Heatwave Arrives: Why I'm Not Selling During It, Join Me On A Field Tour & What I Do With Stems I Don't Sell
About this episode
Lydia Watson discusses the impact of a heatwave on her cut flower growing and takes listeners on a field tour.
Hello, it's Tuesday 26 May 2026 and it's EVEN HOTTER! It's a beautiful May evening and you join me tonight on the field to feed the chickens and tour the cut flower area. I haven't talked you through what's happening on the field in a while so I thought that tonight would be a good opportunity. If you're reading this in the UK, I hope you're surviving the high temperatures we're experiencing at the moment: it's pretty epic. On tonight's field tour you'll hear how everything is getting o...
People in this episode
Host: Lydia Watson
Topics covered
- heatwave
- cut flower growing
- field tour
- chickens
- high temperatures
Mentioned in this episode
Places: UK
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