Winter sowing petunia seeds is a great way to grow a lot of flowers at a little cost. Let's face it, bedding plants can be really expensive. Growing from seed not only allows us to save a little money, but it also gives a great selection when choosing which seeds to grow. The process of…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Petunia Flowers
In my experience, it seems that cleome is one of those flowers that people can have strong opinions about. Before I started growing it, I had no clue what the plant even looked like. However, now it's an ornamental flower that I really, really love. I personally don't use this one as a cut flower,…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Cleome Flowers in the Cut Flower Garden
It's March - Unheated hoop house is finally coming to life! As I've already mentioned, it's been cooler than normal here. That means that the progress in the hoop house is a little behind. Honestly, some of the plants look really bad. Nevertheless, I'm cautiously optimistic. Thanks for reading!
The winter sowing reveal! Results are finally starting to show from our winter sowing experiment using an unheated low tunnel. Due to the cold weather lately, I'm not at all surprised that germination has taken so long. Nonetheless, I'm really excited to show the results so far. SEE LAST YEAR'S WINTER SOWING REVEAL – CLICK…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Reveal – March Progress in Low Tunnel
Rudbeckias! One of my close friends used to call this flower "Rude Becky". However, I certainly can't find anything rude about this beautiful flower. As with many perennial flowers, winter sowing rudbeckia is crazy easy. Like, so easy. I'm not kidding. I absolutely love these gorgeous blooms. Even though most people may immediately think of…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Rudbeckia Flower Seeds in Zone 6/7
Winter sowing shasta daisies is yet another option for anyone, who like me, is on a budget. One of the many reasons that I have grown to love this flower so much is because they can be grown from seed so easily. Regardless of whether or not you're growing a cut flower patch or you're…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Shasta Daisies in Zone 6/7
When I first set out to learn to grow flowers, the process of overwintering hardy annuals was one which seemed totally foreign. With very little information on the process online, most of what I've learned about crop protection has been through the process of trial and error. In general, crop protection will vary from one…
Continue reading ➞ Crop Protection: Hardy Annual Cut Flowers in Winter Hoop House
I first began winter sowing godetia last season, when I purchased the seeds on a whim. With the dreamy shades of pink, white, and salmon; I just couldn't resist myself. It seems like that happens a lot when it comes to browsing seed catalogs. You would think that someone who doesn't have any growing space…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Godetia Farewell to Spring Flowers in Zone 6/7
Growing annual phlox can be frustrating. I get questions about their germination on a pretty frequent basis, and I often feel bad that I can't offer more exact information about the process. Like many other flowers, I didn't start trying to grow phlox until after I had started using the winter sowing method. Using containers,…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Annual Phlox Flowers in Zone 6/7
After quite a bit of cold weather, the mid February hoop house is looking a little rough. The plants have been covered with row cover for about two weeks straight, and are definitely starting to show signs of stress. Luckily, the weather is set to climb out of the teens and twenties. I'm really looking…
Continue reading ➞ Mid February Hoop House Update – Growing Hardy Annual Flowers from Seed
