Advice tips for a zone 6b Newbie
Hello!
I am starting my first season of flower growing and am looking for advice/tips from those who have done this before. I would love to eventually lease/buy land to start a U-pick business so I am using my space this year to have fun and learn as much as I can. I’d like to sell bouquets to friends, family, and Facebook marketplace to cover my startup costs.
In addition to planting, the projects I will be working on are: adding wood chips to my pathways, setting up drip irrigation (ordered from Drip Depot), and putting up an 8’ fence.
I started seeds in the beginning of March and started planting right after Mother’s Day. I’ll be starting my next succession of seeds here very soon.
My rows from left to right are:
Row 1 - Sunflowers
Row 2 - Celosia, Ranunculus, Cosmos
Row 3 - Snapdragons, Dahlias, Strawflower
Row 4 - Calendula, Basil, Marigold
Row 5 - Chrysanthemum, Zinnias (most of the seeds I started look rough and I’ll need to direct sow.
Row 6 - ?¿ I’m thinking of direct sowing more zinnias, baby’s breath, yarrow, Shasta daisies, and Lavender. Starting some grass varieties on the side of my house for filler.
If you read this far thank you and happy growing!