Listening to this whole video i can tell you have thought things thoroughly. Spot on with answering viewers question. You are a strong business person with clear thinking and great dreams.
thank you so much for sharing all of your insights! i'm starting this year with my first attempt at flower farming in a 6a zone and your content and advice are incredibly relevant and informative, helpful and encouraging!! :)
Truly appreciate your videos ! We are in Northwest Arkansas, end of 1st year flower farm (raised with cows, hay, & commercial Christmas trees). Thanks for sharing! We believe in less grown in best quality also. We are adding an early spring cover crop, phacelia, available from Johnny's seed. Maybe can also be used as filler. This is a "try" experiment
I DEFINITELY would love for you to do the video of what colors and variety you plant, where to get the plugs or bulbs, and how you squeeze them everything in your 1/4 acre farm.
Love how much you share with all of us on choosing and growing cut flowers. When you do your you tubes, would you please share one more thing, the dates. For example when you say we planted larkspur last week or we sowed seeds for..., or we prepped beds today, please say the date. Even if I am not in the same hardiness zone, I can figure out how your date relates to my zone. This would help me a lot. Thank you!
I will try to remember to share that. The date of the video posting is also there to help determine what/when we are doing things. We don’t have delayed video edits so its typically pretty spot on
Fab video with so much information! New flower farmers must love you! You make me want to grow flowers, but up here in Ontario we have much shorter growing season, although there are a few small farms growing some flowers to sell at our farmers' market.
gomphrena is the best for dry... i make boutonnieres in advance with straflower and add greenery or other fresh flowers last minutes. not only for weddings but graduations :-)
Next year is the first year i really sit down and really think about what flowers for spring, summer and fall I want. Its a bit overwhelming 😂. Also fillers....... 😮. One thing i learned this year is to start sunflowers early and successions plant until we get the first frost😂😂😂😂 if they freeze, they freeze but stopped everything 6 weeks too early. (Oh and succession plant the glads.....i had 200 of those flower in the same 3 weeks )
9:10 in my zone 8b in WA state, I have had some types of snapdragons overwinter without any protection and keep blooming all summer to fall several years! There are so many varieties though, hard to choose.
Love the overhead shots! Gives a great perspective of how the farm works together. I would love to see the specific flowers video you mentioned. Thank you for your wisdom!
Yes for statice! I'm going to try it for the first time this year and I want it for drying also. I did celosia and dried them and they were amazing! So I'm growing probably 5 different celosias for bouquet options and drying. Complete fan. I also dried gomphrena and they did relatively well but I need to perfect when I harvest to make them last longer.
I'm heading into year 2.5 and am paring back my varieties of annuals. Am also going more for straight bunches of focals with cosmos for foliage. Was a disastrous 2023 for annuals so hopefully 2024 is better. Have improved my soil so fingers crossed for 2024
I completely agree with you. My list of flowers I will be growing for 2024 is 15 (I think) with an additional 4 types of foliage and one flower that I use that is from off farm. Also, the micro climate of each flower farm is very specific to what one should grow. I, for instance, will never grow zinnias again. Why? Because dahlias do so well for me that zinnias are completely unnecessary.
Great video and information - always very helpful and well presented! Yes - I would love your insights to succession plantings for each type of plant you grow as well as the drone shots. It would be incredibly helpful if you could supply a template of the essential information one needs to keep track of succession planning, timing, and bed layouts. I'm new to this (just starting out and brainstorming), but I'd be happy to share the template I've started. Regards - Alyce
Nice list. I know you want special flowers. Have you ever tried Eryngium (Planum and/or Alpinum) ? The most beautiful blue flower. Loves the heat; it even grows in sand dunes (saw it for the first time on a walking holiday in Ireland at the seaside and fell in love with it) It's a perennial and a very good cut flower and the bees and butterflies love them.
@@Daisy-Hey-Hello really? Didn't hear her talk about Eryngium ever. But everybody has a flower they would never buy off course. I never buy tulips or sunflowers haha.
