6 Flower Farming Mistakes You Should AVOID // Flower Farming Lessons I Learned the Hard Way!

Great point about once a year flowers having a bigger selling potential❤

2023 living in zone 6a WNY if I waited until 60* night temps I wound t have planted until June. LFD April 30 th. I could see for germinating seeds but for instance sunflowers grew well for my first time growing with tight spacing. I 'm a home gardener. In the field it may need 60* but near our house it is warmer. Somethings to consider. And experimenting is always good. Thanks for this info and your openness.

night time temps in the 60s before planting out warm weather stuff lolololol its july 2 here and still hitting 45-50 at night

Thank you so much for sharing your information. I'm soaking this all up like a sponge. I am having great success with mixed zinnias and am planning to plant to great bouquets for a friend's wedding in 2025. (I'll use purchased flowers and filler greenery as a back up) I'm so excited for the challenge. Growing out of raised beds in my back yard it is SO fulfilling.

Finally detailed info from a flower farmer that isn't all about selling! I'm a hobby grower (for now at least), in year 3, and you're so right! I've made mistakes and what is difficult is that you have to wait a year often to try a new approach! Your detailed comments help me cut that learning curve years at a time!!

Thanks for your great videos!!

Hi. Thank you so much for your wonderful advice and sharing such valuable info. I'm in New Zealand, into my second year of growing flowers having been given 4 large boxes of unnamed dahlia rhizomes. Now, with the help of sister who is surgeon by day and gardening helper by night we have a very productive paddock. your help is priceless, thanks for putting yourself out there and sharing so freely.

Amazing video, watching all of yours as quick as I can. Thanks so much for this info, you’re giving us the confidence to go for our ‘flower dream!’ -Brad

Thank you 🙏
While this will be my second year selling it is not my first year growing. I definitely relate to not wanting put myself (business) out there with fears of not having promised product. Also have a real fear of being left with product and red in profit. So I will make a social media site and get started. 😬

Great video

I want to thank you for sharing your flower growing journey. I love growing flowers and sharing, I’m not growing for selling, but I love all the tips and sharing the learning failures. I’m already anxious for spring!

Good day ! Just discorvered your channel, i look foward to joining ya ll inthis crazy journey, i too am a dairy farmer-morphing into a flower farmer for my retierement project . Thank you for the tips! I'm finding the juggling of time between the two -dairy and flower harder than anticipated , dairy always coming for, i sometimes miss opportunities on the flower side. Have a great day!

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I plant my seeds in a few different seed trsys in case I lose a whole tray due to water logging, insects , draught , pests or sunburn .
As well a succession planting. I also plant them in different spots in the ground for the same reasons.

Thank you so much for sharing this information 💕

I like the way you are thinking about your mistakes. Thanks for honestly sharing. It so helps to learn from others.

Thank you for your very practical advice. I appreciate the way you explain things.

Lol I hate hardening off seedlings! I have to remind myself HOURLY that 10 days of hardening off is worth it after months of growing these babies and not to flush months of work down the toilet because I was lazy one day 😬

You're such a great story teller!