Growing FROST TOLERANT Flowers: Planting Hardy Annual Flowers for Spring Cut Flower Garden

#Gardening #GrowingFlowers #CutFlowerGarden
This year, I'm planting hardy annual flowers for the spring cut flower garden. It will be important that I start with fall sowing for the best results.
I garden in Kentucky, on the line of zone 6b and zone 7.
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[@bobbiechinn9578]

Regardless lol.. anyway you're in my neighborhood so i love seeing your vids. Ive been growing everything for about 45 years but its always good to hear of other's experiences. Tyfs. ❤ Oh yeah...i do the same cool flowers from seed and my sweet pea vines come up multi branched from the start and strong. If i start biannual early, I can get blooms the first year as well.

[@aujardincroquant8957]

Bonjour Tonya et merci pour le partage de tes expériences sur autant de semences. Ta vidéo me sera très utile car de nombreuses fleurs que tu cites m'intéressent. J'ai eu beaucoup d'échecs dans mes semis mais j'ai à nouveau envie de renouveler l'expérience grâce à tes conseils simples. Belle journée fleurie !

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I just want to say I'm so glad I found your and Nicole's channel! Starting my cutflower garden/farm has brought me so much happiness! & I owe it all to you 2!

[@daisystink1]

Great video! This is the first year I am growing hardy annuals and you've helped me to select a few to try. Much love. 😍

[@sislertx]

U go girl...that green house is.hanging in there!!!

[@dc0145a]

Just sittin here looking at the Johnny's seed catalog :) Thank you for the video.

[@drenewt]

Thanks for all the work you put into this video. It was a good one!

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@alisonburgess345]

Agree with you about the poppies - they’re gorgeous. What a great video! Well done. 🌸

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I just love poppies! I really missed not having any shirley poppies last spring.

[@karenschwartz5209]

Thank you for all this information. Just now learning about hardy annuals.

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks so much for watching! 🌱🌱🌱

[@bigfootbuildings2777]

Great information! Thank you for sharing!

[@annmoy8932]

I came across your video and I just want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I plan to start my first cut garden next year. You've really inspired me!

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

That's so exciting! Thanks so much for watching! 🌱🌱🌱

[@jdakat88]

You definitely have a green thumb...thanks for the over winter tips.

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@gingerquinlan7953]

This video and your experience is awesome! Getting my seeds ready for planting this first year of flower farming. So helpful and encouraging!! Thank you so much!!!💕💕💕

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks for watching! 🌱🌱🌱

[@Saritak1]

Thank you so much girl for making this Video; I am about to start fall planting first time in my yard. But didn’t know anything. Thanks 👍👍👍

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@michelletetreault9428]

Thank you so much for all the useful information! Great video!

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@carriepiquette-henderson3625]

i like your channel im gonna follow..growing here in zone 7A Oklahoma thank you thank you

[@MaestroFriedrich]

Very detailed. I have had luck with lupine -Zone 8 Seattle. Godetia die in the winter but do great with an early spring sowing.

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Good to know! Thanks! I think I'm going to try the godetia in the spring this year and see how well they bloom. Thanks for watching. :)

[@artemisgrier8989]

Very helpful. Hope I can find this is the fall!

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks so much for watching! 🌱

[@michelleperry3060]

Great information

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@Flower_hoarder]

🌱🌿🌱NICE🌱🌿🌱

[@2000madi2000]

I think you're wonderful!

[@mariyaatanasova1556]

I wish I could grow Shirley poppies or any poppy in that manner. Slugs absolutely love the seedlings and they are even loving the californian and Shirley poppies more than anything else. By the time seedlings are 2 cm tall most of them are already eaten. They seem to also not react too well to being transplanted if I planted them somewhere slugs cannot reach them.

[@sharonjennings1282]

You are so knowledgeable and have so many different types of flowers! Do you sell cut flowers? If so do you mark them or do you sell them to stores and Flores if you do neither then you definitely should. Flower Smart's is off the charts!

