Selling to florists. Top 12 cut flowers on the Flower Farm.

In this video I share how much I made selling cut flowers to florists. I share what flower I sold the most of in 2023.

[@jcharris6557]

I’m super impressed with your regenerative ag ideology. The reality is, our great-great-great grandkids are thankful for your help in keeping their planet alive. Much love. 🦋

[@cowbosskristy]

Thank you 😊

[@katebarrett1924]

Great information! I too started selling to my local florist and want to ramp that up next year. Thank u!

[@cowbosskristy]

That’s awesome!! Best of luck in the coming seasons.

[@helenmcintosh9747]

hi from Australia thank you for content x

[@cowbosskristy]

Hi in Australia!

[@matchynishi]

thank you for this vid, there are too few Canadian perspectives in this space. This is my first year getting serious in growing flowers, and I am flirting with the idea of flower farming, though it's gonna be a super micro urban one if I ever go for it lol. Subscribed.

[@cowbosskristy]

That’s great! I find smaller and efficient is far more profitable. I like your thoughts on this. I hope you go for it.

[@jeanneh6361]

Thanks for your list and informative video. With your climate, I bet foxglove and crimson basil would do well.

[@cowbosskristy]

Gladly. I do have a more recent video of my best producers from last year. That may interest you. Foxgloves do if the Camelot series because they are first year bloomers. We are just so cold in the winter time (last week we got to -49°c and -59°c windchill) the foxgloves do not come back as perennials. I am actually growing Camelot series this year for cuts. They are just so pretty.

[@CouleeViewFlora]

This fall I covered part of my field with a silage tarp so I can get in early to plant and it not be a muck hole

[@cowbosskristy]

I Hope it’s a nice spring for you.

[@susanhickman1746]

This was an extremely interesting video. I don’t have any intention of having a flower growing business. But, I have totally enjoyed watching along w you and all your wonderful work on your farm! It’s been eye opening to me to observe all you’ve done and how thoughtful you are about what & how you choose to grow your flowers. Thx for sharing the ups & downs of your special business! Susan

[@cowbosskristy]

Thank you. Means a lot.

[@iartistdotme]

Really great information! I know it is a lot of work but very interesting. Your attention to details is really a worthwhile talent.

[@cowbosskristy]

Thank you

[@user-wn8sl1br8y]

Thank you. Loaded with info

[@cowbosskristy]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I hope it’s helpful.

[@CouleeViewFlora]

Hello from Lethbridge, Alberta - Coulee View Flora

[@cowbosskristy]

Hi in Lethbridge! I’m excited I got my lisianthus seeds from Coulee View Flora! Can’t wait to get them started!

[@Olivia54984]

Just discovered you! Very interesting! So many of the flower farmers are located in zone 8. I am in zone 4 and am always so discouraged when I know I can't grow like that! I am amazed at what you are doing in zone 2 and that you have florists that will buy everything you can produce! The bit about trying to establish perennial sedum 'Matrona' (so easy for me in my zone 4) that I never even think about it. You might find sedum 'Autumn Joy' more floriferous and vigorous. I get that the dark foliage of 'Matrona' might be more interesting. I don't see you growing dahlias. I prestart under cover in mid April. Blooming by July. It is all about the number of hours of sunlight. You might have a lock on that-- 14-16 is the sweet spot. (a PhD of Horticulture/neighbor told me that. The small decoratives might be a real good type for you. Have you tried astilbes? They need ample (so much) water, but. The tip on plastic in the raised bed is interesting.

[@cowbosskristy]

Thank you. I did grow autumn joy. Twice. It winter killed and never did well. I had one plant out of 50 come back this past season. I don’t grow dahlias because the market isn’t here for them. Lisianthus is more desirable than dahlia because of its shelf life and my focus has been that. And filler. Always lots and lots of filler. And I do grow a 60 foot row of astilbe as well. This season will be its 3rd year on the farm.

[@Olivia54984]

Sedums probably need better drainage than you have; they need sand or sandy loam. @@cowbosskristy

[@cowbosskristy]

@Olivia54984 the problem I have isn’t the drainage, it didn’t tolerate -50°c

[@cowbosskristy]

It definitely grows very well here though

[@Booo858]

The pricing is really hard to get my head wrapped around! I have a small flower farm in central Alberta I grow and make my own bouquets sell to local small businesses would you be willing to share your price list for some of the varieties you sell 🙏

[@yesidtac7863]

Muy hermoso

[@cindyhingley]

Definitely interested in buying some lilies. Great info.

[@cowbosskristy]

Thank you.

[@justagirlinthepnw324]

I found this super fascinating. We are hoping to be able to grow veggies and veggie starts to sell this year. This is will be a first for us. Your information is super helpful. We have started to work on doing regenerative growing for our personal growing.

[@cowbosskristy]

That’s great. I’m excited for you. Enjoy the journey.

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

Great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it even though my tiny urban flower farm is too small to go after a wholesale market. I do however, have a roadside stand on the busy road in front of my residential 1/8 acre lot here in Campbell River on Vancouver Island.

[@cowbosskristy]

That’s wonderful! You grow mostly annuals or do you have perennials too? Love hearing how you are utilizing a small space. I bet you can pump out a ton of flowers.

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

@@cowbosskristy Before I turned my city gardens into a flower farm I had both a backyard food garden and many perenial flowers - no annual flowers at all. Luckily many of the annuals make good cut flowers such as my camelia bush, rhodo, astilbe, etc. I have since added 8 itoh peonies and 6 deciduous peonies to the perenial mix.

[@cowbosskristy]

Love it. I’m adding peonies this year too. I swore I’d never do it, and here we are adding it to the spring order lol.

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

@@cowbosskristy Why did you not want to do peonies?

[@cowbosskristy]

@EvelynM-vlogs because they are a big investment and take a long time to get any return on them. The market is not strong here for them either.

[@kristyhelkaa2841]

Lol nice name

[@lunkerpond9765]

Long winded. I stopped at 19 minutes in and she still hadn't gotten to her list per the title.

[@cowbosskristy]

Thanks for watching 19 minutes. I appreciate your comment to help boost my algorithm. Everyone is welcome on my channel, including people that complain about everything. Cheers 🍻

[@lunkerpond9765]

@@cowbosskristy that was a rather ignorant response. You take healthy criticism well. You're going to need all the help you can get boosting your channel