With a greenhouse structurally finished with a new greenhouse table along with some cool hardy snapdragons, it was time for potting up snapdragons and taking them to the greenhouse. This started with testing to see if the snapdragons and other cool hardy plants would survive in the low tunnel in the greenhouse. Another trial was …
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Snapdragons are started very early with tiny seeds. When I tried to grow these seeds my first year, I had no idea how successful they would be or not. After starting snapdragons, growing, and harvesting for my first season, I find them entirely easy to start and grow and they are my absolute favorite for …
My first cut flower garden was rows after rows of zinnias that, welp, I never ended up cutting. I saw a neighbor plant zinnia in their vegetable garden and wanted to do something similar. I used a large bag of zinnias with fertilizer from Tractor Supply. Besides hoeing rows for this zinnia mix, I did …
In previous seasons, I’ve treated essentially all my plants, including hardy annual flowers, as planting out on May 15. My average last frost date is between May 10 and May 20. With living on a ridge, we do have cooler weather than the valleys. In winter time, everywhere else will have their snow melted and …
2022 is my first official season as a cut flower farmer. I grew a variety of plants this year, sold bouquets at the local farmer’s market, and enjoyed my flower garden. Spring Flower Garden The year began with building and using the new grow stand that I built, with some help from my husband. I …