Just a suggestion... I've seen creators have good success with making a community post the day before a Q&A asking for questions, then pulling from there. It would allow those of us who miss the Live to participate, and allow you to look at chat just for reactions and not struggling to pick out questions (which makes you pause & fall behind with chat). Love the Lives, even if I never get to see them live! 😂
I'm in Oregon's Willamette Valley and I also had ZERO rununculus, and am looking at super short stemmed Lisiathus. I have also been plagued with Fusarium Wilt this summer with the Lissies. I'm ready to not grow them ever again. My direct seed for Sunflowers have had spotty germination due to the late cold spring and then suddenly two almost 100 degree heat waves that were back to back. The heat scorched my sunflower seedlings. It has been a bad rose year as well. UGH. We are at the mercy of the weather. Quite frankly, some years really suck. This has been one of them so far. My peonies and mock orange looked amazing.
I have a suggestion on the peony patch- put your crates down there in between or in the rows of peonies…until they get bigger- and even then, once late summer hits your chopping down the dead foliage you can get another late crop in that space for Thanksgiving- or put the tulips in there and put in the rows with row cover- you might be too cold for that tho- maybe put tulips in there and store up in the garage or even put an early cool crop in them that you could use during early spring? Just an idea- and yeah, I know it’s work….lol
You guys are so awesome for the wealth of knowledge you share, I'm so grateful to follow along on your journey. And yes I also think if someone steals a bouquet from me then they need it more than I do.😊
This is the next day but want you to know even though I don't usually have the time to sit an listen when your live is on but just wanted to let you know I do let it play as soon as I can in order to help with view time❤
I’m ordering seeds and wondered what the big flowering eryngium plant you grow is called . Id really like to try to grow it. Thank you. I love your videos.
Hi Serena and Ian (and the community here!!). Yes doable to be profitable as a flower farm and pay the bills. we do it! It's been our only income for 2 years (supporting a family of 5. we quit our jobs and went all in). We have a bit of a different set up to you in that we run a florist business all year so we purchase from a flower market during the winter so the business runs all year. With the recent economic downturn we have struggled because flowers are a luxury item and people can't afford to buy like they used to. Thats been really tricky. Just doing other random odd jobs to sail through this for now while continuing with the farm and florist business and trying to build up RUclips. If we were making a good income off RUclips we would probably be fine right now during the recession! Hope that helps anyone wondering how it can be done without a RUclips income (we do have one.. but its so small it buys us a couple of treats a month at the moment!).
I see Ian didn't take my advice to wash and brush his hair (and wear a sleeveless shirt), but hey y'all are still funny. I'll just close my eyes and imagine.
Who has time for a two hour video? Please stick to 10-20 minutes. I enjoy catching up with your life, but I haven’t the big chunks of time you require. I’d think you would be relieved to spend less of your time producing such long videos.
That's a live recording. I put it on like a podcast when I'm doing stuff. Because there's nothing to look at except Serina's face for two hours. You're a 🔧🔨🪓🪚 🤪
Just a suggestion... I've seen creators have good success with making a community post the day before a Q&A asking for questions, then pulling from there. It would allow those of us who miss the Live to participate, and allow you to look at chat just for reactions and not struggling to pick out questions (which makes you pause & fall behind with chat).
Love the Lives, even if I never get to see them live! 😂
Yes please to 'Big Decadent Bouquet!'
I love watching you making beautiful bouquet from your beautiful flowers 🌸🌹.
Yes to the decadent bouquet ... I love watching you make bouquets 💐 ❤
Decadent Bouquest and roadtrip !!!!
I'm in Oregon's Willamette Valley and I also had ZERO rununculus, and am looking at super short stemmed Lisiathus. I have also been plagued with Fusarium Wilt this summer with the Lissies. I'm ready to not grow them ever again. My direct seed for Sunflowers have had spotty germination due to the late cold spring and then suddenly two almost 100 degree heat waves that were back to back. The heat scorched my sunflower seedlings. It has been a bad rose year as well. UGH. We are at the mercy of the weather. Quite frankly, some years really suck. This has been one of them so far. My peonies and mock orange looked amazing.
I have a suggestion on the peony patch- put your crates down there in between or in the rows of peonies…until they get bigger- and even then, once late summer hits your chopping down the dead foliage you can get another late crop in that space for Thanksgiving- or put the tulips in there and put in the rows with row cover- you might be too cold for that tho- maybe put tulips in there and store up in the garage or even put an early cool crop in them that you could use during early spring?
Just an idea- and yeah, I know it’s work….lol
Would you consider dried medicinal or herbal tea flowers? They could be shipped easily.
Cool dungerees
You guys are so awesome for the wealth of knowledge you share, I'm so grateful to follow along on your journey. And yes I also think if someone steals a bouquet from me then they need it more than I do.😊
This is the next day but want you to know even though I don't usually have the time to sit an listen when your live is on but just wanted to let you know I do let it play as soon as I can in order to help with view time❤
Serena isn't your road side stand covered in your home owners insurance policy. In the states you can get things like that covered that way.
I’m ordering seeds and wondered what the big flowering eryngium plant you grow is called . Id really like to try to grow it. Thank you. I love your videos.
Is there sunflowers with soft seeds? I dried a head then brushed the stuff from the top and no seeds. Just soft looking thingies.
Hi Serena and Ian (and the community here!!). Yes doable to be profitable as a flower farm and pay the bills. we do it! It's been our only income for 2 years (supporting a family of 5. we quit our jobs and went all in). We have a bit of a different set up to you in that we run a florist business all year so we purchase from a flower market during the winter so the business runs all year. With the recent economic downturn we have struggled because flowers are a luxury item and people can't afford to buy like they used to. Thats been really tricky. Just doing other random odd jobs to sail through this for now while continuing with the farm and florist business and trying to build up RUclips. If we were making a good income off RUclips we would probably be fine right now during the recession! Hope that helps anyone wondering how it can be done without a RUclips income (we do have one.. but its so small it buys us a couple of treats a month at the moment!).
Year 2: Vegetable farm! 😀🥬🍆🧄
Year 4: Ok, ok. Flower farm! 😙 🌻🏵️🌷
Year 6: ... Fine. Content farm! 🤑 💵💴💶
lol pretty much
I see Ian didn't take my advice to wash and brush his hair (and wear a sleeveless shirt), but hey y'all are still funny. I'll just close my eyes and imagine.
Who has time for a two hour video? Please stick to 10-20 minutes. I enjoy catching up with your life, but I haven’t the big chunks of time you require. I’d think you would be relieved to spend less of your time producing such long videos.
That's a live recording. I put it on like a podcast when I'm doing stuff. Because there's nothing to look at except Serina's face for two hours.
You're a 🔧🔨🪓🪚 🤪
Plus, I really appreciate Serina lecturing about buiseness AND gardening ❤️❤️❤️
Serina is the BEST 😊
Just watch 20 minutes at a time.