I would love to watch a video where you discuss the subtypes of the flowers you grow. I have been watching several of your videos, admittedly, sometimes I try to go through one quickly trying to find specific info. Have you ever discussed the specific bed width as well as the walkway widths? I've caught you discussing about the walk space being narrow and getting eaten by bugs when you try to go through from time to time but I've not heard actual measurements.
@CoramDeoFarm thank you! That is what I sketched out for my 1st focused/intentional flower plot. My raised veggie beds are 4' walking paths because 2 feet was too narrow in our last ones at the height of summer but now 4' feels TOO wide.
Excellent video and information. Being new, would sincerely appreciate the follow up video of the subs, plots & and how you prepare. Absolutely no clue how you're growing so much on a 1/4 acre! Which are you succession planting and which are you purchasing plugs? Are you seeding or putting in seedlings? This information would be invaluable and much appreciated. Do you grow and veg? Thank you and hope to see a follow up video to this.
What model of John Deere tractor do you use and your most used implements/accessories for it? Thanks for all your wonderful information, so beneficial since I’m just starting out!
Campanula is a wow! flower here in my area. Zinnias are not. It's funny how different parts of country like and dislike certain flowers. ❤ Everyone loves sunflowers! Especially the deer😊
As a seed it is not hard to grow compared to lisianthus but for me its a time consideration more than anything. I would need to start them in April and that is one of the busiest times of year for me. So for our schedule, it is worth the cost to outsource that labor then to add it to our plate :) That way I know it is done and done correctly when I need them.
I think it's a good idea to keep the grow list short when you are a relative beginner, but the easiest way to 'elevate' your bunches is to make them bouquets by adding - easy to grow - salad and garnishes.
We sell retail bouquets not bunches. If I add more greenery then I will have to take away flowers to remain profitable or raise our prices which will not be a positive for my customers either way.
Have you ever considered using more tunnels to protect your flowers? I’m in the process of planning what we are going to grow on the west coast. The extreme weather has me a bit concerned and of coarse tryin to control / protect investment as much as possible.
When you say quarter acre farm, is that all your land together or only where you have flowers? Lol odd question but I am in the process of looking for land myself. I feel like your drone shots make it look like a couple acres.
@@CoramDeoFarmthank you! That is super helpful. One last question, where would sunflowers fall in the lineup, when would the first sunflower have its bloom? I am thinking June and it would fall in the lineup after Statice?
Listening to this whole video i can tell you have thought things thoroughly. Spot on with answering viewers question. You are a strong business person with clear thinking and great dreams.
Absolutely it would be great to see and hear a comprehensive crop layout and planning videos ❤
Thanks!
Ah thank you Helena!
thank you so much for sharing all of your insights! i'm starting this year with my first attempt at flower farming in a 6a zone and your content and advice are incredibly relevant and informative, helpful and encouraging!! :)
When your video started, I thought - their hoop house looks so good! Glad you were able to put it in this year! ❤
Thanks!!
Truly appreciate your videos ! We are in Northwest Arkansas, end of 1st year flower farm (raised with cows, hay, & commercial Christmas trees). Thanks for sharing! We believe in less grown in best quality also. We are adding an early spring cover crop, phacelia, available from Johnny's seed. Maybe can also be used as filler. This is a "try" experiment
I DEFINITELY would love for you to do the video of what colors and variety you plant, where to get the plugs or bulbs, and how you squeeze them everything in your 1/4 acre farm.
Gomphrena is really nice dried, and you have the right idea to go bright, bc the really light or white colours tend to brown slightly.
haha I LOVE the smell of marigold !! Mine were saviors this past ultre wet grey summer too. Great video to help my planning, thank you !
Love how much you share with all of us on choosing and growing cut flowers. When you do your you tubes, would you please share one more thing, the dates. For example when you say we planted larkspur last week or we sowed seeds for..., or we prepped beds today, please say the date. Even if I am not in the same hardiness zone, I can figure out how your date relates to my zone. This would help me a lot. Thank you!
