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What a great video! Who do you purchase Lisianthus plugs from?

So intersting...thanks Jessie.

Thanks for great info. Hugs to all.

Oklahoma zinnias!!!!!!! Floret Zinnias are just not great for high production.

Sending hugs for E and you guys - I know from experience that you will be so happy when she is in remission - it's a great feeling that all the hard work has paid off!

How long did you soak your seeds for? Such a fun experiment!

Thanks!

Baby E is amazing. Thanks for this video and giving updates on her.

Do you have any good recommendations for videos explaining soil preparation for your first year of farming

HI, I wanted to ask if you’ve ever considered turning contaminated soil/cuttings(powdery mildew for example) into bio char as an alternative to throwing out entirely. Just something I’m wondering. Thank you for all your videos. You’re incredibly knowledgable.

Can you tell me what variety white marigold you're using? I've found a couple but the tallest is only 40-60 centimeter.

I would give the Benary Giant zinnia's a try. I live just outside of DC and our summers are notoriously hot and humid, and the Benary's do well here. After a few months, they do get powdery mildew (unavoidable), which is why I do a second succession, which takes me into the fall.

Zinnia are silly I had ones I was getting 2-4 usable stems per week and others that I got 4 stems in their whole run 6 feet away

Your videos are awesome. Really awesome. Thank you.

I'm praying for you, your family and little one. Thank you for the informative video.

I ALWAYS battle PM w/zinnias. 🤮 Going to try a milk spray this year. 🤞🤞🤞

Hi Jess, I space zinnia's 12" apart in my humid wet climate. Air flow is key in my garden..

I live in RI, which I think is similar climate wise to NJ. We get really bad powdery mildew on peonies, monarda, and zinnias. Blight on potatoes and tomatoes. I can't avoid it so just mitigate as early as possible and plant accordingly. For zinnias, I found Miss Willmott Pink & Benary's Giants are more resistant than State Fair or California Giant zinnias.

Awesome video! Benary always does best in every category for me, I’m interested to see how the new Johnny’s varieties (ballerina & agave) are going to do! Crossing fingers through the valley ❤️

Lennie Larkin gives crop yield estimates on page 107 of "Flower Farming for Profit: The Complete Guide to Growing a Successful Cut Flower Business."

I don't get powdery mildew, and the secret is heat. Powdery mildew does not like intense sun and heat. I'd try experimenting with a single cut succession that you replace with a cut and come again succession in peak summer. It's those older leaves that are shaded and cooler that propagate the fungus upward along with cooler, humid nights in the NE. The NE is basically powdery mildew's best friend. I've heard Danielle from Northlawn FF was switching from zinnias to strawflower because she couldn't handle the PM any longer. Strawflowers... Hard for me to grow. They are doing great for me now in winter 😂

I grow zinnias in VA... I noticed this year, that my benarys giants zinnias were more resistant to the powdery mildew than the Queeny mix I had growing beside them.... Because of terrible bug pressure, I have to spray my plants... I've chosen to use insecticide and fungicide as little as possible, but where needed to ensure a viable crop.... The benarys zinnias got very little mildew, and bounced back and grew tremendously after 1 application... I got cut after cut off of many of the plants... The Queen series however, didn't really respond to treatment and viable stems could suddenly brown and wilt after 2 days in a vase, so I just couldn't use them.... Both varieties were treated exactly the same otherwise, pinching , water, fertilizer, etc.

Just started watching, love it already!--making sure I remember to comment now... 😊 You always know EXACTLY what video I need!

What kind of yarrow do you grow? I love yarrow but its not real profitable selling to my florists. Maybe its the color or type. Thats why Im asking? Its not just my yarrow, all the growers in my co-op feel the same way. Maybe its just isnt a flower they use much?🤷‍♀️

Thanks for another great video! Praying for E! She and Chance are so sweet together.

Stock has the absolute best smell. I grow them every year just for that 😍. I had the worst luck with powdery mildew on all my floret zinnias, my other (non-floret) zinnias didn't get pm until about a month later.

An extra hug for E from the west coast. My stage 3 cancer survivor son has had 33 more healthy years after heavy chemo. It feels like magic. Best wishes.

Jess, something that has helped me with powdery mildew is removing the lower leaves of the plant. I had a massive issue with my zinnias last year with disease and fungal issues. So, I only got 1 stem per sq foot! They were not productive for me at all. BUT the weather were I was wasn't idea for zinnias and I had the WORST powdery mildew issues last year usually it doesn't start until the fall I had it all season from June until Nov. This is what lead me to try removing the lower leaves and finding out that helped a TON so this year I will be doing that as soon as I am able.

Jessie, do you have to pay a fee to be a vendor at the market? I might have missed that in your calculations. I'm learning so much, thank you for sharing!

6 stems off of one plant that's awesome I'm a home gardener and everything that's in my garden or perennials last year was my first year growing annual by seed I really did awesome for my first year some of the people that I follow they do soil blocking Iam starting winter sowing on Sunday or Monday I am so excited cool flowers outside in the winter I never imagined this I've been planning flowers I didn't know this because I always went Box Store got makeup with perennials brought them home and playing with them not knowing that some plants drives in the winter my name is Joann I live in Circleville Ohio and I'm in zone 6B

This was so incredibly helpful! Sending so much love to E & your family.

I have a question for you! How do you prevent algae from taking hold of your tulip roots in hydroponics?

Its the zone for sure. Grew for the first time in last year in 8b. It grew like a weed. After transplanting it went nuts