler weather.  High 80's and low 90's are not a good thing for March and April.  We target a sales window that is fairly narrow and this window determines the day we start planting in February.  With the very warm March and April it has produced a rapidly growing but excellent crop.  

With the impending rain chances this weekend we plan to be open during all of it.  Bring your muck boots and your umbrella if you plan to shop as we are OPEN AIR.  The cover over the building is porous and will allow moisture through.  We need rain in the worst possible way so I'm hoping Sunday is a nice rainy day and we can do a ducky drawing for a discount on Sunday.  Follow Bump Up Pot Nebraska as this is where we do all our updates and follow www.bumpuppot.com and click the weather related link for all our weather updates that may change our hours.

As always, we are grateful for your support.

Clark

Friday April 17, 2026

On this very windy Friday we have decided to open next Wednesday the 22nd of April.  I didn't feel like fighting with the cold temps tonight and Saturday night.  We will be open on Wednesday.  Hours are 9 am to 7 pm seven days a week.  VEGETABLES WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY.  We will update at bumpuppot.com when vegetables have been delivered.

Monday May 26th, 5:34 pm

 WE HAVE CLOSED EARLY TONIGHT AS OF THIS POSTING AT 5:34 PM.

Monday May 26th, 2025 9:52 am

Happy Memorial Day to everyone.  Bad weekend to be at the lake, great weekend to plant flowers.  Trust me when I say that planting in this weather is much better than planting in 80-degree heat and 40 mph winds.  I'm sure those conditions will return and these rainy, cool days will be a distant memory.  We are open all day today, 9am to 7pm.  It's been a very busy weekend.  Kids are out of school and year end activities have wrapped up and people have more time to think about their outdoor living space.  We still have very nice bump up pots left and a few baskets.  As of last count we had 33 baskets left out of 800 that we planted in March.  I did trim 135 bump up pots that are still at our grow site.  Around the first of June those 135 pots will be moved to our retail site and give us a bit of product to get us through the first few weeks of June.  As always we appreciate your support and thank you for shopping with us.

Clark

May 23rd, 2025 9:44 am

 As I write this there is a very light rain falling.  One of those rains where you question if it's really rain or something that may have fallen from a tree.  We did get a small shower earlier today and the forecast looks like rain for much of the weekend.  I feel somewhat sorry for those with boating, skiing, or fishing plans for the weekend as the weather appears to not be cooperative.  Mondays Memorial Day forecast looks to possibly be some record low temps.  My plan for the weekend is to finish planting our pots our front of the nursery.  This weather is perfect for setting out plants.  Much better than 80 degrees and 30 mph winds.  We plan to be open all of Memorial Day weekend from 9 am to 7 pm but if it starts pouring rain we may close early or open late so check here for updates.