Harvesting and Preparing Gomphrena Flowers to be Dried

Harvesting and Preparing Gomphrena Flowers to be Dried | 1818 Farms

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3 жыл бұрын

Gomphrena is the most versatile flower in our garden. It is always one of the first Summer blooms that we harvest, and still looks amazing in the field in late Fall. Gomphrena is excellent as both a cut and a dried flower. The colors are stunning and tend to deepen if it is harvested at the correct stage. Join us in field as we share our tips for successfully harvesting gomphrena for drying.

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@serenababy6358 25 күн бұрын

Great video! I'm grow gomphrena for the first time this season.

@1818Farms 24 күн бұрын

It’s such a wonderful flower!

@amycoffield7073 3 жыл бұрын

More flower specific videos on how and when to harvest just like this one please 🙏🏻 these videos are the best! Thank you for sharing!

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

So happy that you enjoyed the video.

@cindythompsonthecottagegarden 5 ай бұрын

New Subscriber from Louisiana! Thanks so much.

@ushadantuluri3019 Жыл бұрын

👌👌👌👌 lovely flowers clowers.

@daiseegray9110 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful thanks for the tips 🌸🌸🌸

@azpeach5680 2 жыл бұрын

This was such a great video! Thank you so much!

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Happy that you enjoyed the video.

@martinbrodie8507 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Can’t wait for gomphrena season!

@seedsofimbolc 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I enjoyed your video!

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@adrabruzzese7610 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you so much!

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome. Happy that you enjoyed it.

@tonnurserychristaylor669 Жыл бұрын

Lovely. Thank you for sharing your hard earned knowledge with us

@S2sparkleS2 3 жыл бұрын

I discovered you today from your how to harvest zinnias video. Your harvesting and preparing videos are so great. I love that you prepared examples of what not to cut and what to cut and the reasons why and also demonstrate it on the actual plant. I love how everything is so organized, especially your beautiful flower farm

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like seeing both the good and bad stems really teach you what to do in the garden. We just published a video on how we make our mixed dried bouquets. Hope you enjoy it as well. Thank you for watching.

@joyscutflowerfarm3156 3 жыл бұрын

Loving your channel, loving your videos. Packed full of such great information! Please keep these videos coming! I look forward to seeing you post!

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying the videos. We hope to have something weekly.

@cheriberry9633 Жыл бұрын

So very helpful, thank you Natasha. And so many lovely colors ❤️

@1818Farms Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@abmermaid 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@1818Farms 11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@cynthiaponce4519 3 жыл бұрын

Flower confetti sounds great! I’ll be growing Gomphrena this year for the first time, can’t wait to try it!

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

We love gomphrena! It is such a unique and beautiful flower. Gomphrena is one of my favorite flowers to grow because of its versatility as a fresh cut and dried flower. What varieties are you planning to grow?

@TheThriftedPlanter 3 жыл бұрын

I love those rows of Gomphrena!!

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Me too. They are such happy flowers. Are you growing gomphrena this season?

@TheThriftedPlanter 3 жыл бұрын

@@1818Farms I am! I've got seeds ready to go and I'm so excited!

@clintach5081 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks clint from indiana roll tide!

@ramonago3690 3 жыл бұрын

I love this kind of flowers, the petals are paper like. I love how they come in different colors, they are so beautiful.🌻✌️❤️ Thanks for the tips. Have a blessed day.

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Happy that you enjoy the channel.

@tinalee7650 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this great video - I just grew a bed of it and was wondering when to harvest and how to dry!! Mine are just about ready!!! :)

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

I love drying gomphrena. It is such a versatile flowers.

@360ideas6 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for usefull information I m from India

@cristincarlisle7675 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I have a whole aisle of it as well and its going CRAZY right now. But not to the stiff stage yet. Have a pink purple red white mix. Zone 7b here in NC

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

It will be ready before you know it!

@libraqueen3515 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice mam Beautiful plant

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s one of my favorites.

@ChuckKnightTaylor 2 жыл бұрын

Love your Gromphrena video. Can you tell me the variety for the purple gromphrena? Thx

@suebabe100 Жыл бұрын

Omg, I've never seen so many glorious gomphrena in one spot!!!!!!! They are truly gorgeous. Is there any way I can harvest seeds from my gomphrena that I picked to dry? They are true in color, not faded.

@1818Farms Жыл бұрын

Once they are very dry there is a hard seed inside near the base of the flower. I have found that they are sort of difficult to remove. It can be done!

@sharoncelaya5976 Жыл бұрын

Your Gomphrena is beautiful! Do you use netting?

@laurenswindol8600 2 жыл бұрын

do they keep maturing once they've been cut/used in a live arrangement?

@anamarleticia 3 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful garden, thank you for sharing with us. Do you know if it's edible? I've seen some people and heard it's been used for teas but don't know much.

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have never used it as an edible. I would need to research!

@anamarleticia 3 жыл бұрын

@@1818Farms Hello! Thank you for your answer, I've found out it is edible. It grows a lot in my country Panama and people use it a lot in cakes, I found out some tea recipes in youtube as well under globe amaranth :)

@pressedpaper 3 жыл бұрын

Natasha I love watching your channel! When do you plant the seeds?

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

Sharon, We direct seed in mid April. This is after our last frost date.

