DRY ME
DRY ME
The ideal companion to the CUT ME pack, DRY ME is 18 ready-to-plant flowers we grow specifically for drying. The best part? They’re beautiful fresh, too! Dried florals are the absolute best way, and most sustainable way, to enjoy flowers all year long in Alberta’s Zone 3 climate. Plus, our Growing Guide comes with all the tips you need to harvest, dry, and create with the flowers you grew in your very own garden.
Included in the pack are everlasting flowers like strawflowers, statice, and ammobium – as well as fun grasses like bunnytails and cloud grass!
Delivery available to Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary. Pick up on-farm during May Long Weekend is also available. Simply select your preferred option at checkout!
FAQs
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30 square feet will be more than enough for the plants in this pack. I am a huge proponent of tight spacing, as I want my stems to grow upright (the plants will support one another), and I want to make use of as much space as possible. Most of the plants in this pack need a 6-12 inch space from one another (information that’s included in your Growing Guide!), so if you have a row that’s 10 feet long and 3 feet wide, you should be good to go! We also recommend interplanting these flowers in your pre-existing perennial beds to add extra colour and interest throughout the season.
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Check out my curated list of cut flower seeds at West Coast Seeds! If you’re hoping to direct seed some rows of flowers in your garden, I recommend Ammi, Saponaria, Buplereum, and Agrostemma. We have an entire list of great cut flowers to direct seed, and when to seed them, in our Growing Guide.
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Prep and amend your garden! First things first, make sure your soil is nice and loose, whether that’s by working with a broadfork or tilling. Next, check to see if there’s anything your soil is obviously lacking – if it’s compact and clay-like, add some sand. If it’s the reverse, add some clay. It never hurts to add a good helping of compost to get the nutrients up!