Field and Garden with Lisa Mason Ziegler

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#279: Finding Your Way In Flower Farming (Encore) Feb 27, 2024

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Starting and being in business is overwhelming! Yep, it's true. And the overwhelm doesn't just stop one day, you have to take control and make it happen. Only you can make that choice.

Add to that the stress of flower farming, and it becomes clear why so many new growers never leave the starting gate. In this episode, I'm sharing one of the keys to getting started and staying in business as a flower farmer. Allow yourself the fair opportunity to learn how, I highly recommend it!

(Encore presentation, originally aired March 2021)

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#278: Cool Flowers Talk: Lisa on The Joe Gardener Podcast (Encore) Feb 20, 2024

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In September '22 Lisa was featured on The joegardener® Show podcast, joining host Joe Lamp’l to discuss the Cool Flowers concept and how she got started growing this fantastic group of spring stunners! They covered topics such as:

How to determine which Cool Flowers you can grow in your region
When and how to start your Cool Flowers from seed
The special care requirements of flowers planted in the fall and in very early spring
What you should do to prepare in the fall even if you don’t plant until very early spring

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Lisa's Book, Cool Flowers

The Flower Farmer by Lynn Byczynski

The New Organic Grower by Eloit Coleman

Bio360 Biodegradable Mulch Film

Row Cover Hoop Kit

Cool-Season Hardy Annual Seeds

Full The joegardener® Show Episode #274 Podcast & Blog Post Available Here

Request Lisa’s Free Resource: Cool Flowers Planting Guide

Joe’s Book, The Vegetable Gardening Book

Joe’s online course, Organic Vegetable Gardening

Watch Growing a Greener World and connect with Joe: Website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter

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!

#277: Good Medicine: Cut Flowers Feb 13, 2024

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Growing, giving, and receiving cut flowers is good medicine for whatever ails you. I learned this firsthand from Stevie’s mom's memorial service.

The stories of Ruby sharing my flowers amongst the thousands of pound cakes she baked and shared were evidence of the power of flowers. Sharing them is an excellent ending to a flower's journey.

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Lisa's newest book: ⁠The Cut-Flower Handbook⁠

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#276: The Truth About Seed Starting (Encore) Feb 06, 2024

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Enjoy this short podcast to get relieved of the pressure to start seeds now. ~Lisa

In the episode, I share the reality that this rush and pressure we feel to start seeds in early spring is a result of marketing, and it is not the only time to start seeds! In fact, many of us could start seeds all 12 months of the year.

I hope this gives you the nudge to jump in where you are and not feel like you're behind.

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Book: Vegetables Love Flowers

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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!

#275: Have Faith In Cool Flowers (Encore) Jan 30, 2024

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This time of year we have lots of folks reaching out because of fears they are experiencing about their Cool Flowers facing cold weather. I understand and suffer from the same thing from time to time. It’s natural, and we need to do all we can to meet their needs to maximize success.

This chat I hosted includes encouragement and some steps to follow that stack the cards in favor of your cool-season hardy annuals.

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Video Series: Cool-Season Flower Chronicles

Blog: The Secret Sauce of Growing Cool-Season Flowers

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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!

#274: Under the Row Covers & Succession Planting (Encore) Jan 23, 2024

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In this encore presentation of Lisa's very first episode of Field & Garden, she covers a couple of really big topics:

1) How NOT to freak out if you decide to peek under your row covers in mid-winter, and

2) How to use this time to harness the power of succession planting as you plan out your bed space throughout the coming year.

As avid cut flower gardeners and farmers, we know that the dead of winter is not just for dreaming! Now is also the time to carefully plan your bed space for maximum production.

P.S. Do you peek under the row covers? I find it to be the scariest thing this farmer can do in mid-winter! ~Lisa

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Book, Cool Flowers

Rocket Snapdragons

Nigella/Love-in-a-Mist

Book, Vegetables Love Flowers

Blog, Storing Seeds Longer

Cover Crop, Crimson Clover

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#273: Facing the Fears of Business Jan 16, 2024

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Tests and lessons (failures!) lead to perseverance. Perseverance is a required ingredient for a small business.

We must continue despite failures, difficulties, or opposition. Don't give up or give in to fear. Facing fear in business never ends, so we must all learn to overcome it.⁠⁠⁠

Remember...

"Fear is a mile wide, but only an inch deep." - Lisa Z.

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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!

#272: Flower Farming School Online, The Trio Sale Jan 09, 2024

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Join Lisa, Dave, and Gretel as they discuss the Flower Farming School Online Trio Sale. The culmination of several years of work, these schools are being offered as a complete set for the first time, and for a limited time only.

Students now have the opportunity to gain immediate access to beginner through expert-level teachings for cut flower farming, both in the field and in structures, in a format that fits their lifestyle and needs. If you're looking for the most time and cost-efficient way to have a thriving flower farm, both now and into the future, then these courses are for you!

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Flower Farming School Online: The Trio Sale *limited time only*

Sneak Peek Videos for all three courses

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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!

#271: Do You Know About Seed Talk? (Best of 2023) Jan 02, 2024

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Did you know that we have another podcast series? It's called Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne, and it's become really popular! This is their top podcast episode of 2023, the one with the most overall listens, and it's the first episode in a 3-part series about cut-and-come-again Cool Flowers.

If you like this one, please consider subscribing to Seed Talk wherever you get your podcasts. You can also watch Seed Talk on our YouTube channel (see the Seed Talk playlist there), or listen to Seed Talk anytime in the podcast section on our website.

*Winner, Best of 2023* Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne

Wondering which cool flowers will branch and produce multiple rounds of blooms? Today, Lisa and Layne discuss the first half of their list of “cut and come again” cool flowers. They cover why each of these plants is worth growing, approximately how many stems you can expect per plant, and tips for succession planting. From Ammi to golden drumsticks, listen to the podcast and learn about the productivity of these cool-season hardy annuals!

The video version of Lisa and Layne’s conversation will be posted to The Gardener’s Workshop’s YouTube channel, where all “Seed Talk” episodes are organized into a playlist. In addition, auto-generated transcripts are available for viewing on YouTube. If there is a question or topic you would like to hear discussed on a future episode of “Seed Talk”, please fill out the form linked below. We would love to hear your suggestions!

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The “Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne” podcast is produced by The Gardener’s Workshop and co-hosted by Lisa Mason Ziegler and Layne Angelo. Lisa is the founder and owner of The Gardener’s Workshop, where Layne works as Seed Manager. Lisa is the award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers and the publisher of Flower Farming School Online, Farmer-Florist School Online, and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa’s Story and connect with her on social media. Layne is an avid gardener, seed starter, and engineer who loves learning and applying her technical knowledge to all areas of life, including gardening and growing flowers. Thanks for joining us!

#270: (Best of 2023) Flower Farming Do's & Don'ts Dec 26, 2023

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*Winner Best of 2023* This podcast had the most listens this year!

If I had the opportunity to restart my business today based on what I have learned since starting in 1998, these are some of the things that would change the course of my business. They seem so simple now, but when I was in the weeds-- I never even thought of these things!

Hope they help! ~Lisa

P.S. Listen through to the very end for an uplifting note from Jennifer!

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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!