What you described about your area is EXACTLY how mine is. I have a long like 50 foot spot that goes along my driveway. It’s 4 foot wide. I like you have been growing cut flowers just for personal use. This is my second year so I’m trying to make changes from last years layout. Like last year I had my dahlias in the back an the zinnias in front of them. My zinnias grew like 5 1/2 foot tall where my dahlias only got to about 4 1/2. I staked my snaps but they still ended up flopping over. I think I staked them to late. I still had success with them an got a lot of cuts from them. So this year I’m trying to plant everything better an do exactly like you an grow the tall stuff in the back down to short in the front. I’ve also made a list of the height of each plant an space each one needs. I’ve been struggling with the plants I haven’t grown yet though. Like what their going to look like when they start blooming or their end of the season size so I can place them correctly. I’ve made my list but haven’t mapped my area out yet. I’m in zone 6a (lower Michigan) but this video is the exact thing I’ve been looking for. I also didn’t grow enough fillers last year. Im growing a bunch of new varieties this year that I just got in from Bakers Creek. Can’t wait for blooms 😁
Oooh your cut flower garden sounds awesome!! I love it! I think I will always be learning from the cut flower garden: which flower does well, which needed to be moved, etc! Good luck with yours, it sounds like its going to be amazing this year!
You are a wealth of information. I just recieved my Cool Flowers book. I have so much to learn oh my. I too am a zone 9b but in Florida. Thanks so much for sharing al you do!
This was interesting. Thanks. And a consideration i learned is natural predators. The squirrels absolutely destroyed my sunflowers, so I'll look for a different option this year.
I have so many flower seeds and I didn't want to waste them, now I know what to do. I'm zone 9b too in California, so your videos are really useful. Thank you!
Very good information. I am starting a cut flower garden on a very small space for myself, and to gift to family and friends. I love to hear that you don't need a big space to grow in to do so. I subscribed
I live in northern ca too on a dairy farm second year doing a cut flower garden glad I found your channel I made the mistake of not enough fillers & made the same mistake with my gum frena flowers so glad iam not the only one love love what your doing definitely gonna subscribe to your channel can’t wait to learn more ty
Finally! Somebody in my area with cut flower garden! This will be my first year to grow a cut flower garden. I’m still in the process of building the garden(laying cardboard, ordering compost, sowing seeds, etc). My garden will also be in my front yard. So glad I found you! - Zee, N. Cali zone10a
Hi neighbor, I am in my second year of developing my Cut Flower Garden separate from my vegie garden and creating a pollinator attractors. My lesson learned was that I need to use a raised bed (getting to old to be on the ground) and to use drip irrigation. I have already planted tulips and daff's. Sweet peas on a trellis. Planning the summer and fall with sunflowers and dalihas with glads and with supporting stars of zinna and smaller flowering plants. Took the Floret course last year and repeating it again to reinforce the material. I am doing the same giving away to family friend and my church. Love from Livermore.
Oh that sounds so amazing Kia! I planted sweet peas on a trellis for the first time this year and can’t wait for them to bloom! Thanks so much for stopping by and the sweet comment! 💕
It's really interesting, I started apple blossom snap dragons in maybe June/July of 2021 since I didn't start gardening until very very late and was a bit disappointed when they didn't bloom that year (they were in containers mostly and I know I didn't water them enough). But they grew all winter and I have dozens of blooms starting mid February! (I'm in 9b South Bay Area) I didn't know about succession sowing but you better believe I'm going to be all over it this year!
Oh how cool! I think the Apple Blossoms take a while to get going. Mine have been soooo slow compared to the other variety I have growing right now! So happy for you that you have blooms right now!
I just love your videos! This one is so helpful. I am in the bay area so all of your planting process and guidelines work perfectly for me.Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I so appreciate this video. Your tips have been so very helpful. I've been growing lots of cut flowers over the years and decided to completely stress myself out and grow as much as can for my daughter's upcoming May wedding. 🤣🥴 At first I thought I'd tuck a few of the flowers I grew into a purchased bouquet, but now it's morphed into something completely different. I told my family if you see me balled up in a corner crying, then you know it didn't go as planned. Ha! But seriously though, I have a plan B-Z!! Because I can't control Mother Nature and bloom times can be unique. So thank you again for mentioning succession planting. Hadn't thought of that before.
