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Back to EpisodesHeatwave Arrives: Why I'm Not Selling During It, Join Me On A Field Tour & What I Do With Stems I Don't Sell
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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 while so I thought that tonight would be a good opportunity. If you're reading this in the UK, I hope you're surviving the high temperatures we're experiencing at the moment: it's pretty epic.
On tonight's field tour you'll hear how everything is getting on, including all the new hardy annuals that have been planted out, the new perennials, the old perennials, the roses and the transplanted scabious, and what I've done with the seedlings in the greenhouse during the heatwave.
I'm also talking about why I've decided not to sell any flowers this week (even though I do have some ready) and what I'm doing with the stems instead. Plus I'm promoting the flower I really want to revive and sell more of, and what I use to protect self-seeders in the paths from people stepping on them (and it's probably something you have hanging around already).
Please come back and join me for the next episode - you're always very welcome.
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Join me on my journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers in England. I'm giving you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between. All in real time. With guest appearances from my chickens every now and then.