@pressedpaper 3 жыл бұрын

1818 Farms thanks so much!! I really need to come visit when the crazy pandemic is over 😉

@edie5285 2 жыл бұрын

This is my first time growing gomphrena. Do the steams gets firmer as the season progress? My flowers don’t have firm stems like the ones you’re showing

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they will get stiffer as they mature. For me it seems the warmer the weather the quicker they mature.

@teresataylor8267 2 жыл бұрын

I love your beautiful flowers. What kind of snips do you use in this video?

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! These snips are ARS. They are great.

@teresataylor8267 2 жыл бұрын

@@1818Farms Thank you for your redponse...

@andrewjohn970 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the info..i grow them..the Qis, bicolor & the fire work..i heard about the zizzle gomphrena..are they real?

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

Happy that you enjoyed it! I am not familiar with the zizzle variety.

@katyb2793 Жыл бұрын

Im having trouble getting them to sprout... so im putting the seeds in damp paper towel but even when they sprout then, they dont survive easily once put in a pot and the ones that do are growing incredibly slowly. I put them in full sun which helped a bit, but is it possible the weather is too cold? We've had a bit of a cooler spring and tonnes of rain bere in australia so im wondering if that's why?

@1818Farms Жыл бұрын

How deep are you planting the seeds? We just barely cover ours. They like heat. We put ours in trays and left them outside in mid May. Planted on a Friday and had sprouts by Monday and Tuesday.

@katyb2793 Жыл бұрын

@@1818Farms ah that might be it. I think I planted them maybe 1cm?

@pingfan3828 3 жыл бұрын

How do you keep them standing up tall? Do you stake them? Mine (tall varieties) always drop down to the ground and grow short.

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

We use a 4 foot wide netting - Hortanova. It is secured with fiberglass poles. We have very hot summers here. I think they love the heat.

@pingfan3828 3 жыл бұрын

@@1818Farms Thank you for such fast reply. My summer is super hot, too. Above 100F everyday.

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

As long as they are irrigated well they should thrive....Super hot and humid here. Hope you enjoyed the video.

@tropicalherbs8896 2 жыл бұрын

I tried to find but couldn't find a seller with international shipping. Can you help?

@elizabethweavil2178 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video on starting from seed. I failed miserably with Gomphrena trying to start from seed,

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry to hear that. We direct seed several of our varieties. They love the heat. I haven’t done a video on that but hope to do one.

@elizabethweavil2178 3 жыл бұрын

@@1818Farms OH okay. I live in zone 7 in the Piedmont of North Carolina. if they love the heat I tried to do these too soon. When do you direct sow?

@madhurigutta9009 2 жыл бұрын

Hi mam super Ian trying to have this plant seeds can I get it

@karenvancamp5364 11 ай бұрын

Can you take them out of a bouquet? And will they still dry out for seeds?

@1818Farms 11 ай бұрын

I have found they need to mature on the vine for seed.

@jessieyunus526 3 жыл бұрын

Do you trim off the droopy baby gomphrenas? What about blooms on the same stem that are different in height?

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

We usually remove and dry those. They are wonderful for crafting.

@jessieyunus526 3 жыл бұрын

@@1818Farms would you generally go by one bloom per stem then, for drying?

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

Some varieties are more branching than others. The first cut of the season we remove the center stem of the branching varieties. These stems are shorter, but useable. You want to get those cut before they goto seed. A lot of our sides are mature at cutting. We do have some heads that aren’t fully developed. Those are snipped off and placed into a dehydrator. What is your zone? I think our success with this flower comes from our hot climate as well.

@jessieyunus526 3 жыл бұрын

@@1818Farms I live in Southeast Asia, so I'm not sure if this region is zoned

@TheBguenth 3 жыл бұрын

what kind of soil do you use? fertilizer? Thanks

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

We plant in the field. We amend our soil with compost collected over the season each Spring. We spray seaweed and fish emulsion on the plants throughout the growing season.

@geriannroth449 3 жыл бұрын

Are they true to seed if planting seeds from dry flowers?

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

It depends if they have been cross pollinated. We alway purchase fresh seed every season.

@mariadeltoro6502 3 жыл бұрын

Will these live year after year?

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

They are tender annuals and do not survive a frost. We replant every year.

@hughcard3799 3 жыл бұрын

Do you grow Straw Flowers?

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

We do! They prefer much cooler temperatures.

@naveenabenne09 2 жыл бұрын

Where did u order mixed color seeds

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

These were actually purchased as plugs. Otherwise you have to buy individual seed colors.

@tropicalherbs8896 2 жыл бұрын

Hello friend, I'am from Srilanka. Please tell me where to buy these seeds.

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

I purchase from Johnny’s seeds or Geo. I am unsure if they ship international.

@koza4122 2 жыл бұрын

It's so beautiful ma'am. Do u sell seeds?

@1818Farms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Elizabeth! We do not sell gomphrena seed. We do sell a few other varieties on our website.

@koza4122 2 жыл бұрын

I love gompherena can u please sell some seeds ?

@sandyjohnston9988 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard when grown in mass it has a not so pleasant smell

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t have a smell at all. I bet you are thinking of eryngium.

@lakshitharohan7393 Жыл бұрын

Can you give me some seeds please?

@n.w.414 3 жыл бұрын

Gomphrenà is a stinky flower, right?

@1818Farms 3 жыл бұрын

It has zero smell. You are probably thinking of Eryngium.