Seed Starting 🌱

Hello flower friends!

It’s a proper chilly winter’s day here at Meadow Valley, but inside the grow room, it’s warm, bright and buzzing with new life. We’re kicking off our early blooming flowers and there's no time for sitting still.

Right now, we’ve got over 1,000 little seedlings under lights and our two greenhouses are already filling up with happy plants. We’re growing cool-weather favourites like: • Snapdragons • Strawflowers • Rudbeckia, and a whole bunch more. Even though it's cold outside, these hardy flowers love it. They'll be ready to bloom in about 10 weeks. Isn’t that just the best?

I’ve been using soil blocks for all our seed starting and wow, what a game changer. No more plastic trays and the seedlings grow up stronger and more robust. They germinate much faster. If you’ve ever struggled to get your seeds going (we’ve all been there), send me an email, I’ll happily share my soil block recipe with you. I know how frustrating it is to buy seeds only for them to not germinate.

So for now, it’s plant, plant, plant and before we know it, we’ll have our flowers ready for the summer.

If you’re thinking about growing your own flowers this winter or you’re looking for quality flower seeds, fresh-cut blooms or even dried flowers, you’ll find everything you need in our online shop: www.meadowflower.co.za. We’d love to grow with you.

Until next time, keep warm and keep planting! 🌱 -Mariëtte