I will try to remember to share that. The date of the video posting is also there to help determine what/when we are doing things. We don’t have delayed video edits so its typically pretty spot on
Fab video with so much information! New flower farmers must love you! You make me want to grow flowers, but up here in Ontario we have much shorter growing season, although there are a few small farms growing some flowers to sell at our farmers' market.
gomphrena is the best for dry... i make boutonnieres in advance with straflower and add greenery or other fresh flowers last minutes. not only for weddings but graduations :-)
Next year is the first year i really sit down and really think about what flowers for spring, summer and fall I want. Its a bit overwhelming 😂. Also fillers....... 😮. One thing i learned this year is to start sunflowers early and successions plant until we get the first frost😂😂😂😂 if they freeze, they freeze but stopped everything 6 weeks too early. (Oh and succession plant the glads.....i had 200 of those flower in the same 3 weeks )
I agree! We will definitely do that with our sunflowers next season as well
9:10 in my zone 8b in WA state, I have had some types of snapdragons overwinter without any protection and keep blooming all summer to fall several years! There are so many varieties though, hard to choose.
Love the overhead shots! Gives a great perspective of how the farm works together. I would love to see the specific flowers video you mentioned. Thank you for your wisdom!
Thank you!
Yes for statice! I'm going to try it for the first time this year and I want it for drying also. I did celosia and dried them and they were amazing! So I'm growing probably 5 different celosias for bouquet options and drying. Complete fan. I also dried gomphrena and they did relatively well but I need to perfect when I harvest to make them last longer.
Many thanks for your tested wisdom ❤
This was fab !
I’m year 2 in ON Canada and starting on new property ugh.
I'm heading into year 2.5 and am paring back my varieties of annuals. Am also going more for straight bunches of focals with cosmos for foliage. Was a disastrous 2023 for annuals so hopefully 2024 is better. Have improved my soil so fingers crossed for 2024
That’s a great idea!
Do you wait until the cosmos bloom to use as filler? I like the foliage but unsure of when to use it.
@@YanickaQuilt i personally don’t like cosmos to grow but you harvest when the buds are colored up but not open
@YanickaQuilt I grow Cosmos to bud stage and use it as foliage before flowers open. I remove open flowers.
We live in Central Arkansas. Is it to late to plant flowers from seed? I now you plant from plugs. Thank you for sharing this video with us all.
I completely agree with you. My list of flowers I will be growing for 2024 is 15 (I think) with an additional 4 types of foliage and one flower that I use that is from off farm.
Also, the micro climate of each flower farm is very specific to what one should grow. I, for instance, will never grow zinnias again. Why? Because dahlias do so well for me that zinnias are completely unnecessary.
So true!
Great video! Thank you for sharing your lists and your rationale behind your choices.
Thank you Ginny :)
Thanks so much for the very informative video. ❤
Awesome list! Thanks for sharing. I would love to see your layout in a more detailed video!!
“Turn and burn” is the best description for sunflower production! 🤣🌻
Haha!
Very good advice. Thank you.
im at the space now... trying the whole johnnys seeds catalogue ahaha but i dont have a business just do events for friends lolll
Great video and information - always very helpful and well presented!
Yes - I would love your insights to succession plantings for each type of plant you grow as well as the drone shots.
It would be incredibly helpful if you could supply a template of the essential information one needs to keep track of succession planning, timing, and bed layouts.
I'm new to this (just starting out and brainstorming), but I'd be happy to share the template I've started.
Regards - Alyce
Nice list. I know you want special flowers. Have you ever tried Eryngium (Planum and/or Alpinum) ? The most beautiful blue flower. Loves the heat; it even grows in sand dunes (saw it for the first time on a walking holiday in Ireland at the seaside and fell in love with it) It's a perennial and a very good cut flower and the bees and butterflies love them.
We aren’t going to add any more varieties on the farm but might even be removing more in year 4 :)
@@CoramDeoFarm just wondering: do you know Eryngium?
@@katrienvh4289 I think i remember her saying she really did not like it... ehh more using the hate word, hahaha. 🤣🤣🤣
@@Daisy-Hey-Hello really? Didn't hear her talk about Eryngium ever. But everybody has a flower they would never buy off course. I never buy tulips or sunflowers haha.
