Field & Garden

On episode 28 of The No-Till Flowers Podcast, Lisa Mason Ziegler joined host Jennie Love to discuss all things seed starting! Jennie's focus is on regenerative farming. She invited Lisa on the show to compare seed starting techniques and discuss methods that support superior seed germination and seedling growth sustainably and regeneratively. Both Lisa and Jennie share lots of great resources for additional research and learning, see below for some of those links.

Podcast excerpts are published with permission.

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Link to the original No-Till Flowers episode on Apple Podcasts

Lisa's Book: Cool Flowers

Eliot Coleman's Book: The New Organic Grower (affiliate link)

Dr. Deno's Book: Seed Germination Theory & Practice (free PDF)

Jeff Lowenfel's Book: Teaming With Bacteria (affiliate link)

Podcast Series: Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne

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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!

It is so easy to feel overwhelmed! I know because it is my natural reaction to a challenge or problem. I tend to tackle problems head-on, and then realize how I need to slow down for the many speed bumps so that I can get over them to reach the goal. Overwhelming.

Looking in the rearview mirror, I see that not only have I come a long way, but that overwhelm was a necessary piece for me to succeed. I have wounds and scars, but they are what have paved the way for my business. Take heart friends, overwhelm is the pathway to success!

Stay tuned until the end for a special note from listener & student Jessica!

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Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne: See recent podcast episodes

Online Courses from The Gardner's Workshop

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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!

Take a glimpse behind the scenes! Join Lisa, Rhonda, Anne, and Layne for a fun conversation about how each of them became part of The Gardner's Workshop customer service team. As our TGW community grows we continue to focus on providing the very best experience for our customers, and these women are the backbone of that effort. Listen to some fun stories and fond memories, and know these ladies are here for you!

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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!

Happy Valentine's Day, friend! Through all the ups and downs, I owe my success to the love and care of my husband Steve and my family. Here I take a moment to share our story and my gratitude. I hope that everyone finds love in their lives that is supportive and caring, and that we all will strive to give supporting love and care to others.

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Blog: A Garden Love Story: Lisa & Steve Ziegler

Blog: Love in Lisa's Garden

Lisa's Book: Cool Flowers

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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!

What is your point in growing cut flowers? Do you love gardening and sharing flowers? Or is your point to create income? Answering this question and drawing a line in the sand and doing it is liberating. The only wrong answer is not answering this question.

Once you know where you want to head it is so much easier to get there. I hope this chat will provoke some thinking, "What is my point?"

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Book: A Complaint is a Gift (affiliate link)

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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!

Today's episode features an excerpt from Lisa's show called Seed Starting Saturdays, a live video series born out of necessity during the pandemic. This show provided a way for Lisa to make an appointment to get her weekly sunflower planting done, while also creating an opportunity to interact with her followers live and answer questions. This episode from last summer covered a broad range of topics, including sunflower succession planting, cool flowers fall preparations, and post-harvest cut-flower care and conditioning.

The Seed Starting Saturdays series is being retired this month, but all of Lisa's prior shows have been archived and a playlist created for them on our YouTube Channel, see link below. Watching these videos is a great way to gain knowledge and can be a fun companion while you do your own seed starting!

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YouTube Playlist: Seed Starting Saturdays

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Our Sunflower Seed Collection, Seedling Heat Mat, Complete Organic Fertilizer, Seed "Love-in-a-Puff", 128 Cell Plug Trays, Sweet William "Electron", Quick Dip, our Cosmos Seed Collection,

Blog & Vlog: Cool Season Flower Chronicles

Podcast #160: Cool-Season Flower Checklist

Lisa's Book: Vegetables Love Flowers

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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!

Some of the most successful businesses have a simple foundational offering. Don't feel pressured to add more and more--find your market and grow what sells over and over!

P.S. Listen through to the end for a special note from Julia!

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We are so happy about our partnership with the Growing For Market Magazine! A tremendous resource. Use the coupon code: WORKSHOP to get 25% off any print or digital subscription.

Arnosky Family Farms on Instagram

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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!

Catching up on her farmer-florist business, in-person workshops, and the Philadelphia Floral Guild.

Connect with Jennie: Love 'n Fresh website & Instagram, No-Till Flowers Podcast

Online School: Farmer-Florist School: The Wedding Process with Jennie Love

On-Demand Course: Making Workshops Work for You with Jennie Love

On-Demand Course: Collectives 101 with Amelia Ihlo

Philadelphia Floral Guide on Instagram

Online Flower Selling Platform: Rooted Farmers

Field & Garden Podcast #129: The Future of the Cut-Flower Industry: Flower Collectives

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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!

If I had the opportunity to restart my business today based on what I have learned since starting in 1998, these are some of the things that would change the course of my business. They seem so simple now, but when I was in the weeds-- I never even thought of these things!

Hope they help! ~Lisa

P.S. Listen through to the very end for an uplifting note from Jennifer!

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We are so happy about our partnership with the Growing For Market Magazine! A tremendous resource. Use the coupon code: WORKSHOP to get 25% off any print or digital subscription.

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!

Today's episode features a takeover of our popular "Ask a Flower Farmer" live Q&A session on Instagram, which was hosted this time by Daniel Schavey of Petal Pickers Flower Co. in Greenville, SC. Daniel is a highly-successful 6th-year flower farmer growing in zone 8a and an alumnus of many of The Gardener's Workshop's online courses. Here, Daniel answers a broad range of questions on topics such as soil blocking, high tunnel growing, seasonal growing, succession planting, ranunculus tips, and popular trends in the flower world.

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The Gardener's Workshop on Instagram

Daniel's source for High Tunnels: Farmers Friend LLC

Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG)

Book: Cool Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler

The Nested Fig Garden on Instagram

Petalpickers.com: fresh flowers shipped nationwide, dahlia tuber and fall bulb sales

Blocking Mix Recipe & Tips from The Gardener's Workshop

Online Course: Growing Cut-Flower Crops in Hoop & Greenhouses

Scented Geranium Cuttings/Plugs from Clara Joyce Flowers

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) High Tunnel Grant Info

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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!