This is important and I hope to add more to this post in the future. Near the end of this first video you will see first hand how suckers can completely destroy beautiful plants. Sometimes this is difficult for people to understand because they don’t really understand the concept of grafting. I hope these two… Click here to read more…
Archives for 2011
Suckers On Grafted Plants!
A Simple Way To Root Plants From Cuttings
This Really is the Most Fun You Can Have with Your Bibs On! Check Out My Backyard Growing System. Frequently Asked Questions: Q. What kind of sand should I use for rooting cuttings? A. The more coarse the sand the better, but any sand that water will run through should work. Q. Why is sand better than… Click here to read more…
Trim Your Bushes WAY Back… Part 2
More than three years later, here’s what that burning bush looks like now…
Meet A Few Backyard Growers!
Is A Virtual Nursery Really Possible?
Landscape Design Ideas
Forsythia Propagation
Pruning Japanese Maple Trees
Find out when to prune Japanese maples here.
How To Plant A Ball and Burlap Tree
Growing and Selling Small Plants at Home is Fun! It’s Also Lucrative! Read more »
How To Ball and Burlap Dig A Tree
Grower’s Board
A Successful 20 Year Old
How many 20-year-olds that you know can make a claim like this: A note from one of my customers. She posted this for all of the new members of The Backyard Grower’s Business Center to see… “Mike you met Rachel, year before last, she is getting it, at least on a small scale, thinking bigger,… Click here to read more…
Awesome!
This is how you enter the contest. You have to mail me a postcard, a letter, or like I said before, the flap from the top of the Cherrios box. Some people want me to register them via Email, but that’s not going to happen. I am not going to sit at my computer and… Click here to read more…
Potting Barn Disguised As An Outhouse
This is going to sound really crazy, but a few years back I was actually suffering from outhouse envy! Never heard of it? Probably not, but I declare it to be a real affliction. Perry, Ohio is a fairly rural community. Two traffic lights and not a single fast-food restaurant. That rural enough for you? … Click here to read more…
How To Prune An Ornamental Tree
Wanted: People Who Would Like to Get Paid to Grow Small Plants from Home Frequently Asked Questions: Q. When is the best time to prune an ornamental tree? A. You can prune just about any time of year. Dormant pruning is great for heavy work, but my thinking is if it needs pruned, prune it…. Click here to read more…












