#38 - All About Sunflowers!

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk all about a seasonal favorite and a perfect beginner flower to start from seed - Sunflowers! 🌻 From branching to single stem we talk about the benefits and uses for both types of sunflowers!  Lots of great websites for buying sunflower seeds! Logistics to help you decide how many sunflower seeds to plant and when depending on the circumstances of how you will seell them. Our tips for avoiding various bugs and diseases. The best time for cutting sunflowers to achieve a longer vase-life. 🌻 Links: One of our favorite farm tools for direct seeding sunflowers- Earthway Seeder Lisa Mason Zieglers Course - The Gardeners Workshop - the course Sydney took to learn about growing Sunflowers! Sunflower Selections Sunflower Steve Seed Co. Johnny's Selected Seeds - Sunflowers A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in!  We have so many new listeners we wanted to make sure everyone knows a bit about us as people, and about our Flower Farm and Flower Shop!  Sydney: Owner and Farmer-Florist; former teacher; Braves baseball fan; loves reading romcoms and baking in her time away from the shop and farm.  Audrey: Shop Associate and Podcast Manager; Colorado Mesa Uni Student; Student Teacher; vintage VW Racer and Restorer; Newlywed; Grand Junction Native. Garvey's Gardens: Flower Farm and Floral Boutique in Western Colorado! We grow flowers in Palisade throughout the whole year, although most are grown May-October, and those flowers end up in our shop and in our wedding designs for our lucky couples! Our Floral Boutique in Grand Junction, right off of Main St on 5th, is open daily for everyday floral orders, deliveries, gifts, and more!  Visit our website to place a seasonal fresh florals order in the Grand Junction, Fruita, Loma, Palisade, Clifton, or Whitewater areas! Email List Signup on our Website (weekly emails) Our FREE Wedding Florals Checklist! Our Stan Store where you can purchase courses and coaching from Sydney! Our Instagram! @garveysgardens