Great advice
I would love to watch a video where you discuss the subtypes of the flowers you grow.
I have been watching several of your videos, admittedly, sometimes I try to go through one quickly trying to find specific info. Have you ever discussed the specific bed width as well as the walkway widths? I've caught you discussing about the walk space being narrow and getting eaten by bugs when you try to go through from time to time but I've not heard actual measurements.
We do 3 foot wide for both typically
@CoramDeoFarm thank you! That is what I sketched out for my 1st focused/intentional flower plot. My raised veggie beds are 4' walking paths because 2 feet was too narrow in our last ones at the height of summer but now 4' feels TOO wide.
Excellent video and information. Being new, would sincerely appreciate the follow up video of the subs, plots & and how you prepare. Absolutely no clue how you're growing so much on a 1/4 acre! Which are you succession planting and which are you purchasing plugs? Are you seeding or putting in seedlings? This information would be invaluable and much appreciated. Do you grow and veg? Thank you and hope to see a follow up video to this.
In our latest video I talk a lot about some of these questions! :)
What model of John Deere tractor do you use and your most used implements/accessories for it? Thanks for all your wonderful information, so beneficial since I’m just starting out!
We actually have a review video on what we have and still use everything in the video
Larkspur is fabulous dry also so make sure to grow extra for drying!
Oooooh I did not know that. I will have lots of extra I think
Do you have deer or rabbit pressure and if so what do you do to deter them?
Not currently :)
Campanula is a wow! flower here in my area. Zinnias are not. It's funny how different parts of country like and dislike certain flowers. ❤ Everyone loves sunflowers! Especially the deer😊
interesting!
I'm curious...why do you purchase plugs for celosia? I totally understand for lisianthus...but is celosia as difficult to grow?
As a seed it is not hard to grow compared to lisianthus but for me its a time consideration more than anything. I would need to start them in April and that is one of the busiest times of year for me. So for our schedule, it is worth the cost to outsource that labor then to add it to our plate :) That way I know it is done and done correctly when I need them.
Love marigolds!!
I think it's a good idea to keep the grow list short when you are a relative beginner, but the easiest way to 'elevate' your bunches is to make them bouquets by adding - easy to grow - salad and garnishes.
We sell retail bouquets not bunches. If I add more greenery then I will have to take away flowers to remain profitable or raise our prices which will not be a positive for my customers either way.
Sorry. I thought this was a discussion starting piece.@@CoramDeoFarm
Are you suggesting she sells lettuce and salad instead of her retail bouquets? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 I'm confused by your statement
I am engaging in her meat and potatoes metaphor@@catf2065
I agree except gomphrena and statice.. howabout setaria or dara which are so easy to grow and pick
We aren’t going to be adding any more flower varieties. If anything, I might remove some in year 4 :)
Have you ever considered using more tunnels to protect your flowers?
I’m in the process of planning what we are going to grow on the west coast. The extreme weather has me a bit concerned and of coarse tryin to control / protect investment as much as possible.
Tunnels are always preferable but they are $$$ and we want to be mindful of our spending so our sales pay for our farm and not debt.
Where can I buy the plugs for “Lizzie’s”??
I get ours from farmer baileys
Where do you order your plugs from?
Farmer bailey
❤ GREAT VIDEO ❤
Thank you ☺️
Please do that video on farm design
what type of celosia do you grow?
Celway
What type of marigolds do you grow?
I have grown crackerjack and coco series
No strawflowers for dried arrangements? Or maybe I missed it.
Since I am just trialing dried arrangements to see how they sell, I did not want to add more than a couple varieties in that experiment :)
When you say quarter acre farm, is that all your land together or only where you have flowers? Lol odd question but I am in the process of looking for land myself. I feel like your drone shots make it look like a couple acres.
Our entire property is 2 acres. The flower fields together comprise only 1/4 acre :)
@@CoramDeoFarmthank you! That is super helpful. One last question, where would sunflowers fall in the lineup, when would the first sunflower have its bloom? I am thinking June and it would fall in the lineup after Statice?
@@janicestandley909 our first sunflowers bloom mid May