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#108: Recap: Chat with Jonathan & Megan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm
Welcome to the Field & Garden podcast, I’m Jessi Graven from The Gardener’s Workshop. Today I have for you some excerpts from Lisa’s recent Clubhouse chat with Jonathan & Megan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm. During this conversation, Jonathan & Megan discuss...#108: Recap: Chat with Jonathan & Megan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm
Welcome to the Field & Garden podcast, I’m Jessi Graven from The Gardener’s Workshop. Today I have for you some excerpts from Lisa’s recent Clubhouse chat with Jonathan & Megan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm. During this conversation, Jonathan & Megan discuss...
#107: Flower Farmer Reminder List
In this episode, I’m sharing the reminders I wish someone would have tapped me on the shoulder to say: remember this! If you are an avid gardener or as I was in the beginning, a gardener gone wild– you can disregard this list. These reminders are for those...
#106: Sunflower Sowing in Very Early Spring?
In this episode, I am sharing my journey of how I came to grow sunflowers and then how I pushed the envelope to get them even earlier in the season. Mentions in this episode: Amy’s Garden Instagram Request my webinar: Sunflowers For the Win! ProCut & Sunfill...
#105: Keeper Clubhouse Clips: Cool Flower Failures, Row Cover Debate, Grow Room Update
Hey Everyone! Welcome to the Field & Garden podcast, I’m Jessi Graven from The Gardener’s Workshop. Today I’ve pulled together some clips of Lisa speaking over on the Clubhouse app for your enjoyment. If you’re not familiar with Clubhouse, it’s an audio-only...
#104: Easy Indoor Seed Starting with Soil Blocking: The Journey
In this episode, I’m walking down memory lane of how I came to be such an avid soil blocker seed starter. I’m sharing how I learned about this method that the Dutch and English have used for decades to start seeds and the journey of tweaking it into a...
#103: Cool Flowers In The Ground
In this episode, I’m sharing what I’m doing and thinking about with my Cool Flowers garden in very early spring. Remembering to make simple notes on the calendar is so helpful the next time around to refer back to. Fall Planting Checkin What made it? When...
#102: Recap: Andrew Mefferd reviews The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm On-Demand Workshop
Hello and welcome to another special episode of the Field & Garden podcast! I’m Jessi Graven from The Gardener’s Workshop. I’m here today to continue what we started last week, the recap of the panel discussion and review of The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm...
Organize your Seed Packets
Like many of you, I have lots of packets of seeds. More than I can plant in one season for sure. I will confess, I feel like I need them all! Worse yet I used to miss planting some because I somehow misplaced them. As an attempt to maintain my seed sanity, I have come...
#101: The Truth About Seed Starting
Enjoy this short podcast to get relieved of the pressure to start seeds now— In the episode, I share the reality that this rush and pressure we feel to start seeds in early spring is a result of marketing–it is not the only time to start seeds! Many of us could...
#100: Recap: Jennie Love’s Review of The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm
Welcome to a special episode of the Field & Garden podcast! I’m Jessi Graven from The Gardener’s Workshop, and I’m here to bring you something a little different today. As you may know, we offer an On-Demand Workshop called The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm with...
#97: Flower Colors For Your Market with Jonathan Leiss
In this episode, Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm and I discuss how his focus on flower colors is directly connected to what his customers want and need. His specialized business model is harvesting and selling flowers in early spring to early summer when demand...
#99: Cool Start, Hot Finish: Lisianthus with Dave Dowling
In this episode with Dave Dowling we are discussing Lisianthus. From favorite varieties to treatment to prevent root rot to netting. Dave’s comments are loaded with good information. This episode along with episode #97 is a great taste of Dave’s teaching...
#98: Growing Snapdragons with Dave Dowling
I’ve been growing snapdragons for over two decades and thought I had a handle on it—but NOT after this discussion with Dave Dowling! In this episode, we are talking about extending the harvest season, how to do that but variety selection, harvesting,...
A Garden Love Story: Lisa and Steve Ziegler
From our 2009 archives. It all started with a dog. In 1992 I was a happy single girl employed as the office manager at the Denbigh Animal Hospital. Just loving my job and minding my own business. Then this guy walked in with his yellow Labrador Retriever—without an...
#96: Growing Sunflowers with Jonathan Leiss
Talking one of my favorite subjects with Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm located in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina: sunflowers. We both agree that sunflowers can be major contributors to the bottom line of most flower-growing operations. Jonathan’s go-to...#94: Growing Lilies with Val Schirmer
In this episode with Val Schirmer of Three Toads Farm, Val paints the picture of the possibilities of growing lilies to grow your business. She shares how she built her business by using big bulbs to grow big beautiful flowers that stopped people in their tracks. See...
Seed Starting Schedule for Summer Flowers
This is the general guide that I follow to start my warm-season tender annuals. We certainly tweak it from time to time and don’t always stick to it, but this gets us up and going. This is all based on the last expected spring frost date. In my 8a winter...
#93: Meet Val Schirmer of Three Toads Farm
Loved chatting with Val Schirmer of Three Toads Farm. Val has been a friend for years and getting to know more about her journey of becoming a flower farmer was great. Connect with Val: Instagram  Facebook Val’s online course: Forcing Glorious Bulbs for the...
#95: Seed Starting Steps
In this episode, I am doing a run-through of the things I consider and do when starting a specific seed. Hope it helps! Is it a cool or warm-season annual seed? When should be planting cool or warm-season transplants? What is this seed’s preferred method to...
#92 Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring
Wondering when and how to plant cool-season hardy annuals in very early spring? You are not alone my friend, I am getting lots of questions and this episode is addressing some of the most commonly heard. Mentions: The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles This page has the...Cool Flowers in Very Early Spring
Wondering when and how to plant cool-season hardy annuals in very early spring? You are not alone my friend, I am getting lots of questions and this episode is addressing some of the most commonly heard.  Mentions: The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles This page has the...
#91: Seed Starting Saturdays: Week 2
In this episode, I am continuing to revisit a project I did 4 years ago called Seed Starting Saturdays. My initial intention was to listen to it to redo it for today— but guess what? After listening I realized it’s great information that is the same today,...