How I sort my seeds out before the sowing starts - enjoy x

It's not quite time to start sowing yet but it's good to be organised when the time does come! So join me and see how I sort my seeds, before sowing time arrives.
This clip would be nicely complemented by some of my upcoming demos - on sowing sweet peas, sowing annuals and sowing biennials. You can book on each of these individually or if you wanted to do all three we've a discounted bundle you might like www.commonfarmflowers.com/pro...
Useful links
Seed from:
higgledygarden.com - Club members, remember you have an exclusive discount with Higgers
www.chilternseeds.co.uk/
www.plantsofdistinction.co.uk/
www.kingsseeds.com/
www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk
The Rivet Carnac Trust can be found here therivtrust.org.uk/
The Growing Space in Wincanton can be found here www.thegrowingspace.org.uk
The Treatment Bag can be found here www.treatmentbag.co.uk/
Also mentioned Rodmarton Manor rodmarton-manor.co.uk/
Talks at Rodmarton organised by The Generous Gardener thegenerousgardener.co.uk/
The book about wasps I mention is Endless Forms by Seirian Sumner - a fascinating read.
harpercollins.co.uk/products/...
For a full list of workshops and demos held by flower farmer and florist Georgie Newbery see here to book your place www.commonfarmflowers.com/pag....
For a discount on website orders, an ad-free version of this clip, all the info re the redesign of the flower farm and the new studio being created in the field, and all Georgie's new clips with extra tips, news and regular live at 5s, do join her KZbin club. You can join up here: / @theflowerfarmer
If you enjoy the tips and tricks Georgie gives you here, or would simply like to support the channel, the link to her Buy Me a Coffee page is here: www.buymeacoffee.com/COMMONFARM
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[@jomassey4207]

I agree. Getting your hands in the earth and creating a garden can help anyone feeling low and isolated. Its saved me from giving up after 23 yrs of chronic pelvic nerve pain due to endometriosis and a butcher of a surgeon. I would have given up but going out and seeing all the colours of the rainbow, that i grew from tiny seeds, makes me look forward to tomorrow and what might have happened overnight. Your friend is doing a wonderful thing by helping small horticultural groups. I'd love to do something similar and teach about gardening, too. Seed swapping is a great way to share a variety of plants.

[@theflowerfarmer]

very glad you love growing as much as I xxx

[@susanshelton2121]

You are such a joy to watch. I am going to sort my seeds out today in month of planting.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Have fun! x

[@stephanieboice8787]

Love your talks! 15th of February is my plant out date for my cool flowers here in South Carolina, USA. Your cooler weather looks so dreamy to me sometimes.

[@theflowerfarmer]

woohoo xxx

[@suetaylor4699]

I just wanted to say thank you for your amazing channel. you have inspired me to get going. I love grow seeds but not very good at it. I am struggling to come to terms with losing our Son. Like your friend who husband committed suicide that is what my son did last October, I feel like not doing anything because my world has not the same, and the big part of Me has gone forever, but I need to carry on because I have my husband and my other son I come across it accidentally because my husband was watching something and just put it on and I love listening to you said it is very important for everybody to talk about mental health and support every small charity as we need to talk about it so thank you Happy gardening 🤗

[@theflowerfarmer]

thankyou so much - what hard times for you - I hope you find some solace in sowing seeds - very glad you found this channel and I hope it inspires all kinds of small one-step-at-a-time kinds of activities xxx

[@suetaylor4699]

@@theflowerfarmer❤

[@user-jt7yr6sr3g]

I love your lack of B roll, I find it more relaxing to watch! It’s nice and slow and calm! Also maybe you could create a page somewhere that lists all the places people are hosting their charity plant sales, so your followers can find the ones near them? ☺️

[@theflowerfarmer]

that's a great idea x

[@caroladams55]

I just checked my iPhone and there’s a bunch of sales in Portland Oregon on May 11 so the word must’ve gotten around love your show. I am a newbie to your show and I’m a gardener forced to rest because I had radiation lately. Woe is me.🤸‍♀️🤸

[@theflowerfarmer]

brilliant - thanks for letting me know - and I hope you recover soon x

[@ambrosiafarms]

I am doing just that! Reading your “the flower farmers year” and sitting by the fire. Winter is a lovely time for that!

[@theflowerfarmer]

Wonderful! x

[@penelopekearley4951]

Georgie you have inspired me! I have set myself the challenge to hold a charity plant sale in my little shop in Wargrave Berkshire on May 11th. Happy sowing everyone!

[@theflowerfarmer]

Wonderful! that's such good news x

[@catherineatkinson1729]

This may be done everywhere but, I just found it a couple of years ago. Our public libraries have free seed packets in little card catalog drawers. I always leave a packet if I take one. You never know what you might find!! 🌸

[@CatherineHopkinsDesignsLife]

How cool! Are you in the US?

