Seed Starting Tips for a Flower Farming Newbie

Reader Contribution by Kelly White
Published on August 1, 2018
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As a newbie on my farming journey one of the first things I was excited to do was to start flowers from seeds. It amazes me that you can hold these tiny items in your hand and they contain… well… life. In knowing that, I take it very, very personally when I start seeds and they don’t come to any fruition (read: die). To me they are my babies (I know I am speaking to the heart of most — if not all — farmers here.)!

So when my first journey into seed starting didn’t really end too well I dried my tears (yes, I cried), planted what I could, and consulted an expert. My expert is Katey Wietor of Good Omen Farm in Bealeton, Virginia. I met Katie — where else?! — at a farming expo just this year, and felt an immediate connection to her. Maybe because we both love flowers, or maybe because we have the same initials, I don’t know why — it’s just cosmic that way. Regardless, she has been a tremendous resource on my journey. When I knew I needed help I jumped at the chance to pick her brain.

Photo property of Kelly White.

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