Growing your own cut flowers at home can be simple with this ready to go plan of direct seeded and planted flowers–no seed starting needed! We are giving you a ready to go plan for a 4×8 garden bed, complete with information for succession planting for continuous blooms all season. We also go over some tips and tricks for direct seeding success!
In our plan, the left side of the screen is the North side and therefore where we place the taller sunflowers. Remember you may need to adjust the plan depending on orientation of your garden bed!
You will need:
-one packet sunflower seeds (or more if doing multiple varieties)
-one packet cosmo seeds (or more if doing multiple varieties)
-10 dahlia tubers
-one packet zinnia seeds (or more if doing multiple varieties)
-four garden mums for cutting (we like those from bluestone perennials) or can substitute nasturtium, calendula, marigold.
Cut flower garden layout video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K09HzSiT5T8&t=628s
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I gave up on sunflowers because every time they grow a little bit the rabbits eat them
Thank you so much for this informative video. I'm starting my first cut flower garden this week. Can't wait to see the results!!
I just planted this garden based on your plan yesterday! We definitely have some digging squirrels so I need to pick up some burlap!
I love this! I just planted my first succession based off this plan last weekend. I'm really excited to see how they do. The top layer of soil does seem to dry out quick and cracks even though it's moist beneath. I try to keep it misted on top to prevent, but heading out of town this weekend. Any suggestions?
Regarding pests, what are your thoughts on Diatomaceous Earth?
I followed this plan with a couple subs about 10 days ago for everything except Dahlias then put the Dahlia’s in Monday. The only seedlings I am seeing is marigold. Should I be worried nothing else has sprouted? I’m in Colorado Springs, so it hasn’t been super warm.
This might be a dumb question, but can you put the mulch back over the area when the seedlings have emerged- keeping it away from the base of the plant? I would like to do this for moisture control and weed suppression. Our will it harbor unwanted pests?
Great video 👍🏼 I'm glad you mentioned to make sure to clean everything out cause I was going to just be lazy and not do that.
Chipmunks ate all of my dahlia bulbs. 🥲
I love your cut flower plans! Thank you! 🌸
Your videos are the BEST! Always packed with experience and info, yet so accessible and I appreciate that you show us how you do each and every step. The soy sauce/vinegar trap is new to me–great tip.
I used this garden plan juet last week. I'll be it using again tomorrow in two other beds. I did buy some of the beautiful mums that you grow and they are stalled, bloomimg on very short stems. I mean three inches tall. Do i need to pinch them?? Add fertilizer? Are they slow growers?? I am really lost here. They were expensive so any suggestions from you will be so appreciated. THANK YOU BREE 😊
Great video! I've got a soil question, I have new raised beds but need soil. I've found triple mix soil that uses peat but I'm trying to avoid purchasing peat for many reasons one includes my soil type (clay). I'm wondering if I could make my own triple mix using topsoil, mushroom compost and shredded pine (peat substitute) in equal parts? What would you suggest? TIA
What a great video – you showed so much helpful detail and I loved the tips about pests at the end. Thank you and happy zinnia and dahlia growing!!
I am new to your channel and I am enjoying watching your videos🌱🌱🌺🌻🌼
I needed this video! I watched the initial cut flower garden video! I love seeing the plan in real life!
I had no idea you could space sunflowers that tightly- i may go back and add some sunflower seeds to the spots where i already have plants!
This is so helpful for my personal raised bed cutting garden. I hope you will show us the progress as the time goes along. Thank you.
This is amazing. I usually plant seed mixes for variety, but I now want to try it with more intention.
I am going to add more sunflowers to my garden in a couple of weeks.
Did you buy the jute netting or make it? Where can I get it from?
Thanks for the very specific description 😁
Plan? What plan? 😜 Seems I’m doing the wild and crazy, unorganized and UN-uniform masses of wild and crazy mixes of everything I can toss in. Idk. I’m feeling a little wild 😆 I’m just.., give me all the seed… And somewhere, I will find some spots to sow them. Somewhere. Gotta be a place around here somewhere. Idk what’s growing where anymore. It’s growing. That’s the Main thing 🤞🏻🙏🏻🫣😜
This was so helpful, thanks for sharing 😊
This might be a silly question but how regularly are you watering that bed? I thought you weren’t supposed to water tubers until you see green leaves 🤷♀️
Perfect timing! I am just getting a new in ground bed going that we are making a cut flower garden. This gave me some good ideas and thank you for the tips for keeping birds away! I love my birds but they sure mess with my direct seeding.