I just found you. I'm late, this video was 4 years ago, but so glad I found you. FINALLY, someone that walks us through her cut flower garden, explains which flower it is, let's us know when to cut it; very informative and calming but yet excited to see her babies. Thank you soooo much for sharing this video with us. Now onto the next video to see what you've been up to.
I hope your channel grows daily...I really enjoyed your this tour, very informative..pls do more vids especially showing us how you use your flowers in arrangements..tfs...btw I love your skirt and your color combo of the navy and red 👍🏻
I like the way you speak, calm and clear. The cameraman is also very good. I can see the flowers very clear and your lips when you speak (I have a bit of hearing problem). At the same time I'm learning the names of the flowers. Any you tubers, please learn from this video.
Those little red flower plants u r talking about , they are INDIAN sorrel. Gongoora. Please see if the leafs has tangy taste. It is not hybiscus. Leaves r so delicious, we make chutney, nd cook with lentils. So delicious.
First timer: Thanks for a tour of your awesome garden! I am in zone 9 in Fl. I learned a lot from you! I am going to try some new flowers thanks to you!
Okay, I will be waiting! Thank you for responding back. I do see you have so much potential, which gives me hope. I am going to attempt to start a small flower farm and that is why I am looking forward to you showing me your style of flower planting. Take care!
Thank you! I use a homebrewed compost tea and my soil is heavy clay. I'm no-till and usually amend with compost, calcium, and azomite. Added rice hulls to my anemone and ranunculus bed which helped aerate the soil.
You are the first person to ever explain about how Zannias revert back to single flower as opposed to the giants I’ve been picking. I decided this year to collect 30 different varieties from my gardens to share with friends. But now I don’t know what to do with all the seeds packs I’ve been separating and identifying. Would you know what Seed companies do in order to guarantee giant blooms?
You should definitely grow out what you collected and still share some with friends! Zinnias make beautiful crosses and you might come up with a new color! There are ways to specially breed them. Dawn Creek Farm (local) had been breeding them and selling seeds. My favorite flower seed company is general is Geo Seeds.
@@flowermama9616 planning my first year of a cut flower farm. Starting small, this was encouraging! About to start my lasagna method on a few rows and occultation on a few just to see which I prefer. In your experience do any cut flowers prefer one method over the other?
Do you mainly plants plugs or start most from seed? Also I’m new so you may have shared in a previous video but how did you decide to get into flower farming and do you already own the land?
I do most from plugs! I’ve both started my own and have bought plugs. Direct seed is great but such a high risk of loss and more seed is needed. I’ve been into growing flowers ever since I was a kid! Got into the farming part of it after moving out to California (originally from WI). Sadly, I’ve been growing on rented land for years and have started new farms 3 times because I keep moving and it’s so hard to not have land security as a renter. I don’t have this plot in the video anymore and look forward to cultivating my own land someday!
I just stumble on your channel and I absolutely love it and subscribe. You said you are in zone 9b Are you in CA or FL ?. I am also in zone 9b. I been looking for places near me so I visit . I am in Orlando, FL. Where are you located at ? I am so, so, so happy when you said 9 B. Your video is very informative and very interesting. Thank you ! 💐🌺🌸
Do you seed save your zinnias? If so, do you have a video showing how you select which bloom? How you tag them... how you know they are ready to harvest for seed.... ty
I do not do any specific kind of breeding, so I can't answer those questions. I've saved zinnia seeds before and they always come up random colors and single petaled because they cross easily.
This is the most informative video I`ve come across in a long time. Thank you so much for the time stamps! They are so helpful. Lastly, what are your thoughts on the llama manure? Is it worth it? Cheers.
Thanks for naming the varieties and colours. I am in New Zealand so I google them to see which ones I can get over here. Interesting that you weren't really impressed with the Vanilla Marigolds. I was about to sow some. I might just plant them in small blocks between my bulbs ( I am colour blocking the bulbs). That way if I don't have much luck with the marigolds as a cut flower, at least they'll provide some nematode protection for the bulbs. Have you dried any? If so, do they keep much of their colour?
I'm so glad you found this video helpful! Yes, the vanilla marigolds dried a beautiful buttery yellow color and are almost worth growing just for that! Best to you.
Hey there Flower Mama, I wanted to ask a quick q. I’m in zone 9 in FL and I want to create a packed zinnia garden with some sunflowers and maybe some dill. I was planning on sowing mid August, but I’m scared it will have a short life and never reach maturity.. It doesn't get cold here until about late December early January tbh, so would you think if directly sowed in August I should have a few months with this first batch? Or should I wait until March/April? I'm not sure how fast these babies mature. ty for inspiring me!
Hi Wren! Thanks so much for this question. I would advise you to wait until Spring. You can direct sow sunnies in February and get blooms in May. They are somewhat cold tolerant so they can take light frost when young. You can def try sunnies now, but a frost will damage them if they have buds and it's cutting it close. I would expect a frost in November as zone 9b, even if it's not consistently cold yet. I've always planted my last summer successions no later than mid July, and even that was a toss up for some things. Your best best is to prepare for cool season flowers now, planting those late Sept through Oct. Zinnias and Dill can be direct sown in April though I generally wait till the first week in May. We've been known to have a freak frost or random hail storm in April. Hope this helps!
Perhaps! I currently do not have a greenhouse available, but I might get a small one and would be happy to document the process. I can work on writing a blog post about how to do it in the mean-time :) Also, know that they are incredibly tricky! Most growers purchase plugs.
I'm in Zone 9b in Northern California. New to gardening. When do you start sowing most of your seeds? Specifically Nicotiana and Strawflower., Rudbeckia Also, have you tried growing lavender?
Lovely! Welcome! Nicotiana and Rudbeckia take a while to grow so I sow seeds in flats (greenhouse or under lights) in November/December. Strawflower start in February. I’ve grown lavender plants but not from seed. They do well in our hot climate!
Just found your channel. Enjoyed this video and the info you provided. Got some great ideas for foliage/ dried material. Do you have an Instagram page.
Not this one. My previous flower farm, I had landscape fabric in the pathways for weed suppression. This one I kept tidy by weed whacking the pathways. Happy to go into my reasoning for not using it on the beds if you’d like!
@@riverunner9978 Sure! Positives are weed suppression and covering the soil (as the soil should be covered at all times) but I prefer mulch. In zone 9b the plastic heats up the soil even more, heating up roots, requiring even more water. It’s harder to fix irrigation leaks and overall a pain to work with since it has to be removed at the end of each season.
@@flowermama9616 I get it 100% and those are valid. I’m in zone 3b and these conditions may be different. I’ll use it in my pathways and see how that works out. Thank you for the feedback all info is great from experienced growers. Your flowers are superb! ☀️🌺🌸🌼
Depends who you talk to! The Benary's have their place as focal flowers, but as a designer, I also really like the oklahoma white and salmon in particular as well as the zinderella series. The Queen series is also unmatched in terms of color!
