Cut Flower Kit – Growing Guide for Market Growers. Growing beautiful blooms is a sure way to attract new customers and grow your business. In this kit, we featured proven varieties of cosmos, sunflowers, and zinnias. Varieties include: A) Sunflowers, 1000 seed ea. of Sunbright (F1), Sunrich Orange (F1), ProCut Orange (F1). B) Cosmos: 1/2 oz seeds of Versailles Mix. C) Zinnia: 1 oz seeds of Giant Dahlia Flowered Mix. (Please note: Varieties subject to change.) Also included: The Basics of Cut Flower Growing for Profit; Growing Instructions; Sample Planting Guide.
An illustrated reference to edible flower bloom size, flavor profile, suggested uses, and variety recommendations from Johnny's flower research and trialing team.
We compare 4 different orange ProCut® varieties, each providing a classic orange sunflower look with large, full blooms and strong, sturdy stems.
ProCut Horizon® is one of our favorite ProCut varieties. Early to mature, it has a classic, traditional sunflower look and is highly uniform in both bloom time and bloom size.
Follow the simple instructions provided in this Tech Sheet for production of sunflower shoots, from soaking and sowing to harvesting tips.
Follow the instructions in this Tech Sheet for successful production of single-stem sunflowers. Detailed recommendations are provided for variety selection, site selection, governing bloom size, sowing, germination, transplanting, optimal temperature, succession planting programs, pest and disease control, boron deficiency, harvesting, and post-harvest handling.
Tips and recommendations from Johnny's Flower Trialing Technician on designing your sunflower plantings for the size of sunflower you desire, as well as optimal efficiency, quality, and yield.
In the sunflower trial at Johnny’s, ProCut 'Orange Excel' produced professional-quality blooms at just 50–55 days from sowing — 5–7 days earlier than standard ProCut 'Orange.' For first-to-market, professional-quality sunflowers, we encourage you to try ProCut 'Orange Excel.'
Sonja & Soraya are two highly productive sunflower varieties with strong upright stems and small, versatile bloom heads that make them superb choices for cut-flower production or the cutting garden.
Join Flower Trial Tech Joy Longfellow for a tutorial on drying flowers, including tips and recommendations for a few of her favorites, from tried-and-true workhorse crops and varieties for drying to flower crops with novel colors, textures, and forms.
Join us in our sunflower trial fields for some tips on growing both branching and single-stem sunflower varieties. We cover the basics of seeding, spacing, pinching, and harvest for the longest vase life. We also review the difference between pollen-producing and pollenless varieties.
Learn about 'Desert Sun', an exciting new branching, pollenless sunflower variety.