It's spring time! Get planting with a curated cut flower seed collection.
Cells, soil blocks, and direct sowing, oh, my! Open your garden to the THOUSANDS of plants and varieties you can grow from seed – so much more than you’ll find at your local nursery.
When you’re ready to plant your flower seedlings in the garden, it’s essential to do so correctly to avoid transplant shock. Transplant shock is a condition that can occur in plants when they are moved from one place to another. This often happens when the plant isn’t prepared for the move, if the roots are…
Starting seeds indoors is a great way to start gardening from the very beginning of the growing season, even when it’s still cold outside. However, it can seem like a daunting task if you’re new. In my experience, there are two main reasons why people avoid seed starting: The truth is that seed starting is…
I’ve been gardening for more than 20 years, so I’ve tried my share of seed companies online. There are more seed companies than just about anyone can keep track of, but from that vast number, a solid handful stands out and earn my repeat business. These companies are also widely used by other flower gardeners…
You raked your seedbed smooth and sowed it with seeds for your cut flower garden. You water it and wait, and a week later, the seedbed is covered in tiny green sprouts. But there are a lot more sprouts than there should be. And they don’t all look the same. Your seedbed has become a…
Do yourself a favor and avoid the hassle of overplanting seeds, which you’ll have to fix later. The easiest way to do this is to space the seeds correctly when planting. But sometimes, you sneeze on a palmful of tiny snapdragon seeds, and they fly everywhere, or your kid bumps into your leg as you’re…
Having a handful of seed packets can produce both a satisfying rattle and big dreams of your future garden. It’s exciting to get outside and start sowing seeds, cramming all the seeds from the packet into one or two rows in your garden bed. But don’t get carried away, as those seed packets probably contain…
Even though it’s easy to go to the garden center and buy transplants, any cut flower gardener should try starting their flowers from seed. It’s so easy to do with many types of flowers, and there’s no comparison to the sheer volume of varieties you can try. Don’t be intimidated about starting your own seeds….
