Flower Farmer Heart to Heart 💕 This season has been tough (Season 2 Episode 10)
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- I debated uploading this video because it feels a bit whiny. But I want to be honest with everyone that running a small scale flower farm is not all sunshine and rainbows. Farming is tough, and the finances of farming are even tougher. In this video, I'm opening up about how I've been feeling about the farm and where I see it going in the future.
Hopefully this helps you feel less alone if you've been struggling on your farm.
Thanks for watching.
Girl, i got ur back! I work as a organic flower farmer in the Netherlands, and next to that we have 3 little kids running around 🎉 Don't give up on your dream and never ever compare your beginning to whatever other farmers endfase.. Make every step worthwhile and keep enjoying the procces & the flowers ❤🌸
Just the other day when I was shoveling and spreading load after load of compost on some new beds on a 90 degree day (not normal for May in VT!) and sweating through every piece of clothing I had on, I was laughing to myself about the fantasy of flower farming versus the reality. We all see the flowers, and the color, and the beauty, but when you see only those images, and stories of everything going perfectly, the reality can be a bit of a shock! It is hard, physical labor, a steep learning curve, and when you pile on the vagaries of weather and nature, it is more than a challenge. The fact that you manage a regular job at the same time is astounding to me, and I can understand if you feel overwhelmed and discouraged from time to time! Sending encouragement from another nano sized flower farm on the opposite side of the continent .You will find what works for you, I am sure
I started my small plant shop business three years ago. I also have a full-time job. It's tough, but I consider caring for my shop as a therapy method as plants are something I'm passionate about. It's hard work, takes a lot of time, energy, money and the profits are small. But never give up. It takes time to figure out how to keep getting better
I did the math for what it would take for me to replace my full time income selling flowers. I have a genuine year-round growing season. January and February are a little slower for growth, but that is when I would be relying on pre-chilled tulips to sell. I assume $90,000 in sales, knowing there will be expenses coming out of that. If I sell only $20 market bouquets, I need to sell ~93 bouquets per week. If each bouquet has about 14 stems, I need to produce about 1450 stems per week allowing for waste. 1450x52 weeks is 76,000 stems I need to produce to hit that target. I don’t have much space at all. My whole available dirt in my 1/5 acre property is about 5000 square feet and I can only grow on about 3500 of that accounting for pathways and space where I grow food and things just for me. I also grow bulbs in laundry baskets on my patio (don’t have bulb crates) and I figure 250 square feet for that. At a tight 6” spacing average for most plants (some are 3”, some 9”, some 12”), I should be able to fit about 7000 plants in my in ground planting space. Assuming yields of 4 stems per plant, again some will be single stems and some will produce a lot of stems, that’s 28,000 stems for 3500 square feet. Assuming an average 90 day turn, which I have 4 of in my climate, I will have 112,000 stems per year-more than enough to meet my goal. Add in the laundry basket bulb crops, which are more expensive to buy, and I will be able to produce closer to 120,000 stems per year. My market does not currently support me anywhere near 93 bouquets a week, so I would have to make up that difference on consignment or selling some other way. If I had to go consignment at a $15 price point, I would still produce enough stems to hit 90k revenue.
As it is for me, my goal isn’t to replace my full time income. I want to be able to pay my mortgage every month selling flowers and plants and other things from my yard. Basically I want my property to pay for itself.
If the roadside stand isn’t working out as well as you want, try offering workshops. You are in a semi-touristy place-people love doing classes when they are on vacation. If you aren’t comfortable doing them on property, ask a local restaurant or coffee shop to be your host. You can make a whole thing out of it-include the cost of lunch in the price of the workshop and show people how to arrange flowers or make a wreath or whatever.
It has been such a rough spring, and spring is already such a hard time to grow! But don't lose heart, summer growing is coming soon. Lisa Mason Ziegler has THE best encouragement and advice for new flower farmers on her youtube channel: The Gardener's Workshop and her podcast "Field and Garden" these have both been a great resource for me. I think its hard for us small scale growers to not compare ourselves to the "big guys" and comparison is almost always the thief of joy.
