Zinnias are one of my absolute favorite flowers in the cut flower garden. When it comes to how to grow zinnias from seed, it's pretty easy. Here in my yard, the zinnia flowers love my hot and humid weather. It's not uncommon for them to reach heights of 6ft, and to stretch taller than my…
Continue reading ➞ How to Grow Zinnias from Seed
Luckily, I was finally able to finish planting the hardy annual cut flower seedlings into the hoophouse. Though most of these flowers are annuals, I did include some biennial flowers under cover, as well. Here's hoping for a beautiful spring and summer.
Every year, I plant florist mums. I'm terrible at growing them, but I can't resist. They're so beautiful, and they always bloom when nothing else does. However, each year, I always neglect them. They grow quite slowly early in the season and soon they become lost in the weeds. The same thing happened this year,…
Continue reading ➞ The Forgotten Chrysanthemums – Cut Flower Farm
If you've been following the blog for any amount of time, you might remember that I started A LOT of plants earlier this spring with the use of the winter sowing method. Since my yard is so small, I ended up giving a lot of these plants away. Specifically, one of my older neighbors wanted…
Continue reading ➞ Tales of an Unkempt Flower Bed – Roselle and Red Shiso Plants
Last week's hail storm was a mess. I was at work when it happened, and totally bummed to see the damage to the garden. Annoyed, I left the garden alone for an entire week after it was hit with tennis ball sized hail. I was interested to see what plants would and would not make…
Continue reading ➞ Out with the Old, and In with the New –
It's the middle of July, and it's still insanely hot. Are you surprised? I'm not, lol. Regardless, let's take a quick look around to see what's growing in the garden. Even though there are tons of weeds in the garden, the trellis is loaded with various vines. Most of the vines are pole beans and…
Continue reading ➞ What’s in the Garden? Middle of July Garden Update
It's July, and that means one certain thing - it's HOT. I know, somehow, I always find something to complain about. But when the heat index climbs to 112F, the last thing I want to do is go outside and work in the garden. That being said, I took a mini "vacation" and went to…
Continue reading ➞ Beginning of July Garden Harvest
I can't believe that it's already almost the end of June. That's one thing about the warm weather - I spend all winter long waiting for it. It feels like it takes forever to arrive, but when it does - it flies by. That bothers me, a lot. Anyhow, let's take a quick look around…
Continue reading ➞ End of June Garden Update 2018
It's Wednesday! You know what that means - another flower arrangement! I'll be honest, it's a total coincidence that I'm posting this on a Wednesday. Like I said, I'm really not good at keeping schedules. Hope you enjoy!
