How To Create A Cut Flower Garden
Before making your location decision be sure to consider the amount of light the location gets- as that will determine what will grow best.
How to create a cut flower garden. Purchase the flower seeds or plants of your choice at a local store or from a catalog company. If possible take time to work in compost and all-purpose organic fertilizer. The most efficient way to set up a cutting garden is to grow your flowers in rows as you would vegetables.
They like rich well-drained soil plenty of water and feed while the flowers develop. Some people prefer to mix their cut flower annuals in with their perennial beds but new gardeners may choose to start with a bed specifically for cut-flowers. You might even make your cutting garden part of an existing vegetable or herb garden.
Work in several inches of compost or leaf mold before planting. The increased pollination from the bees and other pollinators will make your garden even more productive. Prepare the planting area making sure it is loose and weed-less.
Many plastic grid-like netting materials can be used horizontally so the plants grow up through the grid to provide support between plants. Adding compost to any soil will increase the strength of the plants too. DO mix vegetables and herbs in your cut flower garden.
Gladioli make flamboyant cut flowers and last well in the vase. Decide what kinds of flowers you wish to plant in your cut-flower garden. Pay close attention to the time of year the flowers will bloom and plan for colors and sizes of flowers that will arrange well together.
I love the interest created in the garden with a mixture of flowers herbs and veggies. Other gardeners mix annuals in with their vegetables. A larger cut flower garden might require more of a field production staking method.