Successional sowing means that as a batch of flowers comes to an end you have another bed ready to start cutting
Growing seed sown directly into open ground creates problems from poor germination, late sowing waiting for the soil to warm up and high competition from weeds.
This weeks’ hour was all about what flowers do your florists love!
This week’s topic was all about seed sowing schedules and was hosted by Pat Cottam (@pattfcottam) and Moa (@carlssonandco). With help from Mike Rogers (@sofaflyer) and notes by Jess Streeter (@sussexroses).
Twitter Hour Monday 6th February, hosted by Benjamin Ranyard@Higgledy Garden and notes by Jill Smith@Binnington Blooms
Flowers from the Farm – Birmingham ’17 – by Caroline Beck of Verde Flowers I once faked a broken leg to avoid compulsory attendance at a BBC ‘Team Building’ weekend.
Green is evidently the @Pantone colour of the year and wow, British flower farmers came up with an enormous list of green flowers, shrubs, grasses that they collectively grow and use sharing lots of growing advice along the way.
This was the first official #britishflowers hour for 2017! The hosts were Sara Willman (@myflowerpatch) and Lara Smith (@MFCFlowers), with Mike Rogers (@sofaflyer)
