Apr 18, 2020

This week we are chatting about the various components we try to optimize to get the healthiest seedlings possible.

Our theme music was composed and performed by Heather's son Callum and audio editing was completed by the uber talented Laura Eccleston.

Apr 3, 2020

This week Heather runs the show providing everything you wanted to know about 4 types of poppies that are grown for fresh cuts or dried, including the "to sear or not to sear" issue.

As we mention in the episode Louise, of Unicorn Blooms, has fabulous instructions on germinating Colibri Icelandic poppies, you can find...

Mar 30, 2020

This week we are chatting about planning for Q2.

Our theme music was composed and performed by Heather's son Callum and audio editing was completed by the uber talented Laura Eccleston.

Mar 20, 2020

Controlling disease and pests in hoophouses can be challenging.  We had noticed that recently some flower farmers in the U.S. have adopted "in-ground soil steaming" to tackle this challenge.  In the course of investigating in-ground steaming further,  we came across research into a new technology that works with...

Mar 13, 2020

Soil blocking is a cornerstone of our flower operations.  We both start the majority of our seeds in soil blocks. In this episode we discuss a bit of the history, why we use soil blocks, basic recipes and the various resources we have used. 

The soil blocking resource booklet Heather mentioned can be found here: