How and What I Succession Plant on My Flower Farm ALSO Do You Say Dale-yuh or Doll-yuh (Dahlia)??

It's a super windy day here on the hill! Join me as I dodge the wind and discuss how and what I succession plant here at Flower Hill Farm! #flowerhillfarm #flowerfarmer #dahlias #zinnias #sunflowers #gladiolus

[@elliottspence7929]

Hey Nicole I happened to find my "The Flower Gardener's Bible. This is what it say about pronouncing Dahlia (DAH-lee-a). I enjoy your videos Hopefully we will have a new Flower Revival.

[@mariamorales3878]

Hello Nicole! Here a flower addict writing from London UK. I love your channel. I discovered you somehow from suggestions after Ian and Serina’s channel and you guys are basically my only TV time nowadays 😀 This comment might be coming a bit late but I hope it helps with the Clematis debate, which is also a contested issue here in the UK. Clematis is a Latin word that originated from the Greek word klēmatis. As Latin, Greek and some languages with strong Latin and Greek roots only have 5 sounds for vowels you should pronounce the vowels as the are read. So a sounds a and not ei, e sounds e and not i (this is all a bit difficult to explain without actually speaking and not being a linguist myself I can’t find a better way of explaining it!). The tonic syllable falls on the first syllable CLE, so that should be where the emphasis should be made when pronounced. As for dahlias, they are named after botanist Anders Dahl, who was Swedish, I’d say the correct way to pronounce the name should be following the Swedish pronunciation of the surname. In the UK it’s pronounced dei-lee-uh and the American pronunciation I think is da-lee-uh which I think is the closest to the Swedish surname and to the Spanish pronunciation of Dalia. And I mentioned the Spanish pronunciation for two reasons: one - as you all know dahlias are native to Mexico and their national flower; second - the person who named them in honour of the Swedish botanist was Antonio José de Cavanilles, Spanish naturalist and the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens of Madrid. So I think the pronunciation should also be accurate to the language in which the name was given. This is all still very contested but as a Spanish speaker myself I call them Dalia or da-lee-uh despite of being in the UK, and I often get “corrected” for not speaking English properly 🤣

[@MissItsBecauseImMe]

Pno

[@lisapitman8632]

Hey!! I think you’re doing awesome! And the pronunciation to the flowers is to each its own. I think it depends on where you are from. There your flowers and you grew them so so it like you want to. I wish I had enough land to do what you’re doing. I grow multiple different flowers just at a lot smaller scale. I wish you lots of great growing!!! L.Pitman 🌼🌸🌺

[@clairekastelan2947]

Hi Nicole, I just want to thank you for your generosity with your information, and I love your energy. I’m starting a tiny cut flower patch here in Western Australia and my learning curve is like a moon shot. I have to switch the info round for the Southern Hemisphere, but spring is coming and I’ll be out there planting soon! Here we say Day-lyuh and with an Aussie accent I guess clematis sounds like clem-aaatus. (How many times did I mutter that under my breath getting it right 😂)

[@blueskyeranch6495]

I loved the wildflower video when you told the story of growing up on that farm and reading on the rock as a little girl.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

This property is so special to me 💞

[@leighannehagan2493]

Me too🥰

[@sharonjennings1282]

I keep watching you, Northland flower farm, and Serena and Ian and Lisa Mason Ziegler over and over. I gather new info each time I watch I am getting so anxious for spring to get here!🤢

[@kgsd3863]

Cant wait for the blooms tour

[@kimberlygreidanus5639]

OK interesting, I was thinking I was going to succession plant Dahlias but now hearing this I may not, Thank you!!

[@riverunner9978]

Those rows of cut flower starts are such a beautiful sight to see!! I love flower passion! Great content thanks!

[@minervahernandez3505]

Love your chickens. That’s what my hair looks like in the morning. 🙂🌸🌺🌼

[@FlowerHillFarm]

😂👍

[@Stauffer-fs8kz]

I am in PA--I say Dal-eea (Al like the man's name). Whatever works for you...different accents make life interesting! Many Happy Blooms!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

😊 They sure do! Same to you 💐🌱

[@cbak1819]

New York's always drag the A in words.. New Yorker here. Either one is fine. 😊

[@gardenlady58]

down here in Georgia most people I know say dahlia and clematis the way you do.

[@vincentbynumbers]

same here in central PA!

[@rebeccah8912]

Same here in South Dakota!!

[@JAYNEmM1962]

Planting rows of hedge trees in terrace form can help reduce the wind and road noise. Some extension offices can stear you to bulk buying treelings too. I love your message and energy.

