Field and Garden with Lisa Mason Ziegler

By Lisa Mason ZieglerLeisure Home & Garden

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Field and Garden with Lisa Mason Ziegler episodes

March 01, 2022#104: Easy Indoor Seed Starting with Soil Blocking: The Journey
In this episode, I'm walking down memory lane of how I came to be such an avid soil blocker seed starter.
I'm sharing how I learned about this method that the Dutch and English have used for decades to start seeds and the journey of tweaking it into a tabletop seed starting method.
Mentions in this episode:
The book The Flower Farmer by Lynn Byczynski

The book The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman

Soil blocking and seed starting equipment
Why I use soil blocking:
Super easy to use inside of a home

No transplant shock

High rate of germination

Grow a lot of transplants in a small space

Transplants grow fast

Plant and handle earlier

No thinning or potting up

Once equipped with the tools just add blocking mix and seeds each season.
The discovery and pursuit of soil blocking allowed me to launch my cut-flower farm. Sharing this revolutionary in-home easy seed starting method with soil blocking surely changed the course of my life.
Thanks for letting me walk down memory lane!
Lisa

The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-wining 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!
32 min
February 26, 2022#103: Cool Flowers In The Ground
In this episode, I'm sharing what I'm doing and thinking about with my Cool Flowers garden in very early spring. Remembering to make simple notes on the calendar is so helpful the next time around to refer back to.
Fall Planting Checkin
What made it?

When to remove covers?

Weeding, support, and feeding
Very Early Spring Planting
Deciding factors on what to plant in VES?

Why I don't direct seed in VES.

Later blooms, support and feeding
When the Blooms Start
Make notes on first blooms!

Having a cooler or at least a cellar or AC room is beneficial
Learn more about growing Cool Flowers.
The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-wining 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!
27 min
February 24, 2022 #102: Recap: Andrew Mefferd reviews The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm On-Demand Workshop
Hello and welcome to another special episode of the Field & Garden podcast! I’m Jessi Graven from The Gardener’s Workshop. I’m here today to continue what we started last week, the recap of the panel discussion and review of The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm online workshop. If you missed last week’s podcast that featured Jennie Love’s review of the workshop, you can find that on our website or wherever you listen to podcasts, it’s episode #100.
So as you may know, we offer an On-Demand Workshop called The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm with Jonathan & Megan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm. Jonathan & Megan’s workshop offers over 4.5 hours of instruction on their no-till practices and micro-scale farming techniques. When the course first launched, Lisa Ziegler invited industry professionals to review the course and attend an online panel discussion.
Today I have for you an excerpt from that discussion featuring Andrew Mefferd. Andrew is the editor and publisher of Growing for Market magazine as well as the author of the book The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution. Andrew has spent over 15 years working on farms, including a year working on a no-till research farm, and seven years in the research department at Johnny's Selected Seeds. We loved hearing his insights about this workshop, and I hope you will too.
*Special Announcement* Jonathan & Megan Leiss are hosting a LIVE Q&A session on Earth Day! (Friday, April 22, 2022) ALL students of their workshop are invited to attend, and we hope to see you there! Details will be emailed beforehand to everyone who has purchased the workshop. NOW is a great time to purchase the workshop if you haven’t already, dive into the material, and get your questions ready for the LIVE Q&A.
More info is available on our website: About the No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm On-Demand Workshop
To learn more about Spring Forth Farm: Instagram, Facebook, Website, View the full-length panel discussion
The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-wining 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!
23 min
February 22, 2022 #101: The Truth About Seed Starting
Enjoy this short podcast to get relieved of the pressure to start seeds now—
In the episode, I share the reality that this rush and pressure we feel to start seeds in early spring is a result of marketing--it is not the only time to start seeds! Many of us could really start seeds 12 months of the year.
Hope this gives you the nudge to jump on where you are and not feel behind.
Hosted with Lisa Mason Ziegler
The Gardener’s Workshop and Flower Farming School Online and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Award-winning Author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers. Watch Lisa’s Story and view her blog Field & Garden. Connect with Lisa on Facebook and Instagram!

15 min
February 19, 2022#97: Flower Colors For Your Market with Jonathan Leiss
In this episode, Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm and I discuss how his focus on flower colors is directly connected to what his customers want and need. His specialized business model is harvesting and selling flowers in early spring to early summer when demand and profits are high. This model allows them to fully embrace their homesteading lifestyle and pursue a business that fits their family.
To learn more about Spring Forth Farm:
Instagram Facebook Website
Jonathan and Megan's online course: The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm
Flowers mentioned in our discussion:
Here's a list of the white flowers we grow:
Ammi majus

Anemones Galilee White -- most profitable crop on our farm

Campanula Champion White

Dianthus Bodestolz White

Digitalis Camelot White or Cream

Larkspur -- any series they all seem similar to us

Oralya

Peonies -- varieties appropriate for your climate

Ranunculus -- Amandine White, Half-Clone Iceberg

Saponaria White -- favorite filler of all time

Snapdragons Chantilly White, Madame Butterfly Ivory

Stock Noble White, Cheerful White, Cheerful Midseason White (all high double -- we found the HD Katz White to have weak necks)
We no longer grow:
White Yarrow (the regular millefolium white -- heads not large enough for our market)

