Seed Talk #1 - Cool Flowers FAQs with Lisa Ziegler & Layne Angelo

[@cbak1819]

Layne said it right " you just have to experiment in your garden" and Lisa as well.. just don't plant a 100 ft. row.. so wise ladies.

[@lani_lucia]

LOVED THE INFORMATION...MOVING ON TO #2 SEED TALK ---NOW : -)

[@user-qb2hg5ju3j]

This information is priceless and easy to understand

[@marycain7424]

So much good information! Thank you

[@cbak1819]

The shopping show App is such a brilliant way to shop for flower seeds and tools. All while seeing the actual flowers the seeds and tools produced. 👏

[@lisafeck1537]

Seed Talk. Excellent idea. Bravo, and thank you.

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

Thanks so much, Lisa! If you ever have a topic you would like to hear discussed, feel free to submit a suggestion via the form linked in the show notes 😊

[@rachelle3445]

Thanks

[@mjdawes2980]

This is so helpful! Thanks!

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

So happy you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to post a comment 🤗

[@cbak1819]

Sweat peas in my garden don't take off until mid spring..I still have them growing in July.. but they look faded.. the color only lasts a few days even with flower conditioner. Zone 6a

[@sunniesflowerco]

The book is amazing, also the Cool Flowers Beyond the Book online course was the best 20 bucks ever spent! As well as the free book study and chronicles...all the podcasts!! And the shopping show has been sooo informative!!! All of it is PURE GOLD and I've soaked in every bit of it. Next up for me hopefully is your course!! I do understand how some people get confused though. The phrase very early spring can be misleading, when I first heard it from you (also Floret), I planned my plantings for the week of March 20th because technically that is very early spring. But I eventually figured out that you are talking about late winter. I'm so excited to be starting my first fall cool flowers! Thanks to you I've got tons of little baby Dianthus Electrons waiting to be planted out. 🥰

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

Thanks so much for the kind words ☺We are so happy to have helped you along in your flower journey! You are correct that "very early spring" is a relative term we use to describe the time period 6 to 8 weeks before your last expected spring frost, which varies depending on where you live. FYI, Lisa's course (Flower Farming School Online: The Basics, Annual Crops, Marketing, and More!) opens for enrollment October 1st through 5th. If you ever have a topic you would like to hear discussed on the podcast, feel free to submit a suggestion via the form linked in the show notes. Thanks so much for watching and for your continued support of The Gardener's Workshop! 😊

[@martyvanriper5213]

Love the book Cool Flowers and the course!!! I am a seed addict!!! LOL Can You do a talk on saving your extra seeds PLEASE. I am a small home gardener and love everything !lol but need to save them.

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

Thanks, Marty! If you are a seed addict, you will fit in perfectly around here 😂 We do plan on covering seed storage at some point, so I am glad to hear that is a topic you would be interested in. Thanks for watching and supporting The Gardener's Workshop! 🤗

[@FaithandFun-w6q]

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

So glad you enjoyed it ☺ Thanks for watching!

[@sarahsteenmeyer264]

Thank you so much for this timely and educational video! You two make a great team! It answered so many thoughts I’ve had in my head about cool flowers! Can’t wait for the next one!! Do you have a schedule of when they will be available? 🌻🌻

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

Thanks so much for the positive feedback and your enthusiasm, Sarah! 🤗 In the short term, we will have two episodes coming up on indoor seed starting of cool flowers, followed by some episodes on direct seeding. I am not sure how the final schedule will play out, but we are planning to release another episode next Thursday. If you ever have any topics you would like to hear discussed, feel free to submit a suggestion via the form linked in the show notes. Thanks so much for watching! ☺

[@karenschwartz5209]

😃

[@kathsflowerpatch5220]

Question! In very early spring, do I put up transplants or seeds? Last frost March 1st I should be transplanting in January, I be starting my seeds indoors in December…. I might get to work for fall planting. Don’t see myself taking care of seedlings in Christmas.

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

Yes, it looks like your general timeline for starting transplants for very early spring planting is correct based on your last expected frost date. Lisa only direct seeds in the fall, as there is generally not enough warmth in the soil in very early spring to get good germination on seeds sown outdoors. We will be discussing some of these topics on upcoming "Seed Talk" episodes, so be on the lookout for those. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@sp9600]

Haha I did not see anyone either. I was listening with headphones while working in the yard😅

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

😂Thanks for listening!