Around 9:45 you said "You have to know where to spend your resources and time and have the property to do that"--This is a great place to start (with this statement). Problem #1-- LIMITED SPACE Is this REALLY a problem? You said that by this time last year, you had made double the money overall and did double the sales around Mother's Day last year, so your space does have potential right? Perhaps not what you'd prefer, but this is what you're working with now. Ask yourself, How long do you plan to live there? There is more to where you live than just a flower farm, so your current home is probably the best for now. Talk about blowing money! Right? To buy a new house and farm? yikes. So let's get positive about the space you're working with. :) Let's not have that hold you back. It didn't hold you back when you started and there's many people in a smaller than you. So let's view that as a challenge and not a problem. Could you grow things in crates? Problem #2--YOUR BELIEF THAT YOU NEED TO GROW That's true, but you only want to focus on at least beating last year's sales and focusing on that rather than comparing your operation to others or even comparing now to your ideal future self. Focus on what you said "Know where to spend my resources & time" so list everything you do, and do a little edit. Be productive, not busy. Focus on important profitable actions and cut out what is not making money (or scale back) and be very intentional with your time. You run your farm, don't let it run you. What tasks do you love and which do you hate? How can you keep joy and make money? Problem #3--WEATHER This is unavoidable and an issue that will forever affect us, so the best we can do is try to do our best to work with it (focusing on growing what is best for our area) or try to put systems in place to deal with moisture or temps, so brainstorm some ways to deal with these issues to better prepare in the future. Problem #4--CROP LOSS-- It sucks to have expensive crops fail, but failure is awesome because we learn from it! Failure is a step to success! So let's reassess the Tulip and Ranunculus situation. You'll have to remedy the tulip fire and ask if tulips are really necessary for you? Is there something else you could offer? Don't be afraid to try peonies. Even if you just start with a few and you can ask for them as gifts for holidays and don't be afraid to move them. Everything that you say "I Can't" about, try to ask "Buuuut whaaaat if I did?" ask HOW can I make this work? Could you purchase flowers from another farmer around Mother's Day or swap products with each other?
Totally get what you’re saying. Bottom line is we have to be honest with ourselves and adjust accordingly. With a small space to grow on I just can’t grow everything I want to. Need to maximize my space to increase volume of stems from a fewer variety of flowers. I’m even considering cutting out spring crops and concentrating on summer and fall. We’ll see! Thank you for saying what lots of us small scale, (and I mean small lol) flower farmers are feeling❤
Great points. I need to do some deeper dives into income per square foot for the crops. Starting out and being a small scale farmer is tough!
Thank you for being honest and vulnerable. I see so many people only showing the successes and making it look easy. It's nice to see someone be real about how hard and expensive it is. I only grow flowers for myself and to share with the neighbors in my small yard. I do like to try new flowers and new varieties. It sure would be fun to have 10 acres and an unlimited budget. I wish you good luck and much success.
As an urban flower farmer whose property - including our house - is only 1/4 acre, I can tell you the concept is not to go full time - that is impossible - but to make a profit on what is grown. This means dialing down on the flowers that both sell well, and have a good profit margin. Tulips are not that. Flowers I focus on are peonies, sweet peas, sunflowers, dinnerplate dahlias. Everything else grown, is grown to support bouquets with those items in them. I do not spend anything other than what I need to, which is usually about $2,000 a year for the gardens, youtube, and the farmers market, all of which is far less than what I bring in.
I only started growing and selling tulips when another flower wagon appeared roadside about 10 minutes from me, and I didn't want to loose customers to the competition, by the customers getting used to going to the other flower seller before I had flowers ready to sell. Since then, two other roadside flower vendors popped up for only one season because they went heavy on the tulips and most likely lost a lot of money.
On a side note with tulips, when you live in a rainy climate like you and I do, grow your tulips in an area that you can cover and uncover to monitor the amount of rain that actually gets on the tulips.
Whoever said "don't quit your day job" was not kidding.
I am not a flower farmer but my daughter is. This is her third year. The first showed a lot of potential and the second was a total bust.
I'd like to say something encouraging but it might be hard. She has spent so much money on things like ranunculus and dahlias. The ranunculus did great but not one sold. That is not sustainable. You have to wear a lot of hats I think to be successful.
This year I am trying to help by doing some of the grunt work that she has a hard time keeping up with. She doesn't have overhead because she uses my land. I would encourage you to do the best you can with what you have. More land is more work and more inputs and more just plain upkeep and money. In my opinion selling more of what you already produce would be top of the list.
Sorry, I know this is all over the place but from the outside looking in I can see why it might be hard to stay positive.