Agrostemma -- pain in the butt to harvest

Lisianthus -- amazing white varieties available, but don't fit into our season. We grew ABC but there are lots of new options

Godetia White -- we grow other colors. The white was a little boring and didn't sell well
Hosted by Lisa Ziegler
The Gardener’s Workshop and Flower Farming School Online and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Award-winning Author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers. Watch Lisa’s Story and view her blog Field & Garden. Connect with Lisa on Facebook and Instagram!
36 min
February 17, 2022 #100: Recap: Jennie Love's Review of The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm On-Demand Workshop
Welcome to a special episode of the Field & Garden podcast! I’m Jessi Graven from The Gardener’s Workshop, and I’m here to bring you something a little different today. As you may know, we offer an On-Demand Workshop called The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm with Jonathan & Megan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm. Jonathan & Megan’s workshop offers over 4.5 hours of instruction on their no-till practices and micro-scale farming techniques.
When the course first launched, Lisa Ziegler, invited industry professionals to review the course and attend an online panel discussion. Today I have for you an excerpt from that discussion featuring Jennie Love of Love n’ Fresh Flowers. Jennie is an industry-leading farmer-florist, a flower farmer with a strong interest in regenerative agriculture, a past president of the ASCFG, and a fellow TGW course instructor. We loved hearing her thoughts about this workshop, and I hope you will too.
*Special Announcement* Jonathan & Megan Leiss are hosting a LIVE Q&A session on Earth Day! (Friday, April 22, 2022) ALL students of their workshop are invited to attend, and we hope to see you there! Details will be emailed beforehand to everyone who has purchased the workshop. NOW is a great time to purchase the workshop if you haven’t already, dive into the material, and get your questions ready for the LIVE Q&A.
More info is available on our website: About the No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm On-Demand Workshop
To learn more about Spring Forth Farm: Instagram, Facebook, Website, View the full-length panel discussion
The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-wining 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!

11 min
February 15, 2022 #99: Cool Start, Hot Finish: Lisianthus with Dave Dowling
In this episode with Dave Dowling we are discussing Lisianthus. From favorite varieties to treatment to prevent root rot to netting.
Dave's comments are loaded with good information. This episode along with episode #97 is a great taste of Dave's teaching style!
Learn about Dave's online course and get on his waitlist: Bulbs, Perennials, Woodies, and More!
Hosted with Lisa Mason Ziegler
The Gardener’s Workshop and Flower Farming School Online and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Award-winning Author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers. Watch Lisa’s Story and view her blog Field & Garden. Connect with Lisa on Facebook and Instagram!
34 min
February 12, 2022 #98: Growing Snapdragons with Dave Dowling
I've been growing snapdragons for over two decades and thought I had a handle on it---but NOT after this discussion with Dave Dowling!
In this episode, we are talking about extending the harvest season, how to do that but variety selection, harvesting, conditioning, and more!
This is but a small sampling of what it is like to learn from Dave. I am so pleased to have Dave as one of our online course instructors.
Learn more about his course and get on the waitlist for his June enrollment for Bulbs, Perennials, Woodies, and More!
Connect with Dave on Instagram & Facebook
Hosted with Lisa Mason Ziegler
The Gardener’s Workshop and Flower Farming School Online and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Award-winning Author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers. Watch Lisa’s Story and view her blog Field & Garden. Connect with Lisa on Facebook and Instagram!
32 min
February 08, 2022 #96: Growing Sunflowers with Jonathan Leiss
Talking one of my favorite subjects with Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm located in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina: sunflowers.
We both agree that sunflowers can be major contributors to the bottom line of most flower-growing operations.
Jonathan's go-to sunflower is VIncent's Choice with a new addition this year of Premier for its short seed to bloom and shorter height.
Connect with Jonathan and Megan and learn more about their unique business model in their online course:
Instagram Facebook Website
Jonathan and Megan's online course: The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm
The Gardener’s Workshop and Flower Farming School Online and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Award-winning Author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers. Watch Lisa’s Story and view her blog Field & Garden. Connect with Lisa on Facebook and Instagram!
39 min
February 05, 2022 #93: Growing Lilies with Val Schirmer
In this episode with Val Schirmer of Three Toads Farm, Val paints the picture of the possibilities of growing lilies to grow your business. She shares how she built her business by using big bulbs to grow big beautiful flowers that stopped people in their tracks. See Val's favorites below.
Connect with Val:
Instagram Facebook
Val's online course: Forcing Glorious Bulbs for the Holidays and Beyond!
Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
Have a look at Val's favorite lily list on the HOME of the Field & Garden Podcast.
Enjoy!
Hosted by Lisa Ziegler
The Gardener’s Workshop and Flower Farming School Online and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Award-winning Author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers. Watch Lisa’s Story and view her blog Field & Garden. Connect with Lisa on Facebook and Instagram!

39 min

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Join Lisa Mason Ziegler of The Gardener's Workshop on the Field and Garden Podcast talking flower farming, cut-flower gardening, business, and all things related!