What I'm Growing from Seed in 2025: Introducing my New Seeds
It's the last day of February today which means two things: one, I'll be moving home tomorrow and two, it's time to start sowing seeds! Yipee! Once I've unpacked and got settled, I'll be getting busy ...
28 Helmi 202522min
Don't Put A Greenhouse Under A Tree! Plus I Collected my Greenhouse this Weekend
I'm excited to tell you that I've spent today dismantling my newly acquired (third-hand) greenhouse and transporting it to my plot. It was hard work and very tiring but only three panes of glass got b...
25 Helmi 202526min
What's Really Holding YOU Back from Growing Cut Flowers?
It's time to put our cards on the table and answer this question: what's stopping you from becoming a cut flower grower? It's been a rainy old week yet on the sunniest two days I wasn't around to get...
21 Helmi 202519min
Why I Don't Use Chemicals on my Cut Flowers & How to Tackle Weeds Effectively
Join me on my frosty plot this morning as I let the hens out and find out if my young hen Kylie is still broody! In today's episode I'm answering a really great question from a listener about weeds: l...
18 Helmi 202517min
Who Do I Sell to? How Do I Find my Cut Flower Customers?
Have you thought about exactly who you're going to sell your flowers to? Before you sow any seeds or buy any plants, start thinking about this crucial part of the process right now. Are you dreaming o...
14 Helmi 202521min
Storing Seeds & Money Saving Tips for Making Your Own Seed Compost
It's February so let's talk about seeds! Collecting, drying, storing and saving, plus some seeds to avoid and the best seed compost. Everyone is talking about seeds right now and I'm certainly thinki...
12 Helmi 202514min
Which Cut Flowers Should I Grow? How to Select the Best Ones
Are you wondering which cut flowers you should grow? Are you confused by all the choices and not sure which will suit your needs or your budget? Are you thinking about the impact of vase life, stem le...
7 Helmi 202513min
Sweetpeas: Perfect for Dramatic Scented Cut Flowers
This week got off to a rather chilly, murky, and drizzly start. However there's nothing like the thought of hundreds of gloriously coloured and heavily scented sweetpeas to cheer me up. My sweetpea st...
4 Helmi 202515min
