Flower Farming - How to Process Flowers and Make Market Bouquets | Full-Length

[@ImAChristianFirst]

Man this really helped me. Explaining how many they produce, how long it took, how much they sell for, arranging and packing the bouquet were essential things I needed to know. Thanks.

[@judysilva5358]

Great information!

[@Alternativesmallholding]

Whoa! Thats a LOT of flowers for $10! Your time is worth more than that, up your prices guys

[@mikewood8680]

I owned a floral shop. First you do a very nice mix. Good job. But $10 is not realistic. I mean I’d snap em up if I was at your market - it’s a deal 🥰. The challenge is that it’s not reality if you go to get flowers from a florist or even a grocery store and have the same expectation for that price. 😉

[@doraladuncan]

But, they are "cheap flowers", aren't they? I mean, they are not peonias, roses or tulips, for example. They are zinnias, siemprevivas, cosmos... Very productive flowers, easy growing?

[@westoversoutheast]

I’m on an extremely small footprint and beds are a premium. Flowers in the growing area is something my wife and I have discussed several times, I heard the podcast and have been making plans for for flower production. This video has cemented my resolve to get this going. Thank you Diego. Your videos and podcasts have been instrumental and inspiring.

[@karindob2086]

i totally feel that same way - Im in zone 7 so I know it can't be a yearly business, but it is a dream I want to come true. Thank you so much.

[@mio.giardino]

Excellent info! I’d of loved to see the fields of flowers to get a feel for the land requirements and organization.

[@DiegoFooter]

Thanks. I will have videos on that down the line.

[@joyholway8301]

This was incredibly helpful! Thank you for taking time to make this video - I'll jump on the podcast soon too!

[@candaceelder1289]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video! I love that you tried your hand at making the bouquets.

[@mikewood8680]

Help me with the math as to profit margin. I get that the flowers are more or less free (cost of seeds and watering) but if you paid yourself a “wage” for the time spent harvesting, designing, packaging, preservative, paper sleeve, elastics plus transportation and labour for set up etc. How do you make profit.

[@solmassages9732]

This was super helpful, thanks!

[@jillphillips8117]

I loved your video. Very informative. Little tips that you don't think about in floral farming.

[@TroubleNow]

Keep up the great work! Thank you Diego!!

[@jackizbirun1403]

Thank you. Well done. Extremely helpful information.

[@christiensgarden3325]

That’s a lot of stems for $10 .... my flower share only gave maybe 10 stems..could you give what are the fillers plants are

[@mrs.grandin1874]

Your work is beautiful! I would easily pay $20 despite the under-cutters!

[@vincentbynumbers]

Lots of great info, thank you for sharing!! :)

[@onetwocue]

It's so much faster to say lay out five bouquets on the table at a time. Like say if you're doing a Mix bouquet with dahlias as your main flowers and zinnias, asters and gomphrea as your filler flowers. I would lay down (in a row of five bouquets across the table) say three dahlias in each bouquet, come through lay down your five zinnias in each bouquet, coma back lay down your five aster flowers, go back through, lay down three snaps per bouquet, and go through lay down your gomphrea. Then go through and grab each bouquet, fluff it up a little bit while in your hands and then then take your greenery and wrap it on the outside, trim it and then rubber band them. Making one bouquet at a time and playing with it takes too long. It took you like ten minutes to make that one bouquet? When I can pump out five bouquets in ten minutes. Time is money especially if you're trying to produce a lot of market bouquets for the farmers market.

[@shawnsg]

The way your describing isn't any faster. Stem down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Stem down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Stem down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Stem down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Stem down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Finally 5 bouquets For her Stem up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 1 bouquet. Stem up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 1 bouquet. Stem up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 1 bouquet. Stem up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 1 bouquet. Stem up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 1 bouquet. Five total You might be able to make bouquets faster but the method you use is the same.

[@billiesmurphy]

So excited to be implementing this sound advice soon, keep up the good work!! Loved this

[@annstclair4668]

Thank for the information. What is a disks flower?

[@flowergrowersmith449]

Great stuff - thanks Diego!!!

[@BernadetteOuellette]

30 stems for 10$?? Your practically giving them away

[@tinaholbrook9719]

That's what I thought!

[@mikewood8680]

That’s why florists have a challenge. A 30 stem bouquet retail would be 60. Ten dollars is below wholesale. 😬

[@paulineewert7492]

Same thing I thought!!

