All Episodes

#146 - 5 Cool Flowers to Plant This Fall

#145 - Comparing Orange Sunflower Varieties

#144 - "Dirty Dozen" Flowers

#143 - 4 Tips for Sunflower Success + An Exciting Announcement

#142 - Tips for Early Warm-Season Transplants

#141 - Cerinthe - A Fabulous Filler Flower

#140 - Pantone Color of the Year 2026 & Agrostemma 'Ocean Pearls'

#139 - 5 Tips for Leaf-Mulching Success

#138 - Eucalyptus Fall Flower Spotlight

#137 - Rooster Pepper Fall Flower Spotlight

#136 - Celosia Fall Flower Spotlight

#135 - Marigold Fall Flower Spotlight

#134 - Cosmos Fall Flower Spotlight

#133 - Pinching Cool Flowers in Fall

#132 - The Importance of Proper Harvest Stage

#131 - Harvesting Poppies as Cut Flowers + Podcast Schedule Change

#130 - Growing Snapdragons with Gretel Adams

#129 - February Farm Check-in

#128 - Tweedia - A Powder-Blue Beauty

#127 - Tips for Watering Soil Blocks

#126 - Common Calendula Questions

#125 - Very Early Spring Cool Flower Planting FAQs

#124 - Winter Storm Preparation & Aftermath

#123 - Planning Your Growing Season with a Wall Calendar

#122 - Pantone Color of the Year 2025 & Scabiosa 'Ping Pong'

#121 - Lisa's Seed-Starting Journey

#120 - Essential Tools & Supplies for Flower Arranging with Ellen Frost

#119 - 5 Great Gifts for Gardeners

#118 - Tips for Growing Amaryllis Indoors with Val Schirmer

#117 - Saving & Processing Celosia Seed with Emily Nekl

#116 - How to Handle Premature Blooms on Fall-Planted Cool Flowers

#115 - Tips for Buying Seeds

#114 - When to Put Up & Take Down Row Cover

#113 - Pumpkin-on-a-Stick - A Fall Favorite

#112 - Ordering Plugs vs. Starting from Seed

#111 - Overwintering Eucalyptus in the Field or Garden

#110 - Warm-Season Drying Experiment Results

#109 - Sweet Pea Sowing & Overwintering Tips

#108 - Direct Seeding Troubles with Cool Flowers in Fall

#107 - Cool Flower Seedling Troubles

#106 - Germination Troubles with Cool Flower Transplants

#105 - Cool Flower Timing Troubles

#104 - 3 Perennials to Plant This Fall with Dave Dowling

#103 - Protecting Transplants with a "Suncap"

#102 - Sweet William Variety Comparison with Dave Dowling

#101 - Growing Perennials as Annuals for Cut Flowers

#100 - 10 Years of Cool Flower Lessons

#99 - 3 Native Perennials for the Cutting Garden

#98 - 6 Great Grasses for Fall Bouquets

#97 - Cosmos Variety Comparison

#96 - Open Farm Highlights with Dave, Ellen & Lisa

#95 - Flower Conditioning Products & Process

#94 - Warm-Season Foliage Favorites

#93 - Growing Hydrangeas as Cut Flowers

#92 - 5 Common Cockscomb Questions

#91 - All About Flower Support Netting

#90 - 3 Vining Plants to Grow Plus Tips for Building a Tunnel

#89 - 3 Warm-Season Flowers to Succession-Plant Every Week

#88 - Growing Peonies as Cut Flowers

#87 - Cover Crop Basics

#86 - Bunny Tails - A 'Cool Flower' Grass

#85 - Warm-Season Planting Checklist

#84 - 6 Tips to Maximize Flower Production + An Exciting Announcement

#83 - Fungus Gnats + Tips to Prevent & Control

#82 - Snapdragon Bloom Order & Group Considerations

#81 - Germination Chambers for Seed Starting

#80 - 3 Green Cool Flower Fillers to Add Texture & Interest to Bouquets

#79 - Early Sunflower Checklist

#78 - Grow Light FAQs

#77 - Growing Hellebores as Cut Flowers

#76 - Soil Blocking Mix FAQs

#75 - Cool Flower Succession Planting in Very Early Spring & Beyond

#74 - Soil Blocking FAQs

#73 - 7 Common Causes of Cool Flower Plant Loss Over Winter

#72 - Bupleurum Germination & Succession-Planting Tips

#71 - Seed Organization Tips

#70 - Pantone Color of the Year 2024 & Celosia 'Jura Salmon'

#69 - 2023 Wrap-up

#68 - Row Cover Do's & Don'ts

#67 - Great Books for Gardeners & Farmers

#66 - 3 Tips to Prevent Paperwhites from Flopping Plus a Note About Scent

#65 - Understanding the Updated USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

#64 - Two More Flowers We Are Thankful For

#63 - Troubleshooting Premature Blooms on Fall-Planted Cool Flowers

#62 - A Trip to England with Florist Ellen Frost

#61 - Is It Too Late to Start Cool Flowers This Fall?