[@catherineatkinson1729]

Yes Connecticut

[@CatherineHopkinsDesignsLife]

@@catherineatkinson1729 Cool, I need to check if our libraries have that program. And if not, maybe I can start one at my local library. I love that!!!

[@theflowerfarmer]

that's such a good idea! x

[@jomassey4207]

Lovely idea.😊

[@bettecannavino4047]

I live in Florida and on the 11th of May our garden club will be selling seeds and plants for the Garden Tour in Sanford, Florida. We do this every year and the profits go into gardening projects in our community and college scholarships for horticulture students.👩‍🌾

[@theflowerfarmer]

brilliant xxx

[@susankerr85]

I have a seed drawer which is full....You have inspired me to have a clear out ! Goodness knows what is in there...😂

[@theflowerfarmer]

Go for it! x

[@rosemarybushea3517]

Beautiful idea for the sale. . .Reminded me of the quote: "Do small things with great love" (Mother Teresa)

[@theflowerfarmer]

I hope we all make a great little difference x

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

I place seed trays on window sills . ❤ like your choice of veg / Salad 🥗.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Sounds great! x

[@susanmeek4947]

Re-reading "Lawns into Meadows" on this cold mid winter day, whilst awaiting Spring. Great advice on seed sorting and sewing times and supporting your local garden charities. ❤

[@theflowerfarmer]

thankyou and yes, who needs a lawn when you can have a meadow! x

[@mhubertcfi]

What a great idea for a plant sale! I'm in!❤❤❤

[@theflowerfarmer]

great - go for it x

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Woken up to a snowy morning here in southern Scotland, so the ideal day for seed sorting in the warm! I threw loads of old seeds out last year so I'm hoping I dont have too many this time. Loved the video as always xx

[@theflowerfarmer]

thankyou - keep warm x

[@annmcdonald2442]

A plant sale is a great idea. I'm in New Zealand so May is autumn. We can sow seeds for winter and spring planting,

[@theflowerfarmer]

That's a great idea! x

[@patriciaserdahl5577]

I absolutely love your idea for a plant sale n help local charities in your area PNW Washington here 👍

[@theflowerfarmer]

great - hope you join in and raise a few $$$ for a local group doing helpful work with young people or people with learning difficulties or people who need the outside to help soothe their mental health issues x

[@annette2824]

Love your videos. They don´t ned to be like so many others who speed up or mix with pictures. Thank you for showing your work and inspiring content. I wonder if you ever use soilblockers? I find them spacesavers.

[@theflowerfarmer]

You are so welcome! - I don't use soil blockers but that doesn't mean they're not great - I like my seed trays and find I can grow enough in them and I need very little pricking out or potting on so long as I don't oversow x

[@bewoodford2807]

I need topay attention to your tips, Georgie. I always sow too many seeds and then am left scrabbling around and juggling plants to make room. I just get carried away with it all- i simply adore seed sowing. I have sown peppers, aubergines, onions and early brassicas and also sweet peas, as i don't sow in Autumn, so far. I do try to sow a few extra veg to donate to the food bank. I will make it my new year resolution 2025 to limit and slow down my seed sowing as per your advice. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience 😃Happy gardening x

[@theflowerfarmer]

good luck - I love that you do extra veg for the food bank x

[@Liz-og9gc]

Yes!❤ I want to be a very small part of this. May 11! Go Georgie.

[@theflowerfarmer]

brilliant - if we all do something small together we'll have achieved something remarkable x

[@MartinNewland-allotment]

I love your channel and actually watch it to learn how I can incorporate more flowers into my allotment and also to learn more generally from your wealth of horticultural knowledge. I feel like a caged tiger at the moment, holding myself back on seed sowing, but I've succumbed to chillis and aubergines under a grow light with heat, just to feel like I'm growing 🤣, oh, plus the onions, leeks and cauliflowers on a windowsill on a propagator 😃

[@theflowerfarmer]

lol - luckily here freezing hard so I won't sow yet x

[@susancanning1760]

Georgie thank you....I always learn from you.😌☕️🌻

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're so welcome Susan x

[@welshblooms5213]

OMG I love this. Do you have a video with varieties? I get overwhelmed and order everything 🥴

[@theflowerfarmer]

lol - I did a vid with the varieties for my club members if you'd like to join x

[@welshblooms5213]

@@theflowerfarmer Is that via the "join" button on youtube?

[@wendycullingworth3879]

Craspedia. Not a great crop for you last time you grew it apparently Georgie so try it as a hardy annual next year. Mine are always stronger and many have perennialised! It's a tiny golden ball pop of colour which is fun and people (especially florists) love. Makes a reasonable plant in year one but not highly productive.

