Early Summer In The Cut Flower Garden

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Cloudberry Flowers - Flower Farm and Garden

Ай бұрын

‪@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm‬ Growing a cut flower garden in zone 8b, Scotland. How have you found growing flowers in your garden this year. Our early summer has been very wet, cold, gusty and with very little sunshine. It has been a challenge and some flowers have come through well and others have not been as good as they usually are at this time of year. In this video I share these different flowers with you and what the flower patch is looking like now it's mid June.
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@TJ-bn2cn Күн бұрын

Thank you, excellent advice. Especially with this weather!

@lilwilliams7277 Ай бұрын

Your garden looks beautiful. Hope you have more sunshine days soon 🌞🥰

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Thank you, we finally have the mower fixed now too so the grass is finally cut and the garden is starting to look a lot better again! Today I cut the first overwintered snaps and it was lovely to have if a little slowly some of the annual flowers coming back now.

@lilwilliams7277 26 күн бұрын

@@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm so pleased you’re mower is fixed 😊

@RFlott-bu7im 29 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for this video, very interesting to see how you are doing! Same here in the west-north part on Germany, windy, rainy, cold, hardly any sunshine and entire fleets of slugs! Let’s hope for a sunnier, warmer summer! 😁

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Hello 😊 I think we all are having a wetter cooler spring across a lot of different countries this year. I hope it gets better for you soon. Hopefully a bit of drier sunnier weather will help things grow big enough to cope with the slugs and they will be a bit less active if it’s drier too.

@alliward6040 28 күн бұрын

I’ve heard that the weather everywhere has been generally cool and wetter than normal this year. I’m in western Canada (Alberta) and I barely have blooms starting whereas last year I had full bouquets in May. I always enjoy your videos, you are so cheery and up beat. 😊

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Hi and thanks for watching from Alberta. It sounds a similar weather pattern for you too. Last year I was the same lots of flowers for bouquets in May and June but this year just enough for a few florist buckets a week and not much more. I am looking forward to later in the summer and seeing if the flowers turn out much better at that time this year. Good luck with your flower growing and I hope the season gets better for you too.

@newjerseygarden 22 күн бұрын

Hi Catherine, thanks for the update. We get so much heat and humidity in NJ especially in July that cool and rain doesn't sound so bad. I'm sure your flowers will still flourish.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 12 күн бұрын

Hello, yes it is very different for all of us isn’t it and for many people like you in NJ rain would be wonderful in the heat of July. It must be really difficult to get the irrigation right for your plants or do you tend to go more towards growing ones that don’t need a lot of moisture?

@newjerseygarden 12 күн бұрын

@@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm Hi, well we tend to get big thunderstorms at least twice a week in summer so I don't water. But I just joined a fenced-in community garden so I can grow more flowers and veggies without the worry of deer (here there are too many deer...they eat everything). In that garden space there is a water source right at my plot so I'm sure my plants there will get more water and will be happier.

@susanwondergem4014 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the early Summer update. Sorry to hear about your rainy, colder than usual weather. Living in zone 7b/8 in the foothills of Northern California makes for a sort of opposite experience in terms of what works well and what doesn't. Our heat is oppressresive in Summer and there is no rain from May until November. Needless to say, lupine and and all moisture loving plants simply don't work. Heat loving annuals are happy but sometimes they succome to too much sun and must be shaded. Slugs ate all the anemones and love most dahlias. Really enjoy your videos and especially enjoy the seed starting and potting on tutorials. Fingers crossed you have more sunshine cause your plants are off to a lovely start and I will be looking forward to more of your beautiful bouquets.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 28 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching. It’s really interesting to hear everyone’s stories of their own gardens and flower farms. You must have such a challenge keeping everything watered and shaded during the summer months. I have never been able to grow zinnias successfully although I keep trying! But flowers like that I imagine must be really successful for you? I hope you have some lovely flowers growing this year over in California.

@chambersjane50 Ай бұрын

Ditto here in West Midlands, although we've had a few warm days, but little sunshine, cold nights and rain, rain, rain. Ranunculus and anemones were a big fat fail and I've hardly anything in flower at all. I'm hoping the larkspur, snaps, and dahlias make up for the huge disappointment so far and I'm thankful I grow for my pleasure and not to sell! Thanks so much for the update. Really good to see you and how it's going for you.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Hello, it sounds like the West Midlands has been just as bad for you! We had one lovely sunny evening this week after work and I totally overdid it in the garden taking advantage of the lovely weather! Now back to rain but it was so nice to have that one evening! I hope your snaps and dahlias give you some great late summer flowers. I am hoping for mine too, lots in the ground but still ever so small.