#60 - Fall Bed Preparation Checklist

#59 - 5 Simple Steps to Remove, Store & Reuse Flower Support Netting

#58 - Cool Flower Drying Experiment Results

#57 - Troubleshooting Cool Flower Transplant Timing Issues

#56 - Germination Troubleshooting - Rudbeckia, Bells of Ireland & Poppies

#55 - 10 Direct Seeding Mistakes to Avoid for Cool Flowers in Fall

#54 - 7 Cool Flowers Plus Tips for Growing in Tunnels, Part 2 - Orlaya, Foxgloves, Godetia, Anemones & Ranunculus with Jonathan Leiss

#53 - 7 Cool Flowers Plus Tips for Growing in Tunnels, Part 1 - Snapdragons & Scabiosa with Jonathan Leiss

#52 - Zinnia Challenges with Florist Ellen Frost

#51 - Rudbeckia Triloba - A Fantastic Late Summer Filler Flower

#50 - Sweet William Variety Comparison: Amazon vs. Sweet

#49 - Cool Flowers Fall Planting Checklist

#48 - Amaranth Growing Guide

#47 - 10 Tips for Working & Harvesting in Hot Weather

#46 - Ornamental Kale for Fall

#45 - Japanese Beetles

#44 - Zinnia Variety Comparison

#43 - Open Farm Highlights with Dave, Ellen, Lisa & Val

#42 - Sunflower Troubleshooting

#41 - Marigolds - Managing Scent Plus Two Unique Varieties

#40 - Pod Perfection - Favorite Plants to Grow for Ornamental Seed Pods

#39 - Propagating Salvia from Stem Cuttings

#38 - Biodegradable Mulch

#37 - Branching Sunflowers

#36 - Mother's Day Flowers, Part 2 - Stock, Snapdragons & Tulips with Gretel Adams

#35 - Mother's Day Flowers, Part 1 - Anemones & Ranunculus with Gretel Adams

#34 - Fertilizer Routine for Seedlings, Beds & Plants

#33 - 3 Perennials to Start from Seed with Dave Dowling

#32 - Ornamental Peppers for Bouquets & Arrangements

#31 - Growth on Soil Blocks, Overwatering & Damping Off

#30 - 3 Must-Grow Vegetables with Joe Lamp'l

#29 - Eucalyptus with Dave Dowling

#28 - Early Sunflower Experiments

#27 - Thinning Direct-Seeded & Self-Sown Beds of Seedlings

#26 - Hardening Off Seedlings

#25 - Seed Starting & Transplant Timing

#24 - Cut & Come Again Cool Flowers, Part 3

#23 - Cut & Come Again Cool Flowers, Part 2

#22 - Soil Block Sizes, Plug Trays & Bumping Up Seedlings

#21 - Cut & Come Again Cool Flowers, Part 1

#20 - Cool Flowers Troubleshooting - Direct Seeding in Very Early Spring

#19 - One & Done Cool Flowers Plus Succession Planting Tips

#18 - Pantone Color of the Year 2023 & Zinnia 'Uproar Rose'

#17 - Seed Production & Saving Celosia Seed with Emily Nekl

#16 - Cool Flowers - Troubleshooting Plant Size

#15 - Amaryllis - Forcing Indoors & Saving Bulbs with Val Schirmer

#14 - DIY Flower Arranging Kit with Ellen Frost

#13 - Great Gifts for Gardeners

#12 - Two Flowers We Are Thankful For

#11 - Seed Storage - Tips for Buying, Storing & Saving Seed

#10 - Bicolor Sunflowers - Meet Our Favorite New Variety

#9 - Dried Flowers - Grow, Harvest, Dry, Arrange & Store with Ellen Frost

#8 - Fall Bed Preparation for Very Early Spring Cool Flower Plantings

#7 - Cool Flowers Overwintering & Row Cover FAQs

#6 - How Seeds Changed My Life - Lisa Mason Ziegler Edition

#5 - Cool Flowers Direct Seeding FAQs, Part 2

#4 - Cool Flowers Direct Seeding FAQs, Part 1

#3 - Cool Flowers Indoor Seed Starting FAQs, Part 2

#2 - Cool Flowers Indoor Seed Starting FAQs, Part 1

#1 - Cool Flowers FAQs

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