Thank you for sharing. This is a good reminder to have an established market before looking to expand (and spend more money for sales that might not happen). Seriously glad I still have income from the day job!
This is my first year. I lost all my tulips 1000 of them and many of my daffodils got dug up by an animal. My tulips came in patchy so I thought that was odd but I thought they were just the difference in variety. I had 5 csa members that I had to refund their money because not a single tulip bloom. The buds just never fully formed and turned brown. It was such a huge hit because I really wanted to have Mother’s Day sales and the csa members so I could already have a customer base for summer. So far I’ve only lost money which sucks but I’m having fun in the fact that I should have beautiful flowers this summer. Not sure if I can get them sold but I’m definitely going to give it my all. Not at all what I envisioned for my first year. With this being your second year and just having huge differences & difficulties it makes sense how you are feeling. Support group ❤ I’m here for you cause I’m feeling it!
Lisa Mason Zeigler has a pod cast #213 to be exact that speaks to how hard it is and doing what ever it takes and more with Dave Dowling. It also talks about 1st & 2nd yr farmers who take on too much or invest in the wrong flowers such as tulips/specialty flowers. Its a real good listen. Could be this is just the wrong season of your life for flower farming. Living on a prayer flower farm just went through burn out last year and has since reduced the number and types of flowers she's farming this year. Her plan seems to be working.
I listened, thank you! I’m definitely relooking at my strategy and trying to find ways to make things more manageable!
I wanted to tell you how thrilled I was to find your channel! I FINALLY found a flower farmer that grows flowers and puts the flower arrangements together that I want to immulate! Your style is exactly what I’ve been looking for to learn from!
I’m going to start a cutting flower garden. But it will be very small comepared to most flower farmers. My space is just 20’x30’! I just need to make a little extra money! I also make yummy soups with homemade rolls and cookies! I’ve only been doing this for a month and it’s going really well! I’m as busy as I want to be! 10:20 And I’m having so much fun!
You are so talented and you have such a passion for what you do! And you’re just adorable! I’m going to enjoy watching your TH-cam videos to learn all I can from you!
I’m sure that it’s been a really hard decision to make not to grow flowers to sell! Sometimes we all need to make hard decisions! I’m so sorry!❤️
I wish you the very best in your future! 🌻🌻🌻
To take the financial pressure off I would say focus on low value flowers but do them well. Make a list of those flowers that are the most productive, low cost to buy. Let's face it most customers don't know the difference between a calendula or a sunflower, they just want them to look good. So easy to get sucked into all the 'shiny objects'. 💚
Yes! I almost quit after my first year, because hardly anyone called in, off our VERY busy road, from the signs out the front. Those who did call in had a budget of less than $40. Harvesting, conditioning and arranging, all to sell one or two, if I were lucky. The big sales were from phone orders - more around $120 each + delivery cost to their person of choice. But I HATE delivering (rural area means I can be driving into a horror movie setting).
I started resenting the farm and all the money I'd poured into it. UNTIL I considered "you pick." I've widened the rows, and my dad gave me his 5 huge veggie rows in another paddock, so I can expand. *If this doesn't work out, I think I will cry.*
Hope to see you again with a smile. Good luck.
I'm finally taking on farming... after 50 with a pension. But you have more business smarts than I had at your age. All the best.
The thing is, most of us grow flowers and invest a lot of time and money creating something because this is what we love doing. I imagine that you, too, love growing things. So maybe you could simply create your beautiful garden, taking into consideration the changing climate, for you and sell seedling sets, for example, since you have the set up. We can't control everything, expecially not the weather, and as a gardener we all get despondent sometimes. Don't give up Dew and Bloom, just create something beautiful because that's what you love doing and you're good at it. 🙋♀️
I totally understand and am in the same spot as you. Working a full time job and not enough space. I am re-thinking how many different flowers I will be planting next year and believe "specializing" in one main crop, like sunflowers, will be better for me. Let's both hang in there and keep plugging along. It won't happen overnight but I believe we'll get there.
I think that's a great idea, I'm looking at simplifying next year as well!
I never thought u would buy 20 acres or a garden nursery. I like your videos because u r small and u use what u have and u change it up as u need. I don’t do TH-cam but every TH-cam r says it’s a lot of work. If u can only fit in a video every now and then don’t worry about it. If u only want to do a short video u don’t have to edit, go for it. No one is perfect and I actually like those videos because it shows what is real. And we sure can’t control the weather or just about anything else. So do what works for u and don’t worry about anything else. I’m a big believe in using what u have so don’t worry about having a huge farm unless that’s what u want. Glad to see u and sorry it’s been a rough start.
Yup! I’ve lived here in western WA my whole life and this spring has been very weird. Not only has it been unusually hot during the day, it is still getting pretty cold at night. I have had terrible seed germination, too! Hope things pick up for you soon.
Thank you for your honesty! It is so easy to see the beautiful flowers, farms and TH-camrs, but we don’t know their reality. I think “we” forgot how risky farming can be. We are constantly gambling on crops, which can potentially make or break the books. When we try to do things chemical free we add another huge variable in the profit matrix. The seeds and bulbs cost more, AND the crops are more susceptible to pesticides in compost and bugs.
I really appreciate all of the accounting/business content that you have produced. They are literally business classes for flower farmers. I understand that even the vlog type content is very production heavy. Would you consider doing less produced, more roving conversations that you don’t edit? I enjoy that format as well. Rest up!💗💗
I love the honesty and connect with it on a REAL personal level. I’m about to transition from an RN to a nurse practitioner in primary care which has been 10 years in the making… And then I also kicked my flower hobby into a side gig and I’m like, whoa, how do I rationalize spending this much time on a business that I won’t have time to grow?!
We started this year an organic flowerfarm in denmark and I understand you completely!! This season our tulips were drowning outside from october of last year until april of this year, so I couldn't even plant them all. I instead planted a lot inside, what was horribly much hard work with carrying all those heavy crates in our cellar and later again outside. We also bought sand to lighten up our heavy clay soil and plant the tulips a little bit raised, to save them from water. That worked but took so much time that in the meantime our stored tulipbulbs started to rot, although we were cooling and dehydrating the room. But we although managed to get some wonderfull tulips and narcissy. With an abundance of flowers we went to different markets, where we didn't sell most of it. Now we are drowning in anemones and ranunculus and try to sell them at our farmstand on weekends, but also are selling nearly nothing. So we are still living 99% on our savings, but how long will that work? In our region there exist some flower traders, that buy cheap flowers from wholesale outside the country and through them on the market for nearly nothing. We will never be able to compete with that price, also don't want to. But it will be a risky game to find enough quality-customers before running out of money. We will go on with our farmproject, but we are also desperately in need of good ideas and additional will have to look for some tiny jobs out of our former freelance-work. Personally I have to admit, that all the research we did before didn't prepare us for 6 months of permanent rainfalls and customers used to the cheapest flowerrange ever. We are new to this region and therefor prepared for beeing able to live two years from our savings, to be able to build up the farm. The plan was to lengthen this period by earning some money on the flowers from the beginning on. Don't think that will be enough. 😅
Just a stranger who is starting out with flowers scrolling comments but I hope you get your traction! Such a difficult thing this farming. Definitely can't compete on price you will just have to compete because you have a better story to tell
Hi there..know this is a late post. But this is really the only time of the yr. that I check in. You need to follow your heart for now. As I read the other posts that were made ..it seems there's alot of us in the same boat. Mine started as just a few sunflower seeds/zinnias to go to market with in early retirement because of family illness, etc. ..etc. Anyway..I've tried several different crops1/2 acre. I have grown older..67.. and even though it's not a money maker for me, I'll do something in the field as long as I can. I was 54/55 when I started, and didn't really put in the bones of farming. Although I already had other garden areas I could gather from, too. I saw what you were doing last yr, and it was awesome. I felt bad for you that they didn't sell. I think it's great that you're trying to figure it all out..and you will. What you said about learning the ropes for now was good. If you still want to grow on..keep it simple. Focus on a few crops that do well for you.. and do as many as you can in your space. Try to break even..and if you're not going to stay where you are, I wouldn't put alot of bones in the ground. Sounds like you have a beautiful life ahead with plans..It will all fall into place somehow. Take care now.