[@nighthawk4196]

Hi great video just wondering for your prep/storage room i see you have a air conditioner and cool bot what kind of insulation was needed in that area or was any needed? Thanks

[@jenniferapiary]

Love this

[@Mexicanranch]

This Is so inspiring. How can I get my hands on the list of flowers that were displayed here?)))

[@bruntbrunette4819]

How long do these flowers last ? How do flower farmers keep their flowers fresh after harvesting ?

[@Hazel_Dazel]

you keep them cold and you keep them in meticulously clean water. I've read that some peony growers can keep them for several months. You'd only do this for high-price flowers that sell for a premium that only bloom for a short amount of time.

[@annanicoleslefttit]

great vid! she sounds just like shailene woodley!

[@LilacDaisy2]

18:20 - I hope they discuss how they make money on $10 bunches. I don't get that at all. And SO MANY flowers in those bunches! I'd go broke if I sold 60 big bouquets a week for $10 each.

[@gerryfelted7101]

Why not cut the bottom of the sleeves with the cutter so they are shorter??

[@mauryhill9703]

Gerry Felted That seems like a great solution; but in general, paper dulls the blade and you want a very sharp clean blade to cut your flowers . So is an investment in an additional cutter going to pay off for one bulk order of sleeves worth the expense? Also, any paper fuzz from a dulled blade will contaminate the water thereby affecting the life of the beautiful flowers.

[@zackscott8636]

Diego is it smart to buy a sampling each of plants, then collect seed for next year? This is for a start-up open for business 2021, so it'd give a strong seed bank for next year.

[@DiegoFooter]

I would practice growing and not worry about saving the seed. Seed is cheap and easy enough to buy. A business isn't going to make it or not make it because of seed. You can always add that down the line or on the side.

[@zackscott8636]

@@DiegoFooter thanks Diego!

[@zackscott8636]

@@DiegoFooter what would be your fee for an over the phone or internet consultation? It is a lot to think about. You have seen enough to be of benefit.

[@DiegoFooter]

I don't do that type of thing, but I could direct you to someone if desired.

[@JINNYJIN888]

👍

[@gracierosemiller4411]

What if you live in a tiny town and there are no Farmer's Markets that you can sell at or they don't do well there?

[@ronneitzel2869]

good info, thank you

[@patriciast.claire7138]

Did you take any type of schooling or courses for this? Can a average gardener do this without any knowledge, or would you suggest taking courses ? I

[@whatnow8362]

Wow that’s such a good price. They’re way more expensive in my area.

[@tinaholbrook9719]

I would like to know what their go to top 5 flowers and top 5 fillers are.

[@DiegoFooter]

We did a couple podcasts episodes on this.

[@toniholt417]

Diego Footer how can I get the podcasts?

[@joanh9020]

Where can i buy paper sleeves

[@ImAChristianFirst]

so how long is the flower market time...16 weeks,26 weeks?

[@laurenmcentee79]

Can anyone name all the flowers and foliage used here?

[@rol9344]

What is the dark foliage? It looks like it is 3rd from the left on the 1st white table?

[@adamqueen4146]

I think its mahogany splendor. thrives in heat and humidity.

[@ericlindsey7751]

What is the purple filler plant called?

[@BuntingClipClop]

It looked like agonis to me.

[@karenbuchanan2340]

Nice and full…Looks like a $20 bunch not $10

[@broadforkacres4844]

Their 50 sales a week is just for one farmer's market, right? $500 weekly sales for 8 acres of flowers doesn't add up...

[@DiegoFooter]

I can't remember exactly how much land they had in production, but it was around 1/2 an acre or so at the time when I filmed this.

[@broadforkacres4844]

@@DiegoFooter Gotcha, that's not bad then for 1/2 acre!

[@LilacDaisy2]

"So if you could sell 200 of those, there you go, $200." But your'e selling them FAR below wholesale prices, and you only have so many hours to cut and clean and bunch and wrap enough blooms for 200 bouquets!!! That's a *LOT* of hours' work for $200! Slaving for it.

[@LilacDaisy2]

What I meant is, you don't have all week to prep them. You have 2 days. AND you have to load up your vehicle and set up a market stall. I think they're talking about the hardest way to be a flower farmer!

[@gardengirl7446]

30 stems for $10??? Not enough $! 🌼

[@LilacDaisy2]

A lot of work for pennies!

[@gracierosemiller4411]

That is way too cheap for a bundle of flowers