

The Cut Flower Podcast
Roz Chandler
If you love cut flowers you are in the right place. The host Roz Chandler has been a cut flower farmer for nearly ten years and is passionate about helping others to have their own cutting patches. This podcast is for you if:-. You currently grow or want to grow cut flowers for pleasure or profit and be part of a growing community. Your host is passionate about reducing the number of cut flowers travelling many thousands of miles from across the globe and therefore helping to reduce the carbon footprint on our planet for our children and their children. Cut flower guests will join us on this journey. We look forward to welcoming you to our community. We would love you to subscribe to this podcast and join our communities online. We do have two Facebook groups:-For Beginners and those looking to grow for pleasure - https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollectiveFor those wanting to start flower farming or indeed are flower farmers:-https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowerfarming
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May 19, 2021 • 15min
Biological Control
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

May 10, 2021 • 10min
Top 20 perennials
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.Wondered about the top perennials to add to your cutting garden - here are my top twenty cutting flowers.It's important to provide a range of cutting flowers in your patch - in colour, in texture and in season.We hope you enjoy growing them in your cutting patch. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

May 3, 2021 • 6min
Jobs in Your Garden For May
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.A quick episode on the top seven jobs to do in your cutting patch this month. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Apr 30, 2021 • 9min
Tulips Not From Amsterdam
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.Roz Chandler started her flower farming business ten years ago. This podcast is for you if you want to learn more about growing your own cut flowers. Roz will cover various subjects including setting a patch, your soil, manure and compost, seeds and germination, perennials and biannuals, foliage, and so much more.In this episode, Roz shares her top recommendations for tulips in your cutting patch. Of course, a lot depends on why you are growing them and what you want to achieve. Tulips are a splash of colour and cheer us all up at the end of the winter. Connect with Roz Chandler: WebsiteJoin my Facebook group: Cut Flower CollectiveThank you for listening. I’d love it if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review or rating. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Apr 29, 2021 • 8min
What to take into account for siting your cutting patch
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.Why do you want a cutting patch? Where will you put it? What is important to you in your cutting garden? Roz Chandler started her flower farming business ten years ago. This podcast is for you if you want to learn more about growing your own cut flowers. Roz will cover various subjects including setting a patch, your soil, manure and compost, seeds and germination, perennials and biannuals, foliage, and so much more.In this episode, Roz discusses creating a cut flower patch by sharing a simple step-by-step guide. She covers aspect, soil, and planning your cutting patch. Roz also reveals her top annuals and perennials to grow in your patch.Connect with Roz Chandler: WebsiteJoin my Facebook group: Cut Flower CollectiveThank you for listening. I’d love it if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review or rating. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Apr 28, 2021 • 6min
Green Manure
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.Want to learn more about green manures and how they can help your cutting patch?Roz Chandler started her flower farming business ten years ago. This podcast is for you if you want to learn more about growing your own cut flowers. Roz will cover various subjects including setting a patch, your soil, manure and compost, seeds and germination, perennials and biannuals, foliage, and so much more.Green manures are fast-growing plants sown to cover bare soil. Often used in the cutting patch, their foliage smothers weeds and their roots prevent soil erosion. When dug into the ground while still green, they return valuable nutrients to the soil and improve soil structure.You will learn: The different types of green manureHow to sow the seedsConnect with Roz Chandler: WebsiteJoin my Facebook group: Cut Flower CollectiveThank you for listening. I’d love it if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review or rating. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Apr 27, 2021 • 12min
Peonies Galore
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.Will you grow peonies as a cut flower?Roz Chandler started her flower farming business ten years ago. This podcast is for you if you want to learn more about growing your own cut flowers. Roz will cover various subjects including setting a patch, your soil, manure and compost, seeds and germination, perennials and biannuals, foliage, and so much more.Field Gate Flowers love peonies. As a crop for a flower farmer, we wish their season was longer. There is little doubt that peonies have a special place in the hearts of those who love their sheer beauty. Peonies are known to live over fifty years - a heritage plant in every cutting patch. Peony plants offer big, fluffy, fragrant flowers in a wide range of colours, forms and sizes. These resilient, long-lived perennial bushes have a history of popularity as a garden plant.You will learn:The top ten peonies you could grow in your cutting patch How best to grow your peoniesThe characteristics of each so you can choose the right ones for your flower farmConnect with Roz Chandler: WebsiteJoin my Facebook group: Cut Flower CollectiveThank you for listening. I’d love it if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review or rating. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Apr 26, 2021 • 7min
Herbs, herbs and more herbs
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.How many different uses do herbs have?Roz Chandler started her flower farming business ten years ago. This podcast is for you if you want to learn more about growing your own cut flowers. Roz will cover various subjects including setting a patch, your soil, manure and compost, seeds and germination, perennials and biannuals, foliage, and so much more.Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits. They have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, and in some cases, spiritual. Roz explains why as a flower farmer she grows a large selection of them - mints, sage, borage, rosemary, and lemon balm. Easy to grow herbs add that something little extra to flower arrangements.In this episode, Roz shares her top ten herbs.Connect with Roz Chandler: WebsiteJoin my Facebook group: Cut Flower CollectiveThank you for listening. I’d love it if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review or rating. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Apr 23, 2021 • 19min
Muck, Muck and more Muck
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.Confused about muck manure and how best to use it? Roz Chandler started her flower farming business ten years ago. This podcast is for you if you want to learn more about growing your own cut flowers. Roz will cover various subjects including setting a patch, your soil, manure and compost, seeds and germination, perennials and biannuals, foliage, and so much more.Manure is mainly produced from animal waste and is a great product to use as a fertiliser and therefore improves soil fertility. You will need both manure and compost for your cutting patch - what to use, when and how. Roz discusses all you need to know about muck. Join us on this mucky journey!You will learn: Why you should compost The benefits of composting What to compost and what not to compostHow to compost and turn it effectively Connect with Roz Chandler: WebsiteJoin my Facebook group: Cut Flower CollectiveThank you for listening. I’d love it if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review or rating. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Apr 22, 2021 • 7min
Roses - Our Top Ten
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.Roses are fabulous cutting flowers and a favourite of all. What is your favourite for your cutting patch?Roz Chandler started her flower farming business ten years ago. This podcast is for you if you want to learn more about growing your own cut flowers. Roz will cover various subjects including setting a patch, your soil, manure and compost, seeds and germination, perennials and biannuals, foliage, and so much more.Often cited as the UK's most loved garden flower, we have a rose for every occasion; climbers, bushes, and even standards. There is no better bloom than a David Austin traditional rose for scent and cutting.In this episode, Roz discusses her favourite blooms. Dame Judi Dench, Queen of Sweden and Gertrude and Jekyll are a few that made the cut. Connect with Roz Chandler: WebsiteJoin my Facebook group: Cut Flower CollectiveThank you for listening. I’d love it if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review or rating. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection