Grow More Blooms – Seed Starting and Cuttings with Akanaka Blooms

About this workshop

Grow More Blooms – Seed Starting and Cuttings with Akanaka Blooms is for gardeners and small-scale flower growers who want to stretch their budget and their beds.

Using her experience on a small but productive flower farm, Nzwi Dyira will show you how she starts flowers from seed, takes cuttings, and grows young plants on until they are ready for the garden and, eventually, the vase.

The focus is on simple, repeatable methods that work in real South African conditions.

About Nzwi Dyira & Akanaka Blooms

Nzwi Dyira is the founder and flower farmer behind Akanaka Blooms Farm Flowers, a flower farm in Midvaal, Gauteng.

She grows seasonal, cottage-style and slightly quirky cut flowers on a plot, supplying bunches, buckets and U-pick mornings from the farm. 

Alongside her work as a advocate who specialises in Alternative Dispute Resolution, she grow a lot of flowers from a small space, using seed starting and cuttings as key tools. In this workshop, she shares the practical side of what she has learned.

What you will learn

1. Seeds – from packet to seedling

• Which flowers are worth starting from seed for a home cutting garden

• Types of seeds: easy starters, fussier types and what to expect

• Containers, soil mixes and labelling that make life easier

• How deep to sow, how often to water and how to avoid damping off and weak, leggy seedlings

• When and how to prick out or pot on young plants

2. Cuttings – more plants from what you already have

• Which plants in a cutting garden respond well to propagation from cuttings

• Where to cut, what to remove and how to prepare a cutting properly

• Medium, moisture and light needs while cuttings are rooting

• How to tell if a cutting has taken and when to pot it up

3. Growing your babies on

• Hardening off seedlings and rooted cuttings before planting out

• Spacing and planting out in the bed for strong, healthy plants

• Simple records so you remember what worked and what not to repeat

You will leave with a clear overview and a realistic sense of how to fit seed starting and cuttings into your own life and space.

At a glance

• Event: Grow More Blooms – Seed Starting and Cuttings with Akanaka Blooms

• Host: Nzwi Dyira – Akanaka Blooms Farm Flowers

• Location: Love Dahlias Festival venue, Douglas, Northern Cape, South Africa

• Focus: Starting flowers from seed and cuttings for a cutting garden

• Skill level: Beginner to intermediate home gardeners and small-scale flower growers

• Ticket type: Workshop ticket for one person

Who this workshop is for

Grow More Blooms is a good choice if you:

• Have bought seeds before and felt unsure what to do after opening the packet

• Want to fill your garden more affordably by raising your own plants

• Are a new or aspiring flower farmer who knows you will need more plants than you can buy in pots

• Prefer honest, practical advice from someone growing on a small real-life farm

No formal horticulture training is needed. If you like flowers and don’t mind a bit of soil under your nails, you will be fine.

What’s included

Your Grow More Blooms ticket includes:

• Entry to the workshop with Nzwi Dyira during the Love Dahlias Festival
• Teaching and demonstrations on seed starting and cuttings techniques
• Practical tips tailored to South African conditions and smaller spaces
• Growing kit to get you started
• Time for questions so you can ask about your own garden or growing plans

Any hands-on components (such as trying a few sowings or cuttings), refreshments and the exact schedule will be confirmed closer to the festival date.

What to bring

• A notebook and pen

• Photos of your garden or containers (optional but useful)

• Any specific seed or cutting questions you struggle with

Important ticket information

• This product is a workshop ticket, not a physical item.

• No parcel will be shipped and courier options at checkout do not apply.

• One ticket admits one person to this specific workshop.

• Tickets are non-refundable, but you may transfer your ticket to another person if you can no longer attend.

• Full Festival Ticket Terms & Conditions apply.

After checkout you will receive:

1. An order confirmation email from Love Dahlias with your booking details.

2. A follow-up email closer to the festival with the exact time, venue details at the festival and any last notes on what to bring.

Please use the same name and email address for all your festival bookings so we can keep your reservations together. 20