Oh my goodness Brandi you are brave! But you've got this! You can totally do it and how amazingly sweet it will be to have grown your daughter's flowers! I'm so excited for all of you!
Great video. I went through the same process, this is my first year growing cut flowers. Its my hobby I dont sell, its for me and my wife. I also have the same book...cool flowers...I made my charts, planned everything out, got my space really...its coming along very well. Im in zone 7 DE. Happy gardening!
That’s wonderful! I love the planning just as much as I love the gardening! Sounds like you are going to have a fantastic cut flower garden this year! 💗
I also live in Northern Ca and am trying succession for the first time this year but with veggies. My house is mostly shade and the only sun is in my easement and next to my garage so flowers are going in the easement. I appreciate your spreadsheet/map and plan on using it to tracking both gardens. I saw your side yard on Garden Answer and I just subscribed, look forward to more of your videos
Thank you Lolly! That is hard with all the shade! I am helping my friend redo part of her yard this spring which is alllll shade and we are having fun finding plants and flowers that will bloom there! Thanks for the sweet words! Have a good day!
Just discovered this video. I'm interested in planting a cut flower garden this year (though I'll probably have to start with plants rather than seeds at this point). Do you have photos of how your cut flower garden did last year?
Hi David! Yay I'm so excited for you to start! I am severely limited on photos from last year (I didn't even think to take photos! so the ones in the video are the best I have! ) It was amazing though, more blooms than I could handle! I dont think you are too late to start zinnias, cosmos and sunflowers for the summer! They will pop up quickly and you will have a cutting garden in no time! Good luck! 💗
Hi Janey, I have been gardening my whole life but only as a hobby grower. We have lots of ants in our garden where we now live, so I was wondering if you know whether ants could eat the seeds? Is there any other pest that could eat seed? I have never planted seed in this, our new garden, yet. At our last house we had more extreme weather, not many small ants at all, and most of my seeds sprouted. Maybe I shouldn't attempt direct sowing here at our new house, as we have tons of ants and pests. 🐜🐜 😟
Wow! This was such a great video! Your word vomit was so thorough and you have a really lovely smile!! Just wanted to say hi! I'm glad you had a good first season! Good luck this year. I too started last year growing cut flowers and loved it. I'm in zone 5b in Ontario, Canada. I loved the way you planned out your growing space last year and I'm looking forward to seeing pictures throughout the season the way you will be designing it! All the best from 🇨🇦!
I appreciate the detail and writing out your plans. I took my daughters crayons the other day and drew each side of our house and what I want to grow this year lol!! It was fun!
Hi Janey, I love your videos! I'm a beginning gardener as well (started last year) and am just getting into cut flowers so I found this really helpful. I garden in 8b so not too far off... I was looking at your google sheet and noticed that a bunch of the winter spring flowers don't have sow dates... I was wondering if perhaps the doc was messed up at some point? Thanks for the videos!
Hi! Thank you so much for watching and I am SO excited for you and your cut flowers! So all my winter/spring flowers were sown via the 'Cool Flowers' method from Lisa Mason Ziegler. I didn't add it to the sheet because I didn't want to go that far back! Basically they were each sown to be planted out 5-6 weeks before my first frost in winter. Hope that helps! 💗 Let me know if you have any other questions about it!
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat thanks for responding! I do remember you mentioning that in this video? Another video? Who knows... I've watched a bunch! That does make sense... it's hard keeping it all straight but I also really enjoy the planning so I'm making a calendar as I design my new raised beds so I can decide how I want to use the space. I'm going to try winter sowing a few things so I'll take a look at the list again. Thanks!
Hi! I just found your channel- I'm actually a zone 5/6 (ohio) but I enjoy your videos! I don't have a garden but I plan to do some grow bag gardening this season and maybe make a little raised bed as well as growing herbs inside.
Hi Sarah! Thanks so much for stopping by! I started right where you are, without a garden! I planted a bunch of things in pots and had indoor plants and became obsessed so be careful! 😆 Have a wonderful day!