[@beatriceanderson9745]

Hi Nicole!😊💖🌸🌻🌼🦋🐝🌺👍👋

[@kgsd3863]

Thank you so much

[@melissafredsall1031]

I planted lily bulbs in the center of pots last summer for our nursery and a lot came up *not* in the center 🤣. Enjoyed this video! I'm from CT and pronounce dahlia the same as you but I pronounce clematis that other crazy way 😂.

[@bigfootbuildings2777]

My weeds are NOT That pretty lol!! Good find!! I hope it held up well in the vase for you!

[@barbaramccann7944]

Northern Michigan....I say dal-ya, but my daughter in law (1 mile away) says doll-ya.

[@julesz1979]

Detroit, Michigan and I say Daaahl ya and Clematis the same as you. I’ve heard in UK they say Clem i tis maybe, was definitely different.

[@gr8gardn]

"Dal (as in Dal-las) -yuh - slurred together for one bloom; Dal-e-ahs -slurred together for more than one bloom or plant. My pet peeve is Ma-dam Butterfly instead of Mah-dum. Said like a Butler would, not like cursing a butterfly🤣 Love our regional flower talk!

[@wuling09]

Day-li-yah!

[@silencedflower8441]

Look at how much you have steam rolled ahead this year!... That tractor attachment changed everything. Now I need a tractor... 😜 I’d settle for a tiller. My arms are tired and I can’t seem to get any recruits. 😜 They’d rather swim. Pfft. 😘🙏🏻🌱

[@shelleycarmichael3454]

I agree with both of your pronunciations off clematis and dahlia. I have also heard Day-Lee-ah.

[@karenslater343]

Cle-mate-is and Day-lia over here in the UK

[@waseemrajpoot1138]

Hi Nicole. I saw son help you . I wish you succeed your plan .bless you and your family.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thanks! Both of my children help out when they can 😊🌱

[@waseemrajpoot1138]

@@FlowerHillFarm Your lovely children. They enjoyed in garden.you should grow some fruits plants .you eat them . Garden and weather good for you.so tray it

[@michaeltiffanylewis870]

Dal yah Zene yah Clem at us

[@Prityz30]

OMG THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU about the app. I thought I had an invention but nope lol I had a a 3 leaved plant growing out of my clay pot and after getting a bad case of poison ivy I was worried I used the app and guess what flower friends it was string beans lmao

[@FlowerHillFarm]

String beans! LOL How funny!

[@rosiepittelli1698]

Hi Nicole! Love your channel. You mentioned you have a plant app. Can you please tell me what app you use? My grandson comes over with a potted plant but we don’t know what kind of plant it is. I’m sure that would help us. Thank you!

[@popcorn4030]

@Flower Hill Farm yeah Nicole , just ordered a bunch of lilies , wondering how close would you plant them in a high density bed? They recommend 12" or so but would you think 6" is pushing it too much, also wondering , you said that you succession plant your lilies, do you dig them in fall and store them for spring?, if so how do you store them to get there chill hours in. I am confused and need to com up with a plan to extend my season. Thank you for all you do.

[@Littlebitesofjoy]

Dumb question - do you have a greenhouse, or do you simply go from basement to acclimating outdoors? Also, did you do soil plugs for those snaps (looks like it) or was that just dirt taken out and put on a plate? It's my first year and I have no idea how to grow snaps but I'm excited to try! Thank you for EVERYTHING you put on KZbin, you're my favorite flower teacher!

[@MallouMakeup]

I dont know if you have peony’s, but I would love a video on the harvest and post harvest care, I keep reading you can keep cut peony’s in the marshmallow stage for a month but have never seen it done. Keep up the great work!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Hi! I do have about 230 peonies. My first ones are cracking this week so harvest soon! Great idea 💐

[@marje387]

I love your videos, I’m in Yorkshire, England. We say dale-yuh too. We say lilac differently to you, more like lie- luck , I’ve heard it pronounced Lie-lack by Americans. tomato, tomato, let’s call the whole thing off. I really must get to grips with this succession planting, we grow on a very small scale by comparison, this is our 3rd season of what started as a bit of a fun hobby for our own cutting patch, we now have 2 allotments full of blooms, one annuals, the other perennials. It’s now a hobby that is rapidly getting out of control, but my daughter and I love it. We need to succession plant, and we also need to nip out the tips of snaps, something I have learned from your channel. We learn as we go! How are the David Austin roses doing? I would love to hear how you condition the different blooms ready for market, especially the roses. Do you use any products or just plain water? Thanks for your videos.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

The roses had a bit of a setback but they are bouncing back nicely. I ended up with spider mites. I'm starting filming a video about them and will have one done soon! I do use Chrysal flower food, but nothing else quite yet for the cuts. I'm not sure I'll be selling cut roses, as my florist can get that cheaply. I planted those for me 🥰🌹 Thanks for watching and happy growing! It's addicting, isn't it?