[@fullstop3399]

Hi all 👋🏼 New sub from across the pond in Manchester England

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Welcome to the channel! Happy gardening! :)

[@fullstop3399]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers Thank you 😁

[@hobbitlady7568]

Always love your videos. Wish I could work for you or something! I’m a one woman garden here also.

[@OfftoShambala]

Stock, larkspur, bells of Ireland, snap dragons

[@jfaifua]

I thought this was good info. I am was unhappy about the number of commericials that broke into the content. You answered many of my questions!

[@vickymae1]

Do you have any tips on using hollyhocks as cut flowers? I've never had much luck, the blooms wilt right away. Love your channel, thanks!🌷🌻💐

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I don't mess with them much because they really irritate my skin. However, in the past, I've dipped the stems into very hot water and left them to cool over night. 50% will keep in a vase, and the others will wilt. Good luck!

[@karenlopez5441]

Very informative video! So generally we should sow these a few weeks before frost so germination and root growth can occur?

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I usually fall plant about a month before the last frost, so that everything can get established. 🌱🌱🌱

[@bumblinagirl2683]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers So I came here to ask if I could sow seeds now, under the snow. The types you've sown in the Fall. Thanks Karen, germination makes sense!

[@Ann-Marielivingonabudget]

Where do you get your Bells of Ireland plugs from? (Just in case, I'd like a backup option.)

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Farmer bailey plugs. Transplanted them around the end of October last year. They need plenty of time to get established. Good luck!

[@caldasma]

Okay, so I don't know how I even got here, but I have a MILLION questions....I barely even have a garden, but over the last fourteen minutes I've decided to quit my job and devote myself to plants. First question, most obvious one, are you saying that once you've established your seedling in the fall you then transfer them into a unheated low tunnel/hoop house and they just stay dormant through the winter until spring? Sorry if it's a ridiculous question, but I just stumbled into this video and I'm in love.

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Yes. They resume growing in the late winter/spring when the weather starts getting warmer again. Success really depends mainly on how tolerant each plant is to cold and what growing zone you're in :) Welcome to the channel!

[@caldasma]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers This is absolutely awesome. I'm super excited to try my hand at gardening. I live in zone 6b and I have several raised beds that I inherited from the previous owner. And tonight has been our first freezing rain. Is it too late to try to plant anything or should I just plan for winter sowing and early spring?

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

That's tough. If you're already having freezing rain, I think I would definitely just wait for winter sowing. There's plenty of things you can start growing then. Good luck!

[@barbsvoboda9634]

I’m in MD 7b 21014. Should I be starting my cold hardy annuals now? I missed the fall planting date in October.

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I have a more recent video called 'Early Flowers' that might be helpful. It talks more about cold tolerant flowers that can be started for spring. Thanks so much for watching!

[@MehrinShahed]

Hi ... could you do a video on growing carnations? I tried some this spring ...started indiors and then transplanted to part sun (morning), zone 5. I have large mounds of leaves but no flowers. Thanks!

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I'm planning to make one when mine bloom next year. It sounds like yours are also waiting to bloom. As long as the variety you planted is hardy, they should bloom next season. Good luck!

[@MehrinShahed]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers Thanks! Looking forward to it.

[@icecreamfever123]

When do you start your poppies? I also live in zone 6-6b kentucky

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

It depends on the type of poppy I'm growing. I usually start icelandic poppies indoors and direct sow shirley poppies around the last week of September. Sometimes a little later when its still hot outside. Hope that helps!

[@thisisatrium]

What flowers do you direct sow inside the hoophouse and which do you seed start in the hoophouse then transplant (inside or outside) the hoophouse? Hope that makes sense.

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I'll see if I can make a video that's more clear :) thanks!

[@thisisatrium]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers just got my Johnny Seed delivery! Whooooohooooo! Sorry if I did understand exact what you planted. Hey, if you would like to talk DM me on Instagram @floralandiatn.

[@michellem7942]

I want to make sure I understand what you mean by over winter the annuals. You are sowing the seeds into seedlings in the fall to transplant in Spring?