Is there any chance you would share your written plans in more detail? I just found your channel because of Garden Answer. I’m in Southern California and I’m new to starting my flower garden from seed. I am interested to see what works in your zone for succession planting. Thank you for your channel.
Hi Cheryl! Check out my video from Jan 21 called “pruning hydrangeas, seed starting and my 2022 cut flower succession plan.” I go over my plan in lots of detail and have a google sheets link to the plan as well! I hope that helps! 💗
The more cut flowers I grow, the higher “at risk” the rest of my landscaping is 😂! Cut flowers are tucked into the landscape wherever possible. Gradually, even shrubs are being replaced for shrubs that have cutting value. I’m thinking, if I can’t cut a plant, why let it take up space?
How do you keep bugs off the flowers you bring inside or gift to family/friends? I am able to spray vegetables with water before I bring them into the kitchen but I can’t do that with flowers. I have houseplants so I also want to avoid spreading pests to them too.
Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! I usually just turn the flower and shake but if I notice lots of bugs I just don’t bring it inside! Hope that helps! 💗
I’m so excited to add so many cut flowers to my garden! Do you or anyone have an estimate of how many cut stems you can get from each classic plant? Zinnia, snapdragon, Basil, celosia, gomphrena, etc. Trying to decide how many of each plant I’ll likely need to make a few bouquets a week
I’m excited for you too Danika! That is hard to estimate bc I think it depends on how warm it is at the time of year. In my experience the warmth made the plant produce more blooms! (Especially in the case of zinnia and gomphrena) but SUPER estimate I would say zinnia about 3-5 blooms per week, snapdragon less (and as the plant gets older you get less blooms), gomphrena 10-20 blooms per week. This is my first year with celosia and ornamental basil so I don’t know about those! Also don’t forget to pinch your seedling so you have bushier plants for the max amount of blooms! Hope this helps! 😘
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Super helpful! I know I have started way too many flowers, but our yard seems so big that in my mind I can just expand if needed--although I know the amount of work to expand the planting zone would be probably a bit much for one person to do super quickly
Hi Judy! I put out a video called “pruning hydrangeas, seed starting and 2022 seed succession calendar” in that video I talk all about my succession sowing schedule and also have a google sheets page that I share with you guys! Hope that helps!
So glad to find another zone 9 gardener through Garden Answer! I feel inspired!
Yay thanks for stopping by Jeanette! 🌸❤️
I am starting up my flower farm this year. zone 9b
I wish you have more pictures of your garden flower garden to see how beautiful it is .
Just came from Garden Answer. Get ready to watch your channel grow.🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
Haha thanks Brenda! I know I’m just sitting here in my couch loving life right now! Thanks for stopping by! 💕🌸
Me too! 😀
🙋🏼♀️Linette! Thanks for stopping by!
I am glad I found you, I live in Southern California,brought here by garden answer♥️
Thanks so much Blanca! I really appreciate you stopping by! Where in SoCal do you live?
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat I live in Yucaipa California
Hey there! Found you from Garden Answer 🥰 just subscribed 🌷
Thank you so much for subscribing! I just watched her video too!
Me too!
Super beginner here... thank you for this video! Finally another zone 9b!
Yay thank you for stopping by! 💕💕
Where are you in Zone 9? Florida???
Thanks, Janey! Good stuff.
i'm binging your channel right now! we just moved to zone 9b and all of your videos have been such a gift for a fairly new flower gardener :)
What you described about your area is EXACTLY how mine is. I have a long like 50 foot spot that goes along my driveway. It’s 4 foot wide. I like you have been growing cut flowers just for personal use. This is my second year so I’m trying to make changes from last years layout. Like last year I had my dahlias in the back an the zinnias in front of them. My zinnias grew like 5 1/2 foot tall where my dahlias only got to about 4 1/2. I staked my snaps but they still ended up flopping over. I think I staked them to late. I still had success with them an got a lot of cuts from them. So this year I’m trying to plant everything better an do exactly like you an grow the tall stuff in the back down to short in the front. I’ve also made a list of the height of each plant an space each one needs. I’ve been struggling with the plants I haven’t grown yet though. Like what their going to look like when they start blooming or their end of the season size so I can place them correctly. I’ve made my list but haven’t mapped my area out yet. I’m in zone 6a (lower Michigan) but this video is the exact thing I’ve been looking for. I also didn’t grow enough fillers last year. Im growing a bunch of new varieties this year that I just got in from Bakers Creek. Can’t wait for blooms 😁
Oooh your cut flower garden sounds awesome!! I love it! I think I will always be learning from the cut flower garden: which flower does well, which needed to be moved, etc! Good luck with yours, it sounds like its going to be amazing this year!
