#269: Dave Dowling's December Q&A, Ask A Flower Farmer

Field and Garden with Lisa Mason Ziegler

This episode features a takeover of our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram, called Ask a Flower Farmer. Guest-hosted by Dave Dowling of Ball/ColorLink, who is also a former flower farmer and the instructor for our online course: Flower Farming School Online: Bulbs, Perennials, Woodies, and More.

Dave has such a wealth of knowledge to share! Here, he answers questions about lots of plants, including snapdragons, lisianthus, astilbe, winterberry, willows, baptisia, anemones, ranunculus, peonies, freesia, tulips, and calla lilies.

Other topics mentioned: stem strength, harvest tracking, bed/path widths, where to start in flower farming, selling to florists, bulb storage, and wholesale cut flower and plug/liner pricing.

Mentions

Dave's Online Course: ⁠⁠Flower Farming School Online: Bulbs, Perennials, Woodies, and More!

Ellen Frost's Online Courses: Preparing to Sell to Florists, Florist School Online: Growing Your Business With Local Flower Sourcing

⁠⁠Ball/Colorlink: Wholesale Plant, Bulb, & Seed Supplier⁠⁠

⁠⁠The Gardener's Workshop on Instagram⁠⁠

⁠⁠Shop the TGW Online Store for all your seeds and supplies!⁠⁠

⁠⁠Sign up to receive our weekly Farm News!⁠⁠

The ⁠⁠Field and Garden Podcast⁠⁠ is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of ⁠⁠Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers⁠⁠, owner of ⁠⁠The Gardener’s Workshop,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Flower Farming School Online,⁠⁠ and the publisher of ⁠⁠Farmer-Florist School Online⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Florist School Online.⁠⁠ Watch ⁠⁠Lisa’s Story⁠⁠ and connect with Lisa on social media!