[@cbak1819]

So.. do direct seeded, in fall, hardy annuals, establish sooner then transplanted seedlings?

[@leonardsfriend5821]

Why are ya’ll so tiny up in the corner? I didn’t even realize I could see you as well as listen lol.

[@gardengypsy70]

😂didn’t notice that right away!!

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

😂We are quite tiny up there in the corner - glad you spotted us! 👀 Thanks for watching! 😊

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

@@gardengypsy70 😂Thanks so much for watching! ☺

[@cbak1819]

I am trying, one more time, poppies. 5 th time the charm ? 😂. I'm planting in a raised garden bed this time.. covering them with insect netting.. I bought TGW Champagne bubbles I live in western New York zone 6A.

[@tracycrider7778]

Plant the seeds mid winter ❤

[@tracycrider7778]

They need the cold❤

[@rosanapasquini8714]

Hello thank you for the info . I am in 8b so does that mean I can fall plant cool flowers with a hardiness zone 8 and lower?

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

You are so welcome, Rosana! Yes, you are correct. In zone 8b, you can fall-plant cool flowers with hardiness zones of 8 and colder (i.e. 8, 7, 6, 5, etc.). Thank you for watching! 😊

[@TheGardenersWorkshop]

Yes you can! All the Cool Flowers in the book you can fall plant.

[@kathsflowerpatch5220]

I need some Bupleurum in my life for overwinter this fall zone 9b.

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

Everyone needs some bupleurum in their life! 💚😍💚

[@bettyjudd5862]

Could you tell me when to start putting the seeds in these little container l they have the dirt in them I have just begun Live in sr. Louis Missouri.

[@wildcamasherbco5020]

OK I'm not sure I understand the cool Hardy zone. So if I live in zone 5b-6b (depends on the year really), how do I read the 'hardy to zone _' chart. Does a plant hardy to zone 7 mean anyone 7 and higher or south can overwinter? Or the other way around? Thank you.... not sure why I can't get this concept?

[@erbliving6741]

I see you had a question and not answered yet, but I can help... anything that is listed as cool from the lower numerals, up TO your Zonal number, should be safe and cool hardy for you. So, because you are 5b, it is safest for any listed hardy from 5b down to the lower Zonal numerically. I think you mean 6a as a possibility on yours, and that would be a milder winter possibility and mean that those listed in the Zone 6a, are risky but with a mild winter, a great chance of surviving! ofcourse an exceptionally milder winter and extra steps to protect and you may have flowers from Z 6b also. : ) Happy sowing!

[@julievoracek1497]

I live in a zone 8b but… it’s high desert so our evenings are often 30 degrees cooler than daytime. When you say evenings consistently 65 degrees, our daytime is often 95. Are those daytime temps too high for planting out cool flowers? Is my region an exception?

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

Hello, Julie! What are your typical daytime / nighttime temperatures 6 to 8 weeks before your first expected fall frost?

[@julievoracek1497]

@@LayneAngeloTGW looking at last year’s temperatures, 8 weeks out our high was 85 and low 55. 6 weeks out highs were 77 and lows between 40-50 for an entire week. Wide range of lows. Zip code 93536.

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

@@julievoracek1497 We would aim for planting transplants out or direct seeding around 8 weeks before your first expected frost date (those temperatures look like they are cool flowers-approved 😉), but anywhere in that 6 to 8 week range would probably be just fine. Remember to take good notes so that you can make adjustments as necessary from year to year, and we would love to hear how everything works out for you! Hope this helps, and thanks for watching! 😊

[@heatherbright7214]

Can you succession sow bupleurum and for how long?

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

We will be releasing several more Cool Flowers-themed "Seed Talk" episodes and will be sure to discuss bupleurum. Thanks so much for watching! ☺

[@LayneAngeloTGW]

Hello, Heather! FYI, we just released another episode ("Seed Talk: Cool Flowers Direct Seeding FAQs, Part 1") where we specifically discuss succession-planting bupleurum and techniques for sowing bupleurum in fall and very early spring. Enjoy! 😊