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#104: Easy Indoor Seed Starting with Soil Blocking: The Journey

#103: Cool Flowers In The Ground

In this episode, I’m sharing what I’m doing and thinking about with my Cool Flowers garden in very early spring. Remembering to make simple notes on the calendar is so helpful the next time around to refer back to. Fall Planting Checkin What made it? When...
Organize your Seed Packets

Organize your Seed Packets

Like many of you, I have lots of packets of seeds. More than I can plant in one season for sure. I will confess, I feel like I need them all! Worse yet I used to miss planting some because I somehow misplaced them. As an attempt to maintain my seed sanity, I have come...
#104: Easy Indoor Seed Starting with Soil Blocking: The Journey

#101: The Truth About Seed Starting

Enjoy this short podcast to get relieved of the pressure to start seeds now— In the episode, I share the reality that this rush and pressure we feel to start seeds in early spring is a result of marketing–it is not the only time to start seeds! Many of us could...
#98: Growing Snapdragons with Dave Dowling

#98: Growing Snapdragons with Dave Dowling

I’ve been growing snapdragons for over two decades and thought I had a handle on it—but NOT after this discussion with Dave Dowling! In this episode, we are talking about extending the harvest season, how to do that but variety selection, harvesting,...
#96: Growing Sunflowers with Jonathan Leiss

#96: Growing Sunflowers with Jonathan Leiss

Talking one of my favorite subjects with Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm located in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina: sunflowers. We both agree that sunflowers can be major contributors to the bottom line of most flower-growing operations. Jonathan’s go-to...

#94: Growing Lilies with Val Schirmer

In this episode with Val Schirmer of Three Toads Farm, Val paints the picture of the possibilities of growing lilies to grow your business. She shares how she built her business by using big bulbs to grow big beautiful flowers that stopped people in their tracks. See...
#97: Flower Colors For Your Market with Jonathan Leiss

#93: Meet Val Schirmer of Three Toads Farm

Loved chatting with Val Schirmer of Three Toads Farm. Val has been a friend for years and getting to know more about her journey of becoming a flower farmer was great. Connect with Val: Instagram  Facebook Val’s online course: Forcing Glorious Bulbs for the...
#97: Flower Colors For Your Market with Jonathan Leiss

#95: Seed Starting Steps

In this episode, I am doing a run-through of the things I consider and do when starting a specific seed. Hope it helps! Is it a cool or warm-season annual seed? When should be planting cool or warm-season transplants? What is this seed’s preferred method to...
#92 Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring

#92 Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring

Wondering when and how to plant cool-season hardy annuals in very early spring? You are not alone my friend, I am getting lots of questions and this episode is addressing some of the most commonly heard. Mentions: The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles This page has the...

Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring

Wondering when and how to plant cool-season hardy annuals in very early spring? You are not alone my friend, I am getting lots of questions and this episode is addressing some of the most commonly heard.    Mentions: The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles This page has the...
#92 Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring

#91: Seed Starting Saturdays: Week 2

In this episode, I am continuing to revisit a project I did 4 years ago called Seed Starting Saturdays. My initial intention was to listen to it to redo it for today— but guess what? After listening I realized it’s great information that is the same today,...
#92 Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring

#90: Why Flowers?

We all may start growing flowers for different reasons, but the end can be the same: to beautify our yards and farms, restore nature, have fresh flowers on the table, and restore our souls. My book Vegetables Love Flowers is about a 3-season cutting garden and all the...
#92 Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring

#89: Seed Starting Saturday: Week 1

In this episode, I revisited a project I did 4 years ago called Seed Starting Saturdays. My initial intention was to listen to it to redo it for today— but guess what? After listening I realized it’s great information that is the same today, yesterday, and...
Seedling Care

Seedling Care

Seed starting with soil blocking from beginning to end  We use the soil blocking method of seed starting. My experience has been that once equipped with a soil blocker tool, all you add each year are seeds and blocking mix. What drew my initial interest was that 40...
#92 Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring

#88: Rudbeckias: Not The Ditch Dwellers

 My love of rudbeckias has turned into a bit of an obsession. They are, after all, a pretty easy family to fall in love with. Some of the reasons I love them: Easy to start (most are anyway) Need little tending other than full sun and a little water to get started...
#87: Have Faith in Cool Flower

#87: Have Faith in Cool Flower

Lots of folks reaching out because of fears they are experiencing about their Cool Flowers facing cold weather.  I understand and suffer from the same thing from time to time. It’s natural, but we need to do all we can to meet their needs to maximize success.  ...
#92 Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring

#87: Have Faith in Cool Flowers

Lots of folks reaching out because of fears they are experiencing about their Cool Flowers facing cold weather.  I understand and suffer from the same thing from time to time. It’s natural, but we need to do all we can to meet their needs to maximize success....