@jeannet9592 Ай бұрын

I was so glad to see a new video from you! I’m glad you’ve still had a lot of flowers to get you through your cool and wet spring.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 28 күн бұрын

Hello 😊 it’s lovely to have you watching this week. It has been a challenging year so far! But the perennials really saved the day. I am really interested to see how the rest of the summer goes and if these slow growing annuals suddenly take off if the weather improves. How has the weather been for you? Have you had any favourite flowers blooming well so far?

@jeannet9592 28 күн бұрын

It’s been dry, but we did get an inch of much needed rain on Sunday. There seems to be a little slow down in what’s blooming, but I still have had plenty to fill orders. Best wishes!

@sarahayton7223 27 күн бұрын

Same here in Ireland too, so much rain and cold as well 😢

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Oh no, Ireland sounds like it has been just as bad weather as Scotland. I can’t believe in June we are still wearing wooly jumpers and winter jackets! I hope it gets better for you soon. We had one super lovely evening this week but back to rain today!

@citymousestudio Ай бұрын

It's been such a dreary Spring here in the PNW too. My warm weather annuals are teeny still!

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Hello, oh no I am sorry you have had a bad spring weather wise too. It’s hard to see all seedlings so small still. Let’s hope for a bit of warmth, sunshine in the day and rain overnight to get them all growing away more!

@margarethairsine8648 Ай бұрын

I always enjoy the content of your videos :) Spring here in the southern most tip of Canada has a bit of a struggle also. Spring started off with unusual warm even hot temps then switching to less than average cooler temps for the past couple weeks. Now next week is forecast for a heatwave. Many local flower growers are struggling with cold hardy annuals blooming on short stems. Tulips, Daffs and Peony were all 2 weeks ahead of usual bloom time also. Which kept me busy when I should have been planting things out in my field. Rolling with the punches and looking forward to summer annuals. Peace & Love!

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Hello and thanks so much for watching 😊 you have definitely had a very mixed few months of weather which must have been difficult to keep up with. Everything would have got growing quickly in your warmer early spring and then got a bit shocked when it got cooler again. I hope it does not get too hot for you and that you get a lovely summmer full of flowers, we are still raining but did have one very nice sunny day this week!

@edmundhawan3886 29 күн бұрын

Exactly the same results here in Southern Ireland. Also very poor germination taking several sowings to get started. Very small plants in the ground very slow to start. Zinnias suffering from slug damage as well as dahlias. Will have to be patient. Thanks so much for the update Now I know I’m not alone this season Cheers Sharon.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Hi Sharon, thanks so much for watching. Goodness we all are having some pretty cool wet weather. I am sorry it has been like that for you too. Yes the slugs do seem to like the zinnnias as well as the dahlias. They don’t seem to do as much damage on the statice or nigella though. I hope you get enough germinated and planted up for the flowers you would like this year. My ammi and orlaya have been the smallest plants I have had. I am looking forward to seeing what comes out better through the rest of the summer. Good luck and I hope the next few months you get some great flowers in the end.

@susiespearing6165 Ай бұрын

Really helpful vlog so thank you x

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, I am glad you enjoyed it 😊

@maureenmcgrath4664 Ай бұрын

Its been almost non stop rain since beginning of last July. Any days that were dry were often very overcast. Very few sunny days. What's going on?......I have some ideas. It making life very difficult for the farmers. Or maybe thats the plan. 😤 Hope things catch up soon with your beautiful flowers. 🙏

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 28 күн бұрын

Hello thanks so much for watching. Yes it does seem like it has rained constantly and been overcast since last July! I am really conscious too that while that is really difficult for us to manage for growing flowers well other people are having the opposite problem with drought and heat in their gardens. Let’s hope for a better July and August this year and some better late season flowers. I still have high hopes for the dahlias!

@mhubertcfi Ай бұрын

I do the beer traps for earwigs but don’t have slugs too badly. Pretty arid area. I have heard that you can bait them with bread dough or put a bit of bread dough in a watery bath to drown them. This was an Oregon State study. Sorry about your slow spring

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Hello thanks for watching and also for the good ideas which I have not heard of before. I didn’t know bread dough could be used to bait slugs. I had heard oatmeal could be. Interesting too that beer traps work for earwigs as well, which can be a big problem with my dahlias!

@dorothyleeuw8774 Ай бұрын

In the fall I remove all the debris from my garden. In the spring if any leaves have blown in I again remove all debris. I have no plastic in my garden as it is a place for slugs to hide during the day. If I see a plant has been nibbled on I place sluggo at the base of the plant in the evening when no birds are around and it is gone in the morning and does its job. Slugs are attracted to the yeast in beer and dies from the ethanol it produces. 1 tbsp yeast, 1 tsp sugar, 1 cup water does the same thing. 😊

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and some great tips. I think you are absolutely right about keeping the garden, beds clear of debris, leaves and plastic as much as we can to keep the slugs at bay. That is a great tip with the recipe of sugar, yeast and water too, thank you.