[@theflowerfarmer]

yes I think my mistake in the past has been to just be disappointed with one season's growth - I plan to plant and leave and not over harvest so it has a chance to settle in and seed itself about a bit x

[@rosemarymckerrell3106]

Hello Georgie. Just ordering loads of seeds from Ben Ranyard. Can you point me in the direction of the club members discount then I can order even more lol 😂

[@theflowerfarmer]

Will remind at this eve’s live x

[@maireadharkin5124]

you are full of great ideas, I will try to do a plant sale here in Dublin, will try to let you know more, when , Thank you

[@theflowerfarmer]

great - good luck with the planning x

[@beebenton7820]

I wish i lived next door to you …😊

[@theflowerfarmer]

lol - you'd be a dairy farmer x

[@beebenton7820]

@@theflowerfarmer aargh and so I probably wouldn’t be virtually vegan😂

[@Julia21d]

❤

[@juliewhiteside3641]

Loving your hat and glasses, where are they from! 😊

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you - hat from House of Bruar, and glasses from eco eyewear x

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

Your charity idea is intriguing and I will consider it although there are challenges. One, we don’t have a horticultural group/club/society locally and the date would have to be changed because it’s still inhospitable to plants here in the mountains of North Idaho the beginning of May. I was wondering if I were to signup for one of your classes will the conversion of dollars to pounds work automatically? Thank you, TeresaSue.

[@theflowerfarmer]

this came through too as well as the test - xxx all working well xxx

[@jenniferfisher1743]

Always such a delight to see your videos. When is your last expected frost? I’m in Massachusetts, USA. Many of the US KZbin channels have a Super Thanks$ button right next to the Like, Subscribe and Bell icon. I was wondering why you don’t have a Super Thanks$ button? It a very easy way for viewers to send you $

[@theflowerfarmer]

ooh a super thanks button? will investigate... thanks for the tip. Last frost here generally some time between mid and late April but can be as early as late march or late as late may - long slow springs here xxxx

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

❤. This heart was a test, it seems I’ve lost the comment I meant to send so I’ll restate it here. I find your charity proposal intriguing and I will consider it, but I would have to change it up a bit. One, we haven’t any horticultural club/society etc. anywhere locally and two, we would have to do it the first part of June because our climate is so inhospitable. I wanted to know if I signed up for one of your classes how the exchange from dollars to pounds worked. Thank you so much, TeresaSue.

[@theflowerfarmer]

Hi TeresaSue - yes definitely hold your sale later if May too early - and I think if you book a workshop with me it'll show on your order how much you pay in $$ rather than ££. It's a straight exchange according to whatever the bank decrees on the day you book - there's no surcharge for dollars or euros or whatever - the website just translates the price into dollars and you pay dollars - I hope that makes sense? xxx

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

Thank you for your reply. I didn’t realize I was interested in many of your classes until I saw your offerings, lol. I am going to visit my budget and see what I can negotiate 😎. TeresaSue

[@CatherineHopkinsDesignsLife]

LOL... floating butterflies and b roll are for amateurs. you have our attention because of your matter of fact film-making. it is much more enjoyable and soothing.

[@theflowerfarmer]

lol - one day I'll get better at that stuff x

[@MyFocusVaries]

​@@theflowerfarmerif you do start to use b-roll, I hope you use your own footage and not stock. Though I don't think it's necessary.

[@CatherineHopkinsDesignsLife]

@@theflowerfarmer I would teach you for free, but I think too much editing would break the magic of this channel. And it takes too much time that you can spend on your other passions. No fuss no muss. We are here for you, Georgie.

[@ritaswift8313]

Im in america so probably couldnt order from a place you do but I really love the front of those seed packets, the ones that are printed in red, where are they from if you dont mind. I love your channell. Rita

[@ritaswift8313]

Oh I just read the "more" so those packets must be from one of the places you listed.

[@donnastacey7227]

I think those are from Higgledy Seeds

[@theflowerfarmer]

they are Higgledy Garden seeds xxx

[@TheDonovanu]

Hi Georgie how old is too old when it comes to seed? I have a lot of seed that is 2 years old that I haven’t gotten around to sowing but was hoping to this year. Should I just chuck it?

[@theflowerfarmer]

Your issue may be viability - if you do sow it sow more thickly than you would usually as you won't get the 95% germination rate you should from fresher seed. A lot of people happily sow two year old seed but I would say that was pretty edge of the envelope for reliable germination x Good luck xxx

[@TheDonovanu]

Great thank you! ❤

[@ltlwlwl5057]

I like you. 😊

[@theflowerfarmer]

😊 thank you x

[@marbethduffy8760]

Hi, I followed the link to become a member and paid the subscription but cannot find how to get the members videos. thank you.

[@theflowerfarmer]

hmmm I think if you click on the clips for the common farm flowers club playlist you'll find them all - equally if you click on the lives playlist you should have access to them all now x

[@marbethduffy8760]

Thank you for replying but that is not working, do i have to be approved first.@@theflowerfarmer