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I'm sowing the seeds in the fall. They'll germinate and I'll transplant them into the garden or unheated hoophouse (depending upon the type). They'll survive the winter in the ground as seedlings, and then bloom early the next spring. Hope that helps :)

[@carriem7832]

How did you make your hoop houses? Did you buy the tubes at the store or ordered off of Amazon....

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

There's a video about making the hoop house on the channel. It can be found under my recent posts on the 'community' tab. I hope it helps! :)

[@carriem7832]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers Thank you....I didn’t see it listed

[@jennetteoverzet2959]

Lupine scarify and soak

[@katipohl2431]

Hi from your new subscriber in Germany. Sorry, what way the name of that plant from the Apiaceae family: Mist Naga or what plz. Shown after bachelor's button.

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Welcome to the channel! :) :) Do you know the timestamp that it shows?

[@maryb9078]

The white flower after Bachelor Buttons is "Green Mist Ammi" or ammi visnagna. It looks like Queen Anne's Lace but it's much nicer as a cut flower.

[@debbiepeel4594]

What is on the bottom of the tray when putting in soil, looks like paper and why?

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

It's just regular paper. The trays that I use have a wide open mesh bottom. It just keeps the soil from falling out. 🌱🌱🌱

[@debbiepeel4594]

Thank you! That’s are great way to use those, I didn’t know

[@Kathyeskinner]

Do you think it'd be ok to Winter Sow some of these in milk jugs now on Feb 10th? I'm in Arkansas 7a....or have I missed my chance for Spring Flowers this year?

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

You can definitely winter sow a lot of these flowers now. However, they may not get as tall as from a fall planting. Some of them, like poppies, sweet peas, and larkspur, may even be able to be direct sowed, as long as the soil isn't frozen. Good luck!

[@Kathyeskinner]

Thank you! Your garden is beautiful! 💗 You've inspired me, I'm gonna try seeding some flowers this year!!

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

@@Kathyeskinner I'm curious if you had some flowers

[@Kathyeskinner]

@@ArtByKarenEHaley yes I planted Hollyhocks and they were absolutely beautiful last year! I can’t remember what else I planted, but whatever it was, they didn’t come up. Oh and I planted daisies and they did well also! The daisies are really large now and should be wonderful this year!

[@melindarobb4529]

Do you have slugs or snails 🐌 and if you do how do you protect your seedlings 🌱 from them? Thank you!

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I don't have any snails, but I definitely have issues with slugs. In my seed starting tunnel, I try to keep everything as dry as possible (with the exception of the trays, of course) and make sure that the trays are never sitting on the ground. I also make sure that the transplants are nice and large before I put them into the garden. This seems like its the most important thing - it's the reason that I always pre-sprout my dahlias in the spring. The slugs seem to devour my dahlias worst of all!

[@melindarobb4529]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers slugs are my biggest problems here in Oregon. That's why the jugs or soda bottles might be ideals for winter sowing for me. However, I like the tray idea because it's easier but it's a big risk to take with slugs. Thank you so much and take care always. I appreciate what you do.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I rarely see a slug anymore, I started laying scrap pieces of copper pipe around in my gardens. Copper gives slugs an electrical shock so they do not even come around anymore !!!! I find scrap pieces at the dump, recycling center and at thrift stores inexpensively. You can also buy a copper tape, it has a sticky back and can be put around pots and stuff. Good luck

[@sanifordkate]

Where do you order plug trays

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

I get them from the Farmer Bailey site :)

[@jigongmuda2068]

What is the name of the flower with white color ? 16.41

[@dc0145a]

I think she said Feverfew.

[@graffic13]

Suprised you don't grow parsley for flowers ...

[@carriem7832]

When I hit the community button it says it can’t be viewed, no content....

[@TONYAwiththeflowers]

Thanks for letting me know. Here's the direct link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJXOgZWtnbeojqM

[@carriem7832]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers p

[@carriem7832]

@@TONYAwiththeflowers Thank you