I appreciate you and your videos. Whatever content you create on the scale that works for you I’ll be here to watch and support you. I believe in you! 💚
I have really enjoyed your content & I appreciate how much work went into it. I just want to encourage you to step back and get back to enjoying growing flowers again, take some pressure off yourself and see if you can do some simple things to get summer flowers & try to do your best with what you have available. First few years of any business is hard, that is completely to be expected. I am sorry you weren't able to get the return on investment you were hoping for. That seems to be happening fairly often with tulips & ranunculus honestly so take heart....those are just tough crops! You are doing awesome, don't let these set backs deter you from making the most of this year. The experts talk all about rough years, expensive lessons, crop failures, why they don't grow certain crops anymore etc. It's part of it. The difference is....most if them experienced those things without documenting it for all to see, so I understand the TH-cam aspect adds so much work & vulnerability. I applaud you! You CAN do this! Chalk up the losses to education, we all have so much to learn from how you present info...you are certainly gifted at that!
Love your honesty! Flower farming is not easy as this is my second year and I have lost more money that I made. I don't know if this is the right thing as a side hustle as well as you are at the mercy of the weather and the weather all over the world is so volatile right now. I don't like fighting (weather wise) with something that is out of my control.
I hear ya! I am in my first year flower farming on a micro scale (similar to your scale probably), and also attempting to keep up a job/family life/non-gardening life too - and I constantly feel like I am behind with everything (spoiler - I am!). I am gradually coming to terms with accepting that some flowers will go unharvested, some jobs I want to do will never get done, some plants will die - and that’s all OK!
I also question the profitability of growing on such a small scale. I started off selling my ranunculus to a florist, who absolutely loved them. But I quickly realised that I cannot offer the quantity and consistency that they require at this stage of my business. So I transitioned to a farmers market, and luckily my farmers market is well supported and sales are strong there. But as it’s only every other week, I lose a lot of flowers as I don’t have loads of cooler space to store them in between markets.
So I decided that this year my goal is to break even. And then for next year I will change the format of how I farm. I am not buying any bulbs/corms until I decide what my plan is!!! I will probably sow biennial and hardy annual seeds I already have to use them up, but I’m not spending anymore on expensive crops.
I did my tulips in crates and it seemed to work really well. I think it would work well in your high rainfall area, as you can cover them over if they’re getting too wet. The ranunculus I grew in a high tunnel were amazing, but I wouldn’t bother growing them outside again - the quality was incomparable.
Good luck with your year 2, don’t feel pressured to post TH-cam videos (I honestly couldn’t imagine doing that on top of everything else!), I will enjoy watching what you post when you can post it x
Good luck!! I’m in my third year flower farming. Grow at your own pace, keeping in mind what you can realistically do and offer. Take care.
Thank you for the encouragement ☺️
This is my first official season. I had a few CSA customers last season but it was mostly learning not earning. This year I focused on the business side and advertising rather than the growing.
I have reached my original sales goal for the year but realized my planned budget was not realistic. So I have a new sales goal now and I am hoping to cover my operations costs (excluding my labor) this year.
I am seeing new growers investing lots of money in perennials and I don't think you should do that in the early years. Stick to more annual crops until you get established, especially if you see yourself moving in the future. I think so many people have watched Floret and follow Pepper Harrow , and they get an idealistic vision of this work.
In your shoes I would work to learn as much as I can and attempt to cover all my costs in the process. Once you have a few seasons under you, then you have the knowledge to really plan for good profit.
Also no one I know (even Floret and Pepper Harrow) is making millions just farming. It is all the side things (TV, Workshops, MasterClasses etc) that make them profitable enough to "only" run the farm.
So keep going if you enjoy it but don't get burnt out 🙂.
I feel all of this. My tulips all bloomed at the same time due to the heat wave. Hard to unload 3k of tulips in a few days. Then we got a late frost which hampered my other crops. Here we are in June and my ranunculus just sat around being foliage and nothing more. The flower gap was massive. I put extra seedlings for flower and veggie, along with dahlia tubers up for sale. Minimal interest.
My biggest income time is dahlia season. But honestly, do I want to continue to plant 700 dahlias, and then who knows if they will sell? I feel like if you don't have something constantly to offer, customers find somewhere else.
I love gardening. I love growing. I've done it all my life.
But I could never do this without my full time job. And I'm wondering if it is even worth it to spend all my off time in a garden that isn't financially productive.