I’m very glad also for an other zone 9
Thanks so much Deanna! 💗
You are a wealth of information. I just recieved my Cool Flowers book. I have so much to learn oh my. I too am a zone 9b but in Florida. Thanks so much for sharing al you do!
I am going 2 start plantin flowerz soon. As therapy and for women. So I am going to watch more soon.
Hi Matt! That sounds like a great plan! Thanks for watching!
This was interesting. Thanks. And a consideration i learned is natural predators. The squirrels absolutely destroyed my sunflowers, so I'll look for a different option this year.
Excellent information Janey 🌸🦋🌸
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This is my first year attempting a cut flower garden. can you make a video explaining the chart system you made??
I have so many flower seeds and I didn't want to waste them, now I know what to do. I'm zone 9b too in California, so your videos are really useful.
Thank you!
Hi Maricel! That is great! Enjoy the flowers this year! Thanks for watching and the sweet comment!
Very good information. I am starting a cut flower garden on a very small space for myself, and to gift to family and friends. I love to hear that you don't need a big space to grow in to do so. I subscribed
Thank you so much Nicole! You will love giving flowers to family and friends! It's the best part! 🌻🌷
Thank you so much for the super useful information. Looking forward to growing a cut flower garden for business. Lol
Oooh I’m so jealous!! Good for you! 🌷
I live in northern ca too on a dairy farm second year doing a cut flower garden glad I found your channel I made the mistake of not enough fillers & made the same mistake with my gum frena flowers so glad iam not the only one love love what your doing definitely gonna subscribe to your channel can’t wait to learn more ty
Hi Shannon! My husband's family are dairy farmers as well! Over in Petaluma! Thanks for watching and good luck with your cut flower garden!
Thank you. from escalon ca.
Zone 9a here!❤❤❤❤
Yay for zone 9 Lydia! Thanks for watching!
thank you for sharing! I am in zone 9b/10a and I am wanting to try a garden.
Finally! Somebody in my area with cut flower garden! This will be my first year to grow a cut flower garden. I’m still in the process of building the garden(laying cardboard, ordering compost, sowing seeds, etc). My garden will also be in my front yard. So glad I found you! - Zee, N. Cali zone10a
Yay Zee! I bet it will be absolutely amazing! 🌸🌻🌹 Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you, I love your chart idea !
Such helpful information. Thank you.
Really liking this series and your channel! I’m 9b in Tucson, AZ
Thanks so much Dana! That is really sweet! 🌸💕
Hi neighbor, I am in my second year of developing my Cut Flower Garden separate from my vegie garden and creating a pollinator attractors. My lesson learned was that I need to use a raised bed (getting to old to be on the ground) and to use drip irrigation. I have already planted tulips and daff's. Sweet peas on a trellis. Planning the summer and fall with sunflowers and dalihas with glads and with supporting stars of zinna and smaller flowering plants. Took the Floret course last year and repeating it again to reinforce the material. I am doing the same giving away to family friend and my church. Love from Livermore.
Oh that sounds so amazing Kia! I planted sweet peas on a trellis for the first time this year and can’t wait for them to bloom! Thanks so much for stopping by and the sweet comment! 💕
Very informative! Thank you so much.
Thanks so much for watching Nusrat! 💗
It's really interesting, I started apple blossom snap dragons in maybe June/July of 2021 since I didn't start gardening until very very late and was a bit disappointed when they didn't bloom that year (they were in containers mostly and I know I didn't water them enough). But they grew all winter and I have dozens of blooms starting mid February! (I'm in 9b South Bay Area) I didn't know about succession sowing but you better believe I'm going to be all over it this year!
