Episode 761: Growing Flower Seedlings for Profit, with Kate Skelton of Gratitude Flowers, Carol Wetzel of The Little Farm on Olga Road, and Fawn Rueckert of Sego Lily Flower Farm and Snuck Flowers

About this episode

This episode discusses the market potential of growing and selling cut flower seedlings with insights from three flower farmers.

https://youtu.be/xnlzif1Nue0?si=60_eh0nNVHX1Gg42 The theme of today’s episode is straight from our Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast – an insight that identifies cutting garden plants as an important business channel. Flower farmers are translating their expertise into new revenue streams by growing and selling cut flower seedlings and starts to flower lovers and fellow growers. Last fall, we produced a report for Johnny’s Seeds’ newsletter on this trend and today, three of the growers featured in that story share more about their cutting garden plant collections. As the idea of “gardening like a flower farmer” has taken off, and as home gardeners and floral enthusiasts ask for the unique cultivars that the pros grow, we’re thrilled that more gardeners want to jump-start their cutting gardens with flowers sown by someone else. For the consumer, this means having a cut flower garden without the grit and grind of farming. For flower farmers and farmer-florists it means trading your time and knowledge for a rewarding new revenue stream. Kate Skelton, Fawn Rueckert (pictured in overalls), and Carol Wetzel It's the season for plant sales and for encouraging customers…

People in this episode

Host: Debra Prinzing

Guests: Kate Skelton, Carol Wetzel, Fawn Rueckert

Topics covered

• flower seedlings
• cut flower farming
• revenue streams
• gardening
• flower cultivation
• market potential

Keywords

• flower farming
• cut flowers
• seedlings
• gardening
• revenue
• flower growers
• cultivars

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gratitude Flowers, The Little Farm on Olga Road, Sego Lily Flower Farm, Snuck Flowers, Johnny’s Seeds

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