[@marje387]

Flower Hill Farm it’s so addictive, but absolutely glorious. I loved your 20 facts about flower farming. I could relate to it totally. I’ve been looking at the Chrysal plant food, wondering if it makes a difference, at the moment we just use white vinegar and sometimes a little sugar. I need to do more research, but thanks for that. Eagerly waiting for your rose update video now, I do love roses, my favourite flower, ...this week at least!

[@dawnschauer3551]

Question, do you winter your lily bulbs and replant or do you leave them in the ground over winter? Or, are you buying new bulbs every spring? Thanks! Love your videos...I’m in MN zone 4.

[@canadiangirl5159]

Do you ever get hail? And if so, how do the flowers hold up? We had a hail storm this year that made swizz cheese out of the rhubarb leaves.

[@warrenlauren]

Doll-ya!

[@MisBunnypics]

I say those plant names same as you do.

[@crybabyadventures6014]

What plant app are you using to identify plants? I need a good one!

[@Littlebitesofjoy]

also, basil is in soil blockers too? (I said soil plugs before, that was wrong) Where do you get them? and I know there are different sizes, how do you choose?

[@sharonjennings1282]

Oh yeah. We say Doll ya

[@lyla.aisle.of.blooms]

I think its just regional, I say it the same way you do, but Dollya sounds much fancier! Also, some people say bah-zil not bay-sil, hehee it never ends!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Bah-zil! 😂 love it. I might switch over to Doll-yuh because it is so fancy! 🥰💐

[@lyla.aisle.of.blooms]

@@FlowerHillFarm Well I just found out Dollya is correct, it is named after a man who's last name was Dahlia and that's how it was pronounced. So fancy-pants way it is!

[@davidmccracken647]

Dahlia like Dollya. Kinda. There are many big dahlia growers and much competition across the pond. The English need lessons on speaking our language! They are big on day lias. I think many Americans hear about the English, and respect their flower work, and pick up their pronunciation. Sadly. We are right on this side of the Atlantic! LOL Just my 2 cents. I need to remember to get my glads all in by 7 15. I planted some that never bloomed last year, but was not very smart about it. I appreciate your knowledge, and your willingness to say you don't know it all. Life is ALL about learning. Any day I do not learn something new is a wasted day!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you David! I also had a patch of glads that I lost to the frost this year because it came TWO WEEKS early! Ah!

[@tinaholbrook9719]

Where do you get your soil blocks for starting seeds?

[@therapowell4674]

Hey Nicole, quick question for you. I've been going back and binge watching your videos. I ordered lilies from eden brothers and I noticed they are listed under fall planted perennial bulbs. So, do you plant any in the fall to overwinter or do you just start planting them in very early spring? I know we're in completely different zones, but I was just curious how the succession planting of lilies works. I'm in zone 7 in western North Carolina. Thank you! I just love your videos.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

So you can treat them as annuals in order to succession plant. If you fall plant them all they will all bloom at a similar time. If I left the ones in the ground from this year they will all bloom together. Not sure if this answers your questions but using fresh bulbs every spring is the best and easiest way to succession plant to blooms all season long.

[@therapowell4674]

Flower Hill Farm Yes, that definitely answers my question! Thank you!

[@Riverwell_Farm]

We call them Day-lia’s here in NZ

[@RidetheHighCountry-pd9tu]

What cut flowers are in your garden? ❤️Nice video madam. I like your videos.Because I am someone who wants to farm like this.❤️ Be sure to post two videos every day so that Then more will be promoted

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Oh gosh, so many! Dianthus, stock, phlox, dahlia, sunflowers, feverfew, bachelor buttons, cress, lupine, peony, cosmos, snapdragons, lisianthus, basil, dill, foxglove, iris, lily, gladiolus...and MORE!

[@RidetheHighCountry-pd9tu]

Cool Flowers is very much a market here. So I started their cultivation of cut Flower. This is done in the greenhouse. Only the tulips and gladiolus the plant do . Growing tulip in this is a lot of effort. This can be done in our weather in November. tulip how many days to get flowers ?

[@ericaelizabeth303]

I pronounce them both like you, and I was born in upstate NY so maybe it is regional.

[@kimberlygreidanus5639]

another question I was going to ask too, what would be more used and profitable Snapdragons or Gladiolus?