Oh how cool! I think the Apple Blossoms take a while to get going. Mine have been soooo slow compared to the other variety I have growing right now! So happy for you that you have blooms right now!
I just love your videos! This one is so helpful. I am in the bay area so all of your planting process and guidelines work perfectly for me.Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Execelent video today my friend
Thank you Yesid!
I wish you also showed us all those flowers you had last year that you have so much that you were giving them away .
I so appreciate this video. Your tips have been so very helpful. I've been growing lots of cut flowers over the years and decided to completely stress myself out and grow as much as can for my daughter's upcoming May wedding. 🤣🥴 At first I thought I'd tuck a few of the flowers I grew into a purchased bouquet, but now it's morphed into something completely different. I told my family if you see me balled up in a corner crying, then you know it didn't go as planned. Ha! But seriously though, I have a plan B-Z!! Because I can't control Mother Nature and bloom times can be unique. So thank you again for mentioning succession planting. Hadn't thought of that before.
Oh my goodness Brandi you are brave! But you've got this! You can totally do it and how amazingly sweet it will be to have grown your daughter's flowers! I'm so excited for all of you!
Great video! tons of useful info for a beginner! thank you sooooooooo much!
Thanks so much Neelam! I’m glad it helped! Have a wonderful day!
Great video. I went through the same process, this is my first year growing cut flowers. Its my hobby I dont sell, its for me and my wife. I also have the same book...cool flowers...I made my charts, planned everything out, got my space really...its coming along very well. Im in zone 7 DE. Happy gardening!
That’s wonderful! I love the planning just as much as I love the gardening! Sounds like you are going to have a fantastic cut flower garden this year! 💗
I also live in Northern Ca and am trying succession for the first time this year but with veggies. My house is mostly shade and the only sun is in my easement and next to my garage so flowers are going in the easement. I appreciate your spreadsheet/map and plan on using it to tracking both gardens. I saw your side yard on Garden Answer and I just subscribed, look forward to more of your videos
Thank you Lolly! That is hard with all the shade! I am helping my friend redo part of her yard this spring which is alllll shade and we are having fun finding plants and flowers that will bloom there! Thanks for the sweet words! Have a good day!
Just discovered this video. I'm interested in planting a cut flower garden this year (though I'll probably have to start with plants rather than seeds at this point). Do you have photos of how your cut flower garden did last year?
Hi David! Yay I'm so excited for you to start! I am severely limited on photos from last year (I didn't even think to take photos! so the ones in the video are the best I have! ) It was amazing though, more blooms than I could handle! I dont think you are too late to start zinnias, cosmos and sunflowers for the summer! They will pop up quickly and you will have a cutting garden in no time! Good luck! 💗
Very helpful video dear. Nice work..... ✌🌺
Thank you ma’am! 💕
Such an inspiring video, thanks Janey!
Thank you so much! That is very sweet 😘💕
Hi Janey, I have been gardening my whole life but only as a hobby grower. We have lots of ants in our garden where we now live, so I was wondering if you know whether ants could eat the seeds? Is there any other pest that could eat seed? I have never planted seed in this, our new garden, yet. At our last house we had more extreme weather, not many small ants at all, and most of my seeds sprouted. Maybe I shouldn't attempt direct sowing here at our new house, as we have tons of ants and pests. 🐜🐜 😟
Could you share your drip system expertise? Thanks!
That’s a good idea Loree! Thanks for the suggestion!
Wow! This was such a great video! Your word vomit was so thorough and you have a really lovely smile!! Just wanted to say hi! I'm glad you had a good first season! Good luck this year. I too started last year growing cut flowers and loved it. I'm in zone 5b in Ontario, Canada. I loved the way you planned out your growing space last year and I'm looking forward to seeing pictures throughout the season the way you will be designing it! All the best from 🇨🇦!
Hahahaha this cracked me up Alyssa! I'm glad you liked my word vomit! Good luck with your cut flowers this year! Thanks for the sweet comment! 💗
I appreciate the detail and writing out your plans. I took my daughters crayons the other day and drew each side of our house and what I want to grow this year lol!! It was fun!
Thank you! Haha that’s amazing! Yes those plans were drawn with my daughter’s colored pencils 😂
Useful information thanks for sharing
Thank you so much! That is very nice to say!
