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That’s a fair question and I am going to attempt to address it as thoroughly as I know how. There are so many options, places and ways to sell plants both large and small it’s a big mind boggling, but let’s give it a whirl. This is the list that comes to mind right off… Click here to read more…
Japanese Red Maple Trees are actually quite easy to grow from seed. In this article, I will give you step by step instructions for doing so. A Step by Step Guide to Growing Japanese Maples from Seed. But first, we need to chat about what kind of Japanese maple can and cannot be grown from… Click here to read more…
Looking for a plant to grow and sell that is crazy popular, super easy to grow and sells like hotcakes? Annabelle Hydrangea is that plant. People love Annabelle Hydrangea because of the great big snowball type blooms. The Hydrangea that never fails to bloom. Annabelle never fails to bloom because unlike many other hydrangeas,… Click here to read more…
Potting Soil has to be the most confusing thing ever! Really it is. You look around on the Internet and you find recipe after recipe after recipe for potting soil. And they vary a lot and for the most part they are very different. The worst thing about all this variation? Very few of these… Click here to read more…
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘All Summer Beauty’ All I can say is Wow! This is a spectacular plant! This is a plant that I’ve been trying to get my hands on for sometime now, not readily available in local markets and not all that available on the wholesale market. In my opinion, this is a plant that… Click here to read more…
Variegated Weigela, Weigela florida ‘Variegata’, is a staple in my nursery and has been for years. The ultra attractive variegated leaves are plenty eye catching, but as soon as one of these plants makes a flower in the spring it flies out the door! Seriously. Sometimes it’s frustrating because it’s nice to have some in… Click here to read more…
I, Mike McGroarty, am committed to turning you into a successful Backyard Grower. This post is all about you and your success. There truly are handful to things that you need to get started and be successful as soon as possible. One of those tools is education. I work really hard to bring you as… Click here to read more…
If you have moles tunneling in your lawn and or skunks digging up your lawn, chances are your lawn is full of Japanese Beetle Grubs. And make no mistake about it, the grubs are silently destroying your lawn from the roots up. Japanese Beetle Grubs quietly feed on the roots of your lawn. You don’t… Click here to read more…
This question comes up at least once a week in Our Private Members Area. The subject of what sand to use for rooting cuttings is confusing, so lets see if we can make it easier. In just about everything that I write or videos that we shoot I talk about the coarse sand that I… Click here to read more…
Building a Bed for Rooting Cuttings is really easy and it’s something that you shouldn’t over think. Many people ask about putting things like hardware cloth (screen) or Weed Barrier Fabric in the bottom of the bed to keep critters out and I always tell them not to. The roots of the cuttings will get… Click here to read more…
Mike’s Plant Farm 4850 North Ridge Road, Perry, Ohio 44081 2,463 plants must be sold this weekend, only $5.97 each while they last! Here we go! This is Whack-a-Doodle Crazy selling plants at such a low price but we’ve got plants everywhere and I do mean everywhere! I have to reduce the number of plants… Click here to read more…
Many landscape plants can be grown from seed, but with so many different plants it is much quicker and easier to propagate them from cuttings than it is to grow them from seed. Seedlings are so tiny and delicate when they first germinate that they require much more care than a cutting. Seed propagation can… Click here to read more…
Maintaining a Beautiful Lawn is Not that Difficult. If you know a few simple tricks. Summertime is great! By far the best season of the year if you ask me. I have a Jeep Wrangler. Around Memorial Day I take out the canvas windows, pull the top down and take the doors off and leave… Click here to read more…
Mike’s Plant Farm 4850 North Ridge Road, Perry, Ohio 44081 2,463 plants must be sold this weekend, only $5.97 each while they last! Here we go! This is Whack-a-Doodle Crazy selling plants at such a low price but we’ve got plants everywhere and I do mean everywhere! I have to reduce the number of plants… Click here to read more…
By this time of the year most of our lawns have some “issues”, and they are a lot easier to fix than you think. Two of the primary “issues” are weeds, and ugly, thick bladed grasses. A lawn with a lot of weeds is probably quite thin which is why the weeds have been able… Click here to read more…
Fresh garlic is a staple in many kitchens, and good cooks know that a hint of garlic can enhance many dishes. The pungent bulbs are incredibly easy to grow and homegrown garlic will be far better and keep longer than what is sold in the supermarket. Fall is the best time to plant garlic. Garlic… Click here to read more…
Proper care of rose plants in the fall will help ensure that your plants come back strong and healthy next spring. Roses love the warm days and cool nights in the fall and often put out their best blooms for fall enjoyment. Fall weather encourages the plants to form more perfect blossoms, but the weather… Click here to read more…
Christmas in August? Believe it or not, now is the time to work with your holiday plants such as poinsettias, amaryllis and Christmas cactus to prepare them to be in full bloom during the holidays. Christmas Cactus and Amaryllis are two of the more popular indoor plants in the United States. They both have excellent… Click here to read more…
Here in Ohio, the month of September is one of the most pleasant months of the year. Warm days and cool evenings are perfect for getting work done around the yard. You might think that the growing season has ended, but you’d be surprised at all the work there is to be done! Here are… Click here to read more…
It has been such a mild summer here, a bit rainy though. I dread thinking about the winter coming, but having lived in Ohio all of my life, it is just to be expected. While the weather is still nice, you should start working on your cold frames to overwinter your plants. If you already… Click here to read more…
