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Feeling hopeless? Try growing flowers. Here's how.

Episode 343 Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Aren't flowers just the perfect little pockets of joy? I have been following Claudia from In the Garden with Claudia on Instagram for over a year now, and I live for her cut flower garden stories! I’ve been feeling a little humbled by my own garden setbacks in South Florida recently. So when I finally got her on the podcast, I thought we were going to do a straight-up how-to on growing flowers. And we did, kind of. But this conversation turned into what flowers can actually do for you! Claudia has turned her space into a garden with thousands of blooms that make me excited for my next garden season. I hope this helps you find your own smile as big as the one Claudia put on my face! Let's jump in!

 

In this episode, we learn:

  • [03:40] Meet Claudia, the queen of backyard cut flower joy!
  • [04:56] How she turned her backyard into a cut flower garden
  • [07:31] She was a pre-dental student!? (a career pivot)
  • [09:49] What her first couple of seasons gardening looked like
  • [14:08] Why Claudia chose a production-style layout over traditional garden design
  • [15:29] Fuel your garden mornings with the caramel-tasting bioactives in Manukora Honey!
  • [17:15] Building her dream garden on a budget!
  • [19:53] Claudia’s experience from disliking to growing dahlias
  • [22:38] How to seed start indoors (Claudia grows 4000+ seeds!)
  • [26:09] My biggest pain point right now
  • [28:21] What is Claudia’s cut flower planting strategy for dahlias?
  • [31:03] How she spaces and organizes her dahlia beds
  • [32:08] Our favorite Espoma Organic products!
  • [34:27] How and when to fertilize dahlias throughout the growing season
  • [35:46] How to set up irrigation for cut flowers
  • [36:38] Daily maintenance routines for better airflow and pest defense
  • [38:28] Why you should deadhead your flowers for more blooms
  • [39:50] How to manage and share excess flowers?
  • [42:18] Selling her first massive bouquets at the office!
  • [44:41] How to structure a flower CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
  • [48:03] What are Claudia’s joyful practices in her garden?
  • [50:59] How the ‘In the Garden with Claudia’ YouTube channel started
  • [54:52] Claudia’s dream of scaling up to a Washington flower farm
  • [56:58] Where to find Claudia’s social media and upcoming resources!

 

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