I hear you loud and clear!! These past few years have been a challenge weather wise. Last year we were in a severe drought this year its crazy temp swings. I lost two full rows of my main crops on a frost in Mid May!! Our last frost is early April. So, I'm a third year flower farmer and also grow on a small scale < 1/4 Acre. I'm finding I like growing things that are practically indestructible. Like more Marigolds, nicotiana, Yarrow, Sunflowers, Cosmos, and celosia for me is easy. I too desire a larger plot to put in an investment into more perennials and shrubs to cut on. But yes, affording the acreage is a different story. I'm hoping after year 5 I can buy some land.Good luck in your ventures and do what you need to do to follow your path! 🙏
I really appreciate your honesty. A lot of all types of Social Media, rely on the "look how easy it is" sheen to attract interest. And I really appreciate your willingness to show just how hard it can be, as is, behind the scenes. 💐 Keep on keeping on, and I know you'll get to where you want to be.
The economy situation presently isn’t good . People are struggling. Other flower farmers are noticing it also. I had three days at near 100 degrees . I watered constantly And made it through that. My seedlings were just planted. I see the entire nation is experiencing weird weather. I had a thunderstorm and not a drop of rain! I think you will succeed at the flower business and you’ll reach your goals! Happy summer! Grow on….
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I’m very much in the same spot as you as far as limited space and limited time. What I am considering is specializing in a single crop so I can focus my resources. Instead of trying to do a little bit of everything and not really having a lot of volume of anything, I can use my limited time and space on one thing. I’m thinking dahlias because the tubers can be sold online and shipped all over the country, so the flowers themselves would be more of a “bonus” and not the main money maker. Additionally, the tuber digging, dividing and shipping would all happen when my young kids are in school instead of on summer break, when we also want to go on vacations and stuff. I would of course still need to plant and tend to the dahlias and harvest the flowers (even a lot of that would take place in September when they would be in school).
Your bouquet is so pretty! One thing I decided was to not use grow tulips (maybe later I'll try crates) it takes up too much space for just a one and done flower imo. I don't have much in springtime, a few perennials established too but I can cut on all of them multiple times. Good luck to you!
Thank you! Tulips are definitely out for me too. Not enough bang for the buck. Love your perennial strategy!
new subscriber, glad to see your sticking with it! farming has an ebb and flow and this year was the perfect storm, horrible economic situation and the worst weather in decades. I think your business model is very scaleable even on a small property and viable as a legit side hustle! you just started a year before the worst year ever for flower farmers hahaha. im suffering with you trust me, your solid though I bet next year is going to be night and day.
Thank you for the encouragement. Farming has challenged me in so many ways. I'm learning to go with the flow more (I typically have everything in my life planned out lol) and not be such a competitive perfectionist. Lots of character development happening thanks to this side hustle! Making plans for next year and you're right, there's a lot of growing potential here! Best of luck to you!
Your flowers are beautiful and I hope you get more engagement! I have been thinking of something that could replace tulips. I have made a small investment into callas which are really made for your climate much more than mine. I wanted something that would be more dependable year to year but I'll have to dig them and intentionally give them lots of water. The other thing I'm investing in is alliums grown from seed and woodies and Solomon's Seal that will flower with daffodils. I just feel like tulips are such a heartbreak waiting to happen. Keep your head up! You keep your numbers non-emotional and that is half of the battle. I think it takes a few years for people to know about you but eventually when they need something for a last minute bday gift etc they'll start thinking of you
I wish we were neighbors. I’m in Southern California. My small property is having a wildly successful year but i don’t sell them… it is research for a book. My fictional characters are flower farmers!😀🤣
I think you and I should trade homes😀 My son lives in Orting. We would like to live closer to him.
You will figure things out. I feel all that emotion you’re dealing with. These past 30 days or so have been like that for me.
If we were neighbors I’d be there helping you out. I have been watching all you girls and find after about 4 years watching and pretending I’m a flower farmer too, I do not see how anyone can sustain a flower farm without help. Between the plants and the cat we can barely get a break.
I would prefer some warmer weather that’s for sure! Thanks for cheering me on from afar 😊
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Hi love, are you still running your flower farm? much love, thank you
Yes, maybe forget the pricey flowers if possible for awhile.
I think that’s the right idea!
I’m in the same situation except I have the land but can’t grow bigger unless I do quit my day job…but I can’t quit the day job…
Total catch 22! Gotta follow what will make the most sense in the long run for mental and financial health 💕
A few years ago, to be successful at TH-cam, you had to post very frequently. In the last year things have changed and quality over quantity seems to make for a successful channel.
It is interesting how it changes! I swear the algorithm doesn’t make any sense haha
Where are you located?
Western Washington, zone 8a!