Flower Farming through the Seasons – Spring

This is part one of a three day comprehensive course designed to help you plan and develop a thriving flower farming business. Whether you are a new flower farmer or have been growing for a season or two, it’s aim is to help you refine your skills and strategies to move your business towards being more productive, profitable and sustainable.

A small group will join us (Ashley and Rachel) for this hands on, real time experience on an established flower farm. We have decided to hold this course over three timely dates throughout the flowering season so that we can take you step by step through our planning, growing and selling techniques and systems. This approach is also a way to offer ongoing support and share in what can sometimes feel like a lonely enterprise.

Each workshop will be divided between the greenhouse, tunnel, field and flower studio. The focus will be on improving your skills and knowledge in all of these areas and learning how to cultivate a balanced approach to growing and selling.

In this spring session we will cover the following:

Assessing your resources – your skills, budget, land and market

Site layout and preparation – designing for efficiency

Identifying your customers and flower sales channels

Crop planning and scheduling

Propagation – seed sowing, division and basal cuttings

Harvest and selling – spring flowering bulbs, variety selection, pricing, tunnel vs. outdoors.

Field scale – early woody cuts.

Growing sweet peas – supporting, training, indoors vs. outdoors.

Getting roses and dahlias off to a good start.

Tools and equipment for efficiency

What is included in your class:

Seeds & Cuttings
Home-cooked vegetarian lunch
Plentiful supply of tea/coffee and cake
Detailed handout for each class

Date:  Wednesday 19th March

Time: 10 – 4 pm

Cost: £285