[@jendubay3782]

Depends on who you’re selling to, but mostly snaps

[@Nurse_Lucy]

Would you ever consider doing hoop houses to help extend your growing season, cut back on weeds, and keep wind down. I know some wind helps with strengthening stocks but...

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yes! I'm actually on a list right now hoping for a hoophouse from the USDA. It would be a game changer for me. I would purchase one but I'm waiting to see if the grant comes through first!

[@Nurse_Lucy]

@@FlowerHillFarm oh! That's awesome

[@laurieclarkson9180]

What have you learned about succession sowing? Is there anything you're doing differently now? Did you ever overestimate or underestimate how much you needed? Very curious to hear an update

[@fatherofchickens7951]

I asked my tenant if he wanted any particular flowers in his beds. And he said he’d like some “cla MAN tis”🤣

[@jwright7948]

Dahlia, basil, celosia, who the heck knows!

[@terisutton2906]

Nicole! I am becoming a big fan. Everyone in FF was saying how much they loved your channel. I do too now! Thank you. Do you know anything about that house at 201 Main Street in Booneville? I am interested in it for part of the year. Would love to know your opinion. I went SQUEEE! when I saw that sink in that dump area on your property. Whoa! Crazy find. We have a FF reading group if you want to join us we would love in. No pressure. Link is on the FF group page. Thank you for your channel.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

The Bed and Breakfast? It’s glorious. A high school friend’s family owned it before they retired. I do not know the current owner but I know they put a lot of work into it. It has a ton of character ❤️💐

[@terisutton2906]

@@FlowerHillFarm Thank you. Is it in a creepy neighborhood? How cold is it there in the winter? :) BRAD PITT"S WIFE!!!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

😂 no it’s on Main Street. Pretty quiet. We get as cold as -30 but that’s abnormal and doesn’t happen often. Right now it was 34 today and looks about the same the next couple weeks with lows in the teens. It’s a huge snowmobile country!

[@terisutton2906]

@@FlowerHillFarm That is scary cold.

[@katiekelley3984]

How wide is the flower netting? It looks like your multi rows may be wider than the netting unless you don't use it for that type of flower.

[@letsgrowlv]

Thanks How long is the bed or the length

[@sowmanyseedlings]

You plant from that tiny plug size direct into the ground!? Do you plant everything from seed that size (two sets of true leaves) into the ground without potting up at all? Been thinking of investing in one of the soil blockers. Ive mostly done veg and herbs, last year was my first for flowers.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

For many things yes. I even started tomatoes in them (but potted those up)

[@martystevens2313]

Every summer I struggle with the lily beetle. Do you not have it in NY? Oh and I say "dal-e-uh". I think dah le uh is how rich people would pronounce it. Like "dahling you look mahvelous". 😊

[@FlowerHillFarm]

So far I have not seen any around here. I do have friends that have issues around me with them though.

[@DesertBloomsGarden]

may i ask what lights you are using for seedlings? i have a heliospectra and dont feel its doing as good as a west facing window area to start seeds instead. would appreciate the info. please and thank you. 💜 ~ Andrea from Texas

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Sure, there is a link to my lights in several of my newer videos. They are just LED shoplights from Lowe's!

[@letsgrowlv]

Hi Nicole watching from Las Vegas May I know what is the size of each of your garden flower bed

[@FlowerHillFarm]

The beds are four feet wide

[@Prityz30]

Don't worry I grew up with my name pronounced zenya then working at BJ's a lady said zen-nia confused my whole life lol so I say both

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I love your name!

[@cynthiaallen4161]

Great topic but very difficult to hear with the wind. Enjoy your content.

[@ElderandOakFarm]

450 sunflowers a week!?! Oh wow! I'd love to have a customer base to need that many!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I did 300 for a few weeks too. Remember I had 18 CSA members so they alone claimed 180!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Thats awesome!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I'm going to look into doing CSA, since I'm going to be trying to sell fruits, vegetables, & cut-flowers this year. I live in the country, but on a busy road, so I'm going to attempt to set up a market like stand at my house to sell them, but I'd also like to do the csa.

[@sharongeorge4096]

♥️♥️ are gladiolus a one and done like tulips when growing for cutting? I’m thinking about adding them to the mix for next year. As for the pronunciation, it depends on how much the customer is willing to spend 😂

[@FlowerHillFarm]

😂 they produce one stem but will produce again the following year if the foliage is allowed to die back naturally. In colder zones like where I live- I have to lift the corms and store indoors for the winter.

[@sharongeorge4096]

@@FlowerHillFarm thank you, that’s what I was wondering. So excited to be starting this adventure 🥰 and so grateful that you are generous with your answers!! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@deannaluna7711]

Dolly-uh. They’re native to Mexico. If you think about Spanish, there’s no long or short a, as in lake or ant.

