SEED SHOPPING for my flower farm - Shop with me!

If you're wondering what varieties are taking my fancy this year then grab yourself a cup of tea and a notebook. I'm going to be talking through some of my choices for cut flower seed this year.

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[LilChefKimi]

Lol. I love that you looked at your hand to see how many fingers you had up! Sometimes those digits just don’t cooperate. 😂
And I laugh because I’ve recently started nerve damage down into my hands, so I can relate to things not responding correctly.
Related to flowers, love the past selections and I’m eager to see what this year brings. Thank you for your beautiful content!

[LilacDaisy]

Oh, wow, you have so many more variety per flower type than we do in Australia. Unless I just haven't found the better websites. Your taste is very like what I buy (and would buy, if I could!). Gorgeous!

[itsbloomingflowers]

It’s so great how flowers and gardening United us 😅 these video it’s a year old yet o watch it all the way lol. Nice to meet you am new in flower town 😌 creating a micro farm in Central Nj city area .

[kristinmiller]

I love your dahlias! You should do a video on those.

[lorilawton]

Nice choices! Can’t wait to see. Hope Walter is doing okay🐶 Digging Sahara

[ankabubanj]

I loved watching your video for the first time... Hello to your dog and best wishes for recovery... I would only recommend if you could write the name of the flowers on the screen along with the foto... And possibly on the end of the video as a reminder... Thank you again for sharing your working ideas... It is nice to get ideas from a pro... All the best in the coming year... Greetings from Croatia... Stay safe!

[heatherjohnstone]

Really enjoying your videos. I've been growing vegetables for years but am now trying to include more flowers in my plot. Thanks for your tip about pre-chitting seeds in takeaway boxes - that is really working well. Hope Walter makes a good recovery - my daughter's dog had the same op years ago due to bashing her tail off anything and everything!

[carolemills]

Love your choices. Love all of the soft pink and pastel colours. I too am not a fan of reds. I am also growing those large tennis ball sized poppies this summer. Cannot wait. Keep posting. I love your videos. Take care of your sweet pup! 🌸

[PamsMountainGarden]

Poor Walter! He’ll be better soon and though I have never really thought about it before, I don’t suppose dogs care much if they have tails. I can’t wait to see your flower beds. You have chosen some lovely varieties.

[sherryevans]

I hope Walter feels better soon! It was lovely having you share your seed selections. One company you might want to consider is Geo seeds here in the US. They are a wholesaler with so much variety, great prices, and they do ship internationally. This year will be my first for cut flowers and I am inspired by your beautiful bouquets!! I have a very small space to grow so I'm having difficulty keeping the selections to a minimum...so many pretty flowers 😍 Hope you have much success!

[stephaniescala]

Awesome!! Would love to see how you do your notebooks you mention each year :)

[susannahassard]

Fab video .... thank you so much for sharing

[chelseacrockett]

Thank you so much for the video! So many great flowers and I could listen to you talk all day ( I love your accent!). I am going to grow my first cut flower garden this year and I am so excited! Looking forward to more videos!

[janpapworth]

This video did make me laugh! I spent the early winter on the Floret website, then checking to see if those seeds or their equivalents were available at Chiltern or POD. I went for Chiltern in the end. I have chosen mostly the same varieties as you and almost knew what you were going to say, though you threw in a curved ball now and again! This gives me confidence that I have selected some useful plants to support my dahlias in the vase. Really interested in seeing how your grasses and grains turns out. I thought that corncockle stems might be too floppy-will have to reconsider that one! Thank you for this video and happy sowing!

[TheFinFarm]

I definitely went overboard with seeds this year, but I want to define what varieties I feel work best for me. Can’t wait to grow some beautiful things! 💕

[skeane]

Such a great video. I love to see your thought process. I'd love if you could expand a bit more to say your buying a flower to go with another flower in a bouquet etc. Does that make sense?! And I hope Walter is well on the mend!

[mirandabeaudry]

Excellent timing, I’m sitting with my tea and box of seeds, planning my first crops!

[mkwats]

You have so much flower bed room. Might grow a few of each variety in a seed bed. Then gather seeds in the fall for next year. FREE and you don't worry about seeds being sold out.

[ECole-lewe]

This is an older video, and I am a new subscriber. On the off chance that you see this, I am wondering what happened to Walter. I just love your dogs. Moreover, Walter was my grandfather's name. 😎

[margitamoreborg]

Some tips from a seed firm that I buy from, Seedaholic: About NIGELLA Sowing: Sow direct in late Winter to Spring or in Autumn
Seeds are best sown in short drills 0.5cm (¼in) deep directly where they are to flower. Sow thinly, once temperatures reach around 18°C (68°F). They prefer a sunny open site but will grow in most sites and soils.
Prepare the ground well and rake to a fine tilth before sowing. Mark the sowing areas with a ring of light coloured sand and label if sowing more than one annual in the same bed. Sow 1mm (1/8”) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart.
Seeds germinate in approx 21 days. The seedlings will appear in rows approx 6 to 8 weeks after planting and can be told from nearby weed seedlings quite easily. Thin the seedlings out so they are finally 23cm (9in) apart by early summer. Compost should be kept slightly moist, but not wet at all times.
An early autumn sowing can be made in sheltered areas for earlier flowers the following year. Planted it in the autumn it will send down a taproot and form a rosette of feathery leaves during the winter. As temperatures warm up in Spring, flower stalks shoot up. If it's a dry spring, give it water and it will grow large and erect. Without water it tends to flop over.
Cultivation:
Prefers well drained soil enriched with manure or compost ahead of planting. Can be grown on light sandy soils.
Feeding is rarely needed but water well and apply complete plant food as growth begins in the spring.
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Leave a few plants to die down and self seed. Others can be pulled up and composted.