Video: Harvesting Flowers from a Cut Flower Garden

In this video, Kathleen Murphy of Primrose Hill Flower Company joins Kelly of Team Flower to discuss the best practices for harvesting flowers from your cut flower garden, micro farm, or budding flower farm.

You'll learn the following in this video lesson:

• How much stem length to leave for cut flowers

• Whether or not to strip leaves from flowers at harvest

• If flowers should be open or closed when cut

• And more! 

Anna Hedges Photography

Essential Tips for Harvesting Flowers

Correctly harvesting flowers from your cut flower garden or farm is crucial to prolong their life, for both hobby floral design work at home and commercial cut flower sales.

Here are a few tips below, but watch the video to learn more.

• Cleanliness is key!

• Cut stems as long as possible

• Remove foliage, but do not leave foliage in the garden or the path

• Research and learn your blooms—each one is unique and may have specific harvesting needs

For more information on growing and harvesting cut flowers, check out the Team Flower Foundations for Growing Cut Flowers class, available now!