Normally early in October, we have our first frost, but this year, it’s late October and we still haven’t dipped below freezing, and all our summer flowers are still going strong! There is an abundance of color and flowers for any time of the year, but to be this far into fall and still harvesting Dahlias, Zinnias and Lisianthus, is unheard of. So come along for this once in a lifetime late October flower farm tour, and catch the last glimpse of our cosmos, celosia, amaranth, marigolds, and many more! Truly a summer flower farm tour in October!
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We've got the same crazy weather here in Northern England I have a dahlia plant that had steamed but tiny buds, now its actually coming out in flower just this week its the 26th October that's insane, we still having daytemps of 15oc which is warm for us in October , I'm kinda wanting the frost because then it means spring will happen quicker but I'm also loving the vibrant colour of pink and orange if my dahlias this late in the year
I love you and your flowers are beautiful and I'm glad you've had a good year, but I don't know if I can bear to continue listening to foliage being mispronounced.
Omg there's still so many flowers in your farm! I wish you could still sell like at the beginning of the summer. It's a pity people don't buy so much at this time of the year. By the way, I love the video. Thanks for sharing this wonderful tour before the frost!
Regarding the abnormally warm October:
Serena: I don't think we'll ever get a year like this again.
Global warming: hold my beer.
Aren’t the cardoon leaves a little spikey for a bouquet?
How many plants is 2 full beds of statice?
Serina and Ian your farm looks beautiful. Congratulations on such an awesome year on the farm. You are encouraging people to grow their gardens and that is so important… especially with inflation driving up prices at the grocery store and nurseries.
All sented gernaniums are so so so easy 2 grow they cut pieces put in water n theyll root theres so many varieties as well such as rose chocolate with beautiful furry soft leaves with some chocolate colors in leaves
Do you collect seeds from your crops? Marigolds are the first plants I grew as a child , love them.
Talk to the nursery you bought the lemon scented geraniums from, they could give you tips on taking cuttings and propagating the plants to get a lot more.
I love the scent, and enjoy the others too. I think I remember having a "rose" scented pelargonium. It's fragrance is wonderful.
Another awesome video Serina! Yes our B.C. weather has been incredible here in Victoria as well. Thank you! 🙂
Haha global cooling
Love your new hair cut.
Wow, your farm looks fantastic! You also look very healthy and happy , congratulations on everything you’ve accomplished!
I just love your videos! Thank you for sharing your farming experiences with all of us.❤
I put geraniums in a paper bag in my cool dry attic for a winter. Just shook off the dirt and put them in the bag upside down. When I took them out in the spring, they looked dead. I threw them in a wheelbarrow for the compost pile and forgot about them. A week and a half later, they had greened out!
And what about shading the geraniums a bit so they grow toward the light? I saw that another flower farmer had done that with some flower, not geraniums.
Great Video ! I'm so sorry but what do you mean when you say the flowers are status?
What spacing do you do for sunflowers? To get the small ones etc.. I want to divide my seeds into groups of different spacing for different sizes but it's my first year growing flowers
Love this video- happy for your dahlia bounty and your whole year of amazing flower sales!
Wonderful video…thank you, Serena
Yes you can overwinter the scented geraniums plants, but why don't you also take cuttings in the fall and overwinter them in your growing room? The cuttings grow very easy and you will get a lot of free plants like that