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The Beginning of the Winter Sowing Season
It’s that time again – time to start thinking about winter sowing! Hooray! I’m so excited! In the past, I’ve only winter sowed using milk jugs and other containers. Last year, I ended up with well over 200 bottles sitting in the backyard – it was a complete mess! This year, I’ve decided to try something a little different. Instead of milk jugs, I’ll be using seed starting trays and a small low tunnel covered in plastic. Even though I’ve never seen anyone do this before, my gardening instinct tells me that this method will also be successful. Sometime next week, I hope to post about my seed starting set…
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Flower Seedlings in the Hoophouse – Ready for Winter – Cut Flower Farm
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.
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Growing Love in a Mist Nigella Flowers – Cut Flower Garden
CHECK OUT OUR SOAP SUBSCRIPTION AND 50% OFF SALE! CLICK HERE! I’ll be the first to admit that love-in-a-mist has never been one of my “must have” flowers. Having never grown it before, I didn’t really know what to expect the first time I grew it. I mean, I knew that it was weird and kind of funky looking, but many times my impression of flowers will completely change after I grow them. The same was also true for nigella. Aside from the weird flower and seed pod shape, love in a mist has this cool characteristic about them that makes water droplets gather on the plant after it rains…
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Growing Feverfew Flowers from Seed – Cut Flower Farm
Since first growing feverfew, it has quickly become one of my absolute favorite flowers. Not only are they insanely easy to grow, but their cold tolerance makes them a sure winner for the cut flower farm (and home flower garden). Though feverfew is often grown as an annual, many actually consider it to be a short-lived perennial. Starting feverfew from seed is also extremely simple. While I’ve heard some people say they don’t need it, I prefer to cold stratify my feverfew seeds in order to get the best germination possible. To do this, all I do is place the seed package in a ziplock bag and then place it…
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Planting Hardy Annual Flowers from Seed into the Hoop House – Progress – Cut Flower Farm
I feel like I’ve been saying it for months now, but I’m so far behind. In a perfect world, the hoophouse would have been planted and ready for winter back in October. Between the weather and the busy thanksgiving holiday – it just didn’t happen. I was finally able to get things situated last weekend. Most importantly, starting with tilling the soil and getting it ready for landscape fabric. The soil in the hoophouse was much more wet than I would have liked to work. Working wet soil always makes me nervous, as the clay in my soil often causes it to turn to concrete. But, I simply couldn’t put…
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The Forgotten Chrysanthemums – Cut Flower Farm
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, but still, they’re blooming – and they’re gorgeous. I’ll be cutting these for a flower arrangement to enjoy on these cold fall days!
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Saving Roselle Seeds – Cut Flower Farm
It’s no secret that roselle has long been one of my favorite plants. Though it has many uses, I personally love to grow it for use in the cut flower garden. Today, I’ll be saving some roselle seeds for next year. The process is super easy. I save seeds for many different types of flowers each year, mainly because some of them are hard to find or expensive. Roselle is often one of these plants. One packet of seeds can cost up to $4.50 – which is wayyy more than I would like to pay. By harvesting my own seeds, I’ll save a little cash – and eventually hope to…
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Saving Love in a Puff Vine Seeds (Photos) – Cut Flower Farm – Ornamental Flower Garden
