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Home » Recent Newsletters » How to Divide Perennials

How to Divide Perennials

Published : September 11, 2011

2 Comments

Hi, have you ever been to a Nursery
Stock Auction?  I just spent the entire day at one
of these auctions and I only spent $750 which is
quite low for me.  I got two over stuffed truck loads
of plants for that price.

But what is so cool about these sales is just watching
how passionate people are about buying plants.  I’d have
to guess that today’s sale brought in $100,000 or more!
Can you imagine?

I bought hundreds of plants for under $2.00 each!

Our Backyard Growers get to attend these sales all the
time because we get advance notice of when these
wholesale auctions are going to take place.  You should
join the fun, we are having a blast!
http://freeplants.com/wanted.htm

You should tune in this evening and join me on a
Green Industry telesummit.  It’s free, I am one of
the guest contributors.  Check it out.
http://www.worldunboundnow.com/gogreen/

Now is the time to dig up and divide your perennials
before they really start growing.  Just dig them up
and cut the root clumps into smaller pieces and replant
each piece in a new location.  After several years it
really does your perennials good to be divided.  They
will grow more vigorously and flower better.

Here’s inforation on Daylillies, and all perennials
are pretty much done the same way.
http://www.freeplants.com/daylilies.htm

My book, Easy Plant Propagation” makes an excellent
gift for the gardener in your life.  Suprise somebody
with a signed copy!
http://www.freeplants.com/easy-plant-propagation.htm

Do me a favor and send this newsletter
to at least three of your gardening friends and tell them
why you like me,or why you don’t like me.  Okey dokey?

Take care, have a great day and by all means stay inspired!
-Mike McGroarty

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Comments

  1. Hunter says

    May 1, 2017 at 7:00 pm

    Hi am 13 yrs. Old and 7 am growing plants I have over probably 500 made in my first year I have a nearly poor family and I am hoping I can be the first almost good financial person or however you say that but any way I have read almost all of your articles and videos hopefully you read this I am going to spend around 100 dollars on plants and the rest of my money on other stuff I know I can do this I already sold a whopping 6 bucks but anyway I am going to s3 1 gallon for 4 bucks and 2 to 3 gallons for 5 I live in ashland and hopefully by age 14 or 15 I can come to your house and talk to you and buy plants and also buy the membership thanks p.s. am a boy so I can’t tell many people about this or they’ll laugh but I will show them when I have over 1 to 3,000 in profits.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      May 2, 2017 at 7:59 am

      Hunter,

      You can do this! I promise you can do it, don’t ever give up and do whatever you have to do to sell those plants. I hope your parents are on board with this and encourage you. I’d love for one of your parents to email Duston in the office. I’d like to give one of them a membership to our members area so you can have access. Have them contact us. [email protected]

      Reply

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