Becoming a Cut Flower Grower
Becoming a Cut Flower Grower is a raw and honest podcast about growing and selling cut flowers and the realities of what it really takes to build a cut flower business from the ground up.
Hosted by a working cut flower grower, the podcast combines practical insight with thoughtful reflections on the decisions, trade-offs, and rhythms of the work — from production and selling, to confidence, sustainability, and shaping an off-grid business on a tight budget.
Episodes will be useful whether you’re starting out with cut flowers, developing a small-scale flower business, or simply interested in the craft, economics, and rhythm of growing cut flowers for sale.
With twice-weekly episodes, this podcast is an intelligent, steady companion for anyone curious to know what growing and selling cut flowers with intention and care really looks and feels like.
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Episodes
143 episodes
What Florists Really Want From Growers: An Insightful Interview With My Wedding & Event Florist (Part 1)
Hello, it's Friday 29 May 2026.I'm really delighted to share with you a wonderful conversation with my wedding & event florist, Jo Caldwell, on today's episode. We had such a long chat that I've actually had to split it into two part...
Heatwave Arrives: Why I'm Not Selling During It, Join Me On A Field Tour & What I Do With Stems I Don't Sell
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 whi...
Heatwave Incoming, Another Clarkia Mishap, My Watering Strategy, Plus Plant Profile: Clarkia
Hello, it's Friday 22 May 2026 and it's HOT!So much to tell you tonight including sharply rising temperatures (and the pressures that brings), my visit to my wedding & event florist today, and a new rose I'm desperate to acquire....
I Finally Have A Larkspur Seedling! Soil Blocks vs Chicken Thigh Trays Seedling Size Comparison, Chelsea FOMO & What's Flowering Now
Hello, welcome to Tuesday 19 May 2026. Oh the wind and cold is bothering me this week! I've just stocked up on more chocolate because I'm really not feeling it this week: one of the hens got into the flower area and dug up some of m...
Getting Comfortable With "No", Crazy Weather, Mass Seed Sowing & Plant Profile: Foxgloves
Hello, welcome to Friday 15 May 2026. What a week: it started with frosts and continued with hail storms which were very strong and potentially damaging to the seedlings. So I spent 'Hail Day' i.e Wednesday, sat in front of the TV w...
Brrrrrr, It's Cold: Frost & Slow Growth in May & Goal Setting: How Important Is It Anyway?
Hello, it's Tuesday 12 May 2026. Tonight I'm talking about goal setting: why it can be super-helpful to how you run your business, why I do it, how I do it and some suggestions for things you could consider, including goals for your...
How To Survive (And Stay Sane) If You're Growing Solo, Plus News From The Field & Greenhouse
Hello and welcome to Friday 8 May 2026. Lots to tell you about tonight so I have all the news from the field (including an unwelcome caterpillar on a climbing rose, what's just about to flower, an allium disaster, peony news and dah...
First Lot Of Hardy Annuals Planted Out, Proper Staking Is Happening, Germination Stopped In The Heat - Will It Restart?
Hello, welcome to Tuesday 5 May 2026. I'm still getting over my cold so my voice sounds a bit croaky. Thank goodness we had some rain over the weekend! Phew! It really helped the soil although it wasn't enough to top up IBC1 unfortu...
I've Got The Mother Of All Colds, Larkspur Hints & Tips, New Lily Bulbs Arrive & Plant Profile: Rose Lilies
Hello, welcome to Friday 1 May 2026. I've got a horrendous cold so tonight's episode is shorter than normal because I feel dreadful and I haven't done anything constructive on the field this week. I've just about managed to keep on ...
Do I Have Enough Space for 2,500 Annuals? My New Sunflower Varieties For 2026 & Site Visit From Flower Hub Owner
Hello, welcome to Tuesday 28 April 2026. Lots of news from the weekend on the plot: all the details in this episode of how I'm getting on prepping bed 4. I've also been doing more seed sowing including another batch of half hardy an...
Dahlia Shoots Have Appeared! The Seedlings Doing Well (And Not So Well), Is It Too Late To Start Sowing & Plant Profile: Helianthus
Hello, welcome to Friday 24 April 2026. Lots to tell you tonight including all the news from the field and the greenhouse. Exciting news: some dahlia shoots have appeared, which is amazing and I'm so glad to see them. I'm reviewing ...
