Planting a Quarter Acre of Cut Flowers for Our Summer Garden!

[@danielearle8886]

Living the good life 24/7 I enjoy Dahlias in the house.

[@paladinsmoke]

Happy 1K and thank you for the wonderful information. I'm trying 2 prep a few rows this winter for some dahlias glads and zinnias this spring.

[@lindajones9191]

I really appreciate the fact that you include dates and the template idea for different spacings is fabulous!!! Thank you!!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Glad you found it helpful! 💛

[@giniambrosino5167]

I love the cardboard template idea. That would work in my small garden too.

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Sure would! I love simple hacks like this :)

[@laithnajaf4367]

Wonderful work. I hope God grants you blessings and success ....❤

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thank you so much!

[@christisstanley2348]

Absolutely love the behind the scene. What do you amend with otherthan cow manure? How much space between rows, how do you get that raised center, is that just a single tape to water that row, how many plants, tubers to fill 1/16th acre, what kind of yield do you expect? So many questions and whst typr of tractor do i need & extras for the tractor... think i just need to come be your helper for a week😂

[@laurieclarkson9180]

cool! This is the first time I've seen the mulch laid with drip tape too. Thank you

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

That's awesome! Always trying to capture the parts of farming that not everyone may be familiar with :)

[@F2906-y9h]

Aw the neighbor was moving right along with you 💕🧑🏻‍🦼

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Yes she was! That's actually not the neighbor- that's my sister, Emily :) She's the other 'sister' behind 'Two Sisters Flower Farm'... she really enjoys helping me out in the flower field when she can :)

[@F2906-y9h]

Too sweet! So glad to see another important person on Two Sisters Flower Farm ☺️

[@teresataylor8267]

My goodness, you are such a hard worker! You do a great job of flower farming. Looking forward to seeing this coming year's flowers.

[@merrittfarms6246]

Those cardboard templates are such a great idea!!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thank you!

[@lorrets9775]

It's great to see how you plant everything ! Love the cardboard spacer

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thanks so much 😊

[@thisisyen1306]

I LOVED this video. Everything was explained so perfectly. Makes it easy to:)

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@valerieoster8049]

Thank you for taking the time, with all you have on your plate, to share your videos! It is so inspiring!! God bless your season and all your hard work!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

That’s so kind of you to say! Thank you so much for being here and tuning in to our videos- it means so much! ✨💛💛

[@cathymccall9199]

You are so genuine! Love everything you and your farm does! Blessings!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Sending blessings your way as well :)

[@ahmedsami1712]

I live in Michigan too and just planted some beautiful roses . I have a very big bag of different flowers seeds but I didn't plant them yet . I don't know if it's too late to plant them now or they should be good

[@FaithandFun-w6q]

Looks beautiful, thank you for sharing!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@panther782]

Fantastic video! I am thinking of doing this on several acres. This gave me a realistic idea about what it would take. Subscribed!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Wishing you the best of luck!

[@juliesummerfield9784]

Looks great! Lots of hard work!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

It is! But it's so fun once everything blooms!

[@jss3018]

Thanks.

[@StephanieSinoway]

Your videos are all so helpful! Do you put down another row of plastic between the planted rows?

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

The pathways are actually landscape fabric- but yes they are covered

[@lourdesyoung482]

Awesome

[@kelseybusby3927]

Hi! What is the difference and significance of Landscape Mulch Vs Landscape Fabric?

[@jdbordercolliesandcorgis9405]

Can you tell me where I can bulbs by the sack please

[@nikimumpower1769]

What would you suggest spacing for Strawflowers, Calendula, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Greater Quaker Grass, Chamomile, Xeranthemum. I was able to find your suggest on other flowers in a few of your other videos. I love you channel!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thanks so much! The back of your seed packets can give you more info as to what each plant requires to thrive- but if it were me, I'd plant it all using 9 inch spacing to keep it simple :)

[@carolhendley760]

This is such an instructive video! The cardboard spacing is genius! Are you using regular plastic or bio 360? Thank you for taking the time to break down the process for us beginners! Following.

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

I'm so glad to hear you found this video helpful! This is standard, regular plastic mulch, not Bio 360. Best of luck to you this season!

[@carolhendley760]

@@twosistersflowerfarm Thank you!

[@davidakerlund6296]

the coastal zone in me cant even imagine putting starts out that late, they would never have time to mature It doesn't freeze hard here but it never gets warm and sunny so things take ages { I'll start zinnia march first plant it first week of april and wont start getting flowers till mid july }

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

It’s always interesting to hear how different growing regions do things ✨ Environment makes such a big difference in everyone’s process :)

[@davidakerlund6296]

@@twosistersflowerfarm makes it hard when answering facebook group questions though!

[@summerskyegardens]

Hey there just found this video. Super helpful to see the whole process! What made you decide to use plastic mulch instead of landscape fabric? Can you comment on cost and having to rebuy every year and plastic waste? Thanks!!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

I believe in using what you have available to you and that plastic mulch layer was something that my grandparents already had so it made sense to us. 💛 And even though the plastic is single use, the money we save from irrigation for instance (the plastic mulch has much better water retention) means that cost wise- we actually save money. This is just our experience though- always do what works best for you.

[@summerskyegardens]

@Two Sisters Flower Farm Awesome thank you! One more question if I may, do you think it heats the soil up more? Just thinking ahead since I'm in a hot climate, trying to figure out what's best for me

[@susaneaglin1252]

What do you do with all the flowers? Who do you sell them to ?

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

We sell to a mix of wholesale and retail customers 💛

[@judithkeyes7232]

Hello. What do you do with all that plastic at the end of the growing season?

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Hi! At the end of the season it gets discarded/recycled. It’s such a thin layer of plastic that we aren’t able to use it season after season. Much thinner than landscape fabric. 💛

[@carolinezani3271]

How do you keep grounhogs from eating your dahlias? I can no longer grow them because of this .

[@Parmesito]

You can pre sprout them in pots if it's the tubers they eat. I'm in Ireland so we need to pre grow our tubers for a couple months indoors as our growing season isn't warm/long enough otherwise. You can do the same if you have a greenhouse/polytunnel.

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Are you using bio 360?

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

No, this isn't Bio360- it's just standard black mulch; 1.0 mil thickness, I believe :)

[@sadovodlybitel]

👍👍👍❤️🌸🙏🏻

[@EstherCervantes-hk4pz]

its so impressive to see how much there is to do on a blank slate at the start, what sexy hard working girl!!!