A non flower question what is that beautiful color eyeshadow you are wearing in the video!? 😂 it’s so pretty
Haha that is very sweet Monique! I pretty much only wear MAC Omega and Shroom! 💕
Hi Janey, I love your videos! I'm a beginning gardener as well (started last year) and am just getting into cut flowers so I found this really helpful. I garden in 8b so not too far off... I was looking at your google sheet and noticed that a bunch of the winter spring flowers don't have sow dates... I was wondering if perhaps the doc was messed up at some point? Thanks for the videos!
Hi! Thank you so much for watching and I am SO excited for you and your cut flowers! So all my winter/spring flowers were sown via the 'Cool Flowers' method from Lisa Mason Ziegler. I didn't add it to the sheet because I didn't want to go that far back! Basically they were each sown to be planted out 5-6 weeks before my first frost in winter. Hope that helps! 💗 Let me know if you have any other questions about it!
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat thanks for responding! I do remember you mentioning that in this video? Another video? Who knows... I've watched a bunch! That does make sense... it's hard keeping it all straight but I also really enjoy the planning so I'm making a calendar as I design my new raised beds so I can decide how I want to use the space. I'm going to try winter sowing a few things so I'll take a look at the list again. Thanks!
Hi! I just found your channel- I'm actually a zone 5/6 (ohio) but I enjoy your videos! I don't have a garden but I plan to do some grow bag gardening this season and maybe make a little raised bed as well as growing herbs inside.
Hi Sarah! Thanks so much for stopping by! I started right where you are, without a garden! I planted a bunch of things in pots and had indoor plants and became obsessed so be careful! 😆 Have a wonderful day!
Is there any chance you would share your written plans in more detail? I just found your channel because of Garden Answer. I’m in Southern California and I’m new to starting my flower garden from seed. I am interested to see what works in your zone for succession planting. Thank you for your channel.
Hi Cheryl! Check out my video from Jan 21 called “pruning hydrangeas, seed starting and my 2022 cut flower succession plan.” I go over my plan in lots of detail and have a google sheets link to the plan as well! I hope that helps! 💗
The more cut flowers I grow, the higher “at risk” the rest of my landscaping is 😂! Cut flowers are tucked into the landscape wherever possible. Gradually, even shrubs are being replaced for shrubs that have cutting value. I’m thinking, if I can’t cut a plant, why let it take up space?
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How do you keep bugs off the flowers you bring inside or gift to family/friends? I am able to spray vegetables with water before I bring them into the kitchen but I can’t do that with flowers. I have houseplants so I also want to avoid spreading pests to them too.
Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! I usually just turn the flower and shake but if I notice lots of bugs I just don’t bring it inside! Hope that helps! 💗
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat thank you!
I’m so excited to add so many cut flowers to my garden! Do you or anyone have an estimate of how many cut stems you can get from each classic plant? Zinnia, snapdragon, Basil, celosia, gomphrena, etc. Trying to decide how many of each plant I’ll likely need to make a few bouquets a week
I’m excited for you too Danika! That is hard to estimate bc I think it depends on how warm it is at the time of year. In my experience the warmth made the plant produce more blooms! (Especially in the case of zinnia and gomphrena) but SUPER estimate I would say zinnia about 3-5 blooms per week, snapdragon less (and as the plant gets older you get less blooms), gomphrena 10-20 blooms per week. This is my first year with celosia and ornamental basil so I don’t know about those! Also don’t forget to pinch your seedling so you have bushier plants for the max amount of blooms! Hope this helps! 😘
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Super helpful! I know I have started way too many flowers, but our yard seems so big that in my mind I can just expand if needed--although I know the amount of work to expand the planting zone would be probably a bit much for one person to do super quickly
Do you succession plant your front cut flower garden? If so, how do you succession sow.
Hi Judy! I put out a video called “pruning hydrangeas, seed starting and 2022 seed succession calendar” in that video I talk all about my succession sowing schedule and also have a google sheets page that I share with you guys! Hope that helps!
Just realized you look a lot like Trisha Paytas’s sister lol but much cooler
LOL! I had to look her up! I think I could probably look even more like her if I put a lot more makeup on! 😝