Come On A Sunset Tour Of The Plot With Me, Sweetpeas Are Planted Out & Rabbit Drama
Hello, it's Tuesday 21 April 2026. I'm recording this episode from the plot but hopefully the audio is ok. I've been very busy and tonight I'll be sharing how I've just planted my sweet peas out and the steps I've taken to ensure th...
Epic Strimming Mishap, Scabious Meltdown, Grower Site Visit, Pricing Stuff-Up & Plant Profile: Echinops
Hello and welcome to Friday 17 April 2026. Lots to tell you about tonight: I experienced a strimming mishap with my Cephalaria (giant scabious), the other scabious have collapsed after they were moved last weekend, and I've busy try...
Mulching, Weeding, Staking, Sowing Half Hardy Annuals & Using AI To Improve My Website
Hello, it's Tuesday 14 April 2026. I've had a busy weekend trying to divide my time between the field and the greenhouse, so there's lots to tell you tonight including news about mulching, weeding, transplanting, and staking. I've a...
Seedlings Update, Unusual Plants I'd Love To Sell, Battling Creeping Thistle, Plus Plant Profile: Hydrangea 'Limelight'
Hello, welcome to Friday 10 April 2026. We had a one-day heatwave this week and it was roasting! 24 degrees centigrade! Wow! And today it's back to 13 degrees - quite a change. It's musical chairs in the greenhouse with the seedling...
I Accidentally Left My Sweetpeas Out Overnight, Bed Prep Continues & Why Every Stem Has To Make A Profit
Hello, welcome to Tuesday 7 April 2026. I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend. I spent the weekend on the field and was mostly doing battle with nettles, clearing beds and making space for all the annual seedlings rapidly filling u...
Somehow It's Easter Already, How I Sow My Seeds Super Quickly & The Hens Move House
Hello, welcome to Friday 3 April 2026. Happy Good Friday!Storm 'Dave' has landed and it's very windy here. My honeysuckle arch blew down, the cockerels are getting blown across the field and anything I put down gets whisked away.I...
Impact Of Escalating Oil Prices On Cut Flower Imports & What This Means for Local Growers
Hello, welcome to Tuesday 31 March 2026. Fuel prices are shooting up really quickly and it's already impacting many of us, in one way or another. I've often mentioned the statistic that 80 to 90 percent of cut flowers sold in the UK...
All The Latest News From The Field, Tulip Crates Now In My Car For Safety, Chicken News & Plant Profile: Scabious
Hello, it's Friday 27 March 2026. ** Apologies for the terrible audio quality in this episode. I don't quite know what happened but I think there's something wrong with the microphone (and the spare one because I changed mic mid...
Planting On The Plot, Hiding The Crated Tulips (Again) & A Lesson In Making A Beautiful Wrapped Hand-Tied Bouquet
Hello, it's Tuesday 24 March 2026. Lots of news - some of climbing roses have finally gone in the ground, the phlox has been split and replanted and the crated tulips have been relocated on top of the duck house to stop the rats eat...
Flat Tyre Drama, Bindweed, An Exciting New Project Launching Soon, Plus Plant Profile: Rudbeckia
Hello, it's Friday 20 March 2026. It's been an epic couple of days: yesterday I got a flat tyre on an isolated road in the middle of nowhere and then I found bindweed on the field. On the plus side, my seedlings are do...
All The News From The Plot & Greenhouse (It's All Go), Tulip Wipeout & Are Flowers Really A Luxury Item?
Hello, it's Tuesday 17 March 2026. Lots to tell you tonight. Everything is growing away nicely and I've been busy weeding and prepping the beds. I share everything else that's going on including the jobs on the field I have coming u...
How I Built My Cut Flower Website: Domains, Design, Hosting, SEO and Why Mobile Matters
Hello, it's Friday 13 March 2026. Welcome to the episode.Tonight' I'm focusing on my cut flower website. You'll hear about which company I used to make it, who hosts it, how much the hosting costs per month, where I buy my d...
Why I Plant Sweet Peas in Toilet Rolls (And Some Other Seed Starting Techniques) & Annuals I'm Growing in 2026
Hello, it's Tuesday 10 March 2026.Tonight I'm talking about how I'm sowing my sweet pea seeds and share some techniques that save me time and money. Every penny (and second) counts when starting seeds because it directly impacts t...
Seed Sowing Has Started! Spreadsheets Are Buzzing, More Peonies Planted, Plus Plant Profile: Phlox
Hello, it's Friday 6 March 2026.I started sowing my annuals today and it felt so good. I have been putting it off (no idea why) and I really did just need to get started and I instantly felt better. In tonight's episode I talk abo...