@rosebud447 Ай бұрын

We’ve had a cool wet summer here in the prairies in Canada. One of gardens is saturated. Did manage to work it but is a a mess. My poor sweet peas are out there so I hope they make it. Like you we need a good stretch of sunshine and dry weather.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 28 күн бұрын

Hello 😊 thanks so much for watching. Oh no it sounds like the weather for you in Canada is similar this season. I hope it drys out for you and you get some proper sunshine soon. Fingers crossed your sweet peas make it through 🤞 as you can’t beat them when they flower well. I have seen a few more proper buds coming on mine the last few days so hopefully the bud drop is ending and the night time temperatures are starting to improve which I think is what has caused it.

@janpapworth7956 Ай бұрын

It’s slow down here in Sussex too. The nights are too cool. Slugs and snails have eaten my 5 Orlaya plants, and the few Dara that I managed to germinate, as well as all but one of my white Cosmos. I feel like I’m serving meals for slugs. Astrantia is fantastic here too, and the snaps and sweet rocket are producing well. The weather makes everything a gamble.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 28 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching. Oh no slugs really have done some damage this year. I am glad your snaps are ok though and hope you have a few more annuals through they have not gone for. Hesperis is a good one to have growing and if cut back now after flowering will do a second flush later in the summmer. Having some plants like astrantia too that no matter what the weather always flower are so helpful, if cut back it may also do a second flush. Last night it stopped raining for a few hrs and I had a couple of lovely hours in the garden, I just hope that the weather turns soon for us all and our plants can catch up and put on a lovely show later in the summer.

@holubeckmila3334 Ай бұрын

I want some Astrantia in my home garden yours looks so beautiful!!❤

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 28 күн бұрын

Hello 😊 I would not be without astrantia. It’s so beautiful and so so reliable which is becoming more important with the weather each year being unpredictable for annuals.

@mariebutler6912 Ай бұрын

I’ve never seen such a bad year for slugs and slow growth than this year😢

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 28 күн бұрын

Hello 😊 I know it has been really awful this year. I know every year the weather will challenge us with something but it does feel like all these plants you have been nurturing for months are just not doing anything. It may change though to better weather and then the plants may very quickly get away and become more robust against slug damage. Good luck, I hope later in the summer you get some lovely flowers.

@mariebutler6912 28 күн бұрын

@@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm I honestly thought that it was something I was doing wrong or something that I hadn’t done even until I read others having the same problem. Fingers crossed that we all have some lovely flowers soon ❤️

@phoebehope6549 26 күн бұрын

Also been a wonderful year for my perennials here in Liverpool, but a disaster for the annuals so far! Ended up with lots of gaps where my Hardy annuals should be 😔 Can I plant out my biennial seedlings now as I've got space already, or do I have to wait until autumn still? x x x

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

Hello 😊 yes thank goodness for the perennials as I think they really saved the day! I am glad you had some good ones to rely on as well this May with the annuals coming on so slowly. Biennials wise they could go out now if they can keep well watered if the weather changes and does get drier. The only thing that would put me off would be the slug damage that could be possible so I may grow them on a bit more before putting them out as the slugs are so bad this year.

@phoebehope6549 26 күн бұрын

@@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm thank you! I'll make sure they're nice and big to bounce back from any munching x

@chriswatts3253 28 күн бұрын

Terrible slug problem this year.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 26 күн бұрын

It really has been bad and things just not growing fast enough into robust plants outside to cope with slug damage. I am hoping we get a warmer period of time where things can get growing better and then can resist the slug damage more.

@luzvigerminal558 18 күн бұрын

I’m wondering why you don’t plant lisianthus, zinnias and rudbeckia nice for cut flower.

@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm 12 күн бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching. That’s a good question. Rudbeckia I do grow. I haven’t got it to overwinter here so treat it as an annual. For me I am still working on it as I find it extremely slow growing from seed and difficult to get established. But I do love it especially cherry brandy. Zinnias I try every year as I like them and get a few flowers but not successfully in any volume. It is just too cold with little sunshine to bring them on for me. Lisianthus is a flower I haven’t tried yet but I do like the look of them.

@luzvigerminal558 12 күн бұрын

@@cloudberryflowers-flowerfarm you’re welcome. I love zinnias too but slugs love them too. I grow them before but slugs eats almost all my plants. While Lisianthus I will try it one day, they do look like roses.