‘Tis the season to start your garden! This crash-course in cut-flower growing will give you the broad strokes of the skills and techniques you’ll need to get growing flowers at home, and you’ll experience the greenhouses, plant propagation areas, and field layout on our farm.
Flowers have particular needs for planning, seed-starting, spacing, and support, considering their height and the often tiny size or long germination period of their seeds.
Learn to create an easy garden from seed that will fill your life with abundant blooms.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
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What Should I Grow?
Where Should I Put My Garden?
When Do I Start Bachelor’s Buttons (or Zinnias)?
How Do I Keep the Harvest Going?
Easy Flowers for Beginners
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Soil & Containers to Use for Seed-Starting
Water Management for Quick Germination & Healthy Seedlings
Supplemental Light and Your Seeding Setup
Potting Up and Hardening Off
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Spacing for long stems
Direct-seeding of certain varieties
Useful weeding tools & strategies
Trellising, netting, and other support structures
Harvest tips and tools
Here’s what you’ll take home:
Simple and helpful garden-planning spreadsheets
Seeds for your new garden
Resource, supply, and reading lists
Lots of inspiration and new knowledge!
$75 per person , or $125 for two. Coffee and a light snack included.
COVID SAFETY
We will be inside a well-ventilated room, or outdoors, but if you are concerned about spreading the virus, please contact me to work out protocols that will make you comfortable. I am fully vaccinated.