[@julieevanger9181]

Hi just found you! Where are you located??? Silkies!!!

[@Midwestmama612]

Great video! Curious...do you say celosia as cellosha or cell-o-sia? I used to say cell-o-sia but recently started saying it cellosha. 😁

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I say it fancy. Cell-o-juh

[@Midwestmama612]

@@FlowerHillFarm oh funny! Never heard it that way before. I like your fancy ways! 😁

[@terisutton2906]

Hope you are still available at the end of the month to interview Georgie Newbery. :)

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Reading the book now Teri!

[@terisutton2906]

@@FlowerHillFarm Thank you! :)

[@rechelleday408]

Do you have an excel spreadsheet or some other type of plan that helps you keep track of what you start and when and incorporating your succession planting? That would be an awesome video 😘

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I have a handwritten notebook LOL Sometime I will work on that video!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Are you still planting 450 su flowers a week? Or are you doing more?

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Probably more in the first couple weeks at least.

[@SouthernYankee]

I say clematis like you do however I watch a youtuber who says it weird and it bothers me every time I hear it. But I’m from upstate NY too sooo.... it’s like aunt and aunt people in south say it differently but I say ant 🐜

[@phatcher25]

I say dal-yuh. The British say day-Lee-a. I say cluh-mat-is, not Clem-a-tis. I say Baz-il, not Bay-sil. How fun! All I know is we all understand each other and love the plants not matter what their accent. 😉 (I am in Texas.)

[@TheQuiltedGardener]

Dal yee uh

[@elizabethbrooks3462]

A year too late, but I pronounce it like the spelling. Dah-lee-ya

[@Nurse_Lucy]

Also... I think you are hilarious!

[@jsunshinejull]

DAHL-ee-uh and clem-AT-is. I don't think it's regional. I learned from my grandma who was from the south and we moved back and a bunch of my customers pronounce clematis CLEMA-tis and dahlia DAYL-yah.

[@charlenekociuba7396]

Check your dictionary, which has in parenthesis the pronunciation of the word. Long vowel, straight line and short vowel is a wiggle worm over. Long vowel is the actual vowel name, A is A. Short vowel sound are not and do not sound like the vowel name but are short version. So to uncover actual vowel sounds, choose an example, like apple a or ah. so on. You'll figure it out and adapt if you are still uncomfortable.

[@jjjohnston545]

Love your channel but just noticed you don’t have an Instagram page. Why? In my opinion it is a missed opportunity for you as a flower farmer and you are missing a major group of potential clients that could be good for the business. You should consider it. Check out Garage answer and online farmers on Instagram for reference. All the best

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Hi! I do- @flowerhillfarmny it’s linked on my main page! I share lots there.

[@jjjohnston545]

@@FlowerHillFarm thanks for sharing. I looked under the comments with the post and the about page as that’s where others normally put it. Because I didn’t see it and only saw Facebook I thought you didn’t have one. My apologies. Each individual has different preferences so I’m always looking for an Instagram page and do cross follow from KZbin to Instagram and vice versa. I’m don’t believe I’m alone :) . Thanks for the quick reply and enjoy your weekend!

[@sowmanyseedlings]

Never heard the weird clematis way of speaking. I say dahl-yah. I argue with my partner over that though so really 🤷‍♀️ its both. 😆

[@FlowerHillFarm]

😂💐

[@Midwestmama612]

I'm from MN and say dah-lea 😁. I also say, clematis like you but hear others call it Klem-ma-tiss sounds so strange! Lol

[@leighannehagan5223]

It’s Da lia, not day lia, not dah lia...that’s what I think

[@OfftoShambala]

If people know what you mean in whatever way you pronounce it, that’s all that matters. If someone happens to act like a #%*?! over something essentially inconsequential like that, thank them for revealing their character to you. I’m someone who makes the effort to know proper pronunciation as well, but I’ve seen personal attacks from grammar Nazis and I think it’s low frequency.

[@janedoe3095]

I would think that since you are up in the northeastern part of the US you should pronounce dahlias as dauhlyas. If you were from the southeastern US the h would be silent and it would be pronounced more like daalyas. This is based on observations rather than any documented grammatical rules.😀

[@amaiaamaiaa]

I say clematis like you do, but I don’t say dahlia like you do!

[@ragnhildwadahl6171]

You pronounce The A in Dahlia as You were at the dentist and they Ask You to make a Ah sound- not like american A. DAAAHHHHHHHHlia the first deilia is not right-