Florist Interview Part 2: What Florists Really Want From Growers, Heatwave Aftermath & Lots Of New Plugs
Hello, it's Tuesday 2 June 2026. Phew, May is over. Last month really tested me (and a significant number of fellow growers). Our flowers were subject to such weather extremes that they (and I) didn'...
2 Kesä 43min
What Florists Really Want From Growers: An Insightful Interview With My Wedding & Event Florist (Part 1)
Hello, it's Friday 29 May 2026. I'm really delighted to share with you a wonderful conversation with my wedding & event florist, Jo Caldwell, on today's episode. We had such a long chat that I've actu...
29 Touko 35min
Heatwave Arrives: Why I'm Not Selling During It, Join Me On A Field Tour & What I Do With Stems I Don't Sell
Hello, it's Tuesday 26 May 2026 and it's EVEN HOTTER! It's a beautiful May evening and you join me tonight on the field to feed the chickens and tour the cut flower area. I haven't talked you through ...
26 Touko 34min
Heatwave Incoming, Another Clarkia Mishap, My Watering Strategy, Plus Plant Profile: Clarkia
Hello, it's Friday 22 May 2026 and it's HOT! So much to tell you tonight including sharply rising temperatures (and the pressures that brings), my visit to my wedding & event florist today, and a new ...
22 Touko 28min
I Finally Have A Larkspur Seedling! Soil Blocks vs Chicken Thigh Trays Seedling Size Comparison, Chelsea FOMO & What's Flowering Now
Hello, welcome to Tuesday 19 May 2026. Oh the wind and cold is bothering me this week! I've just stocked up on more chocolate because I'm really not feeling it this week: one of the hens got into the...
19 Touko 25min
Getting Comfortable With "No", Crazy Weather, Mass Seed Sowing & Plant Profile: Foxgloves
Hello, welcome to Friday 15 May 2026. What a week: it started with frosts and continued with hail storms which were very strong and potentially damaging to the seedlings. So I spent 'Hail Day' i.e We...
15 Touko 26min
Brrrrrr, It's Cold: Frost & Slow Growth in May & Goal Setting: How Important Is It Anyway?
Hello, it's Tuesday 12 May 2026. Tonight I'm talking about goal setting: why it can be super-helpful to how you run your business, why I do it, how I do it and some suggestions for things you could c...
12 Touko 26min
How To Survive (And Stay Sane) If You're Growing Solo, Plus News From The Field & Greenhouse
Hello and welcome to Friday 8 May 2026. Lots to tell you about tonight so I have all the news from the field (including an unwelcome caterpillar on a climbing rose, what's just about to flower, an al...
8 Touko 26min
