#286: Daniel Schavey's March Q&A, Ask A Flower Farmer
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This episode features a takeover of our popular “Ask a Flower Farmer” live Q&A session on Instagram. Daniel Schavey of Petal Pickers Flower Co. in Greenville, SC hosted this one. Daniel is a 7th-year flower farmer growing in zone 8a and an alumnus of most of The Gardener’s Workshop’s online courses. Here, he answers questions on topics such as high tunnel growing, lisianthus, tips for new cut flower growers, hydroponic tulips, and so many more! Other topics covered: microclimate trial & error, selling to florists, ranunculus, tuberose, aphids, deer fence, roses, dahlias, sunflower successions Mentions ⁠Petalpickers.com⁠: fresh flowers shipped nationwide, dahlia tuber and fall bulb sales Follow on Instagram: ⁠Petal Pickers⁠, ⁠Cuts of Color⁠, ⁠Scratch House⁠, ⁠The Gardener's Workshop⁠ Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) Lisianthus plugs: Ball Colorlink, Farmer Bailey, Leo Berbee Online Courses from The Gardener's Workshop ⁠Shop the TGW Online Store for all your seeds and supplies!⁠ ⁠Sign up to receive our weekly Farm News!⁠ The ⁠Field and Garden Podcast⁠ is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of ⁠Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers⁠, owner of ⁠The Gardener’s Workshop,⁠ ⁠Flower Farming School Online,⁠ and the publisher of ⁠Farmer-Florist School Online⁠ and ⁠Florist School Online.⁠ Watch ⁠Lisa’s Story⁠ and connect with Lisa on social media!
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