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A few years ago I went absolute crazy buying small Japanese maples. I bought thousands of them! We planted them in beds, in rows, we planted them everywhere. Today I only have one bed left in the ground and it has some of the most amazing Japanese maples you can imagine. I knew that I… Click here to read more…
This post is really for those who have purchased this product, http://mikesbackyardnursery.com/mikes-plant-propagation-kit/ and need a little help getting it set up. The wiring is pretty simple. The two black wires coming from the power supply pack (see the video) connect to the two terminals on the left that are marked as “AC”. The low voltage… Click here to read more…
Creeping Phlox is easy to grow, easy to propagate and sells like crazy! We potted the phlox in this pot last summer and they over wintered perfectly and bloomed like crazy this spring. Creeping Phlox can be propagated in the early spring via division, simply dig up a clump and separate the roots into small… Click here to read more…
We have Backyard Grower Members all over the United States, some in Canada and others scattered around the world. Some are really small, just starting out, others have been at it for a few years and are doing really, really well selling thousands and thousands of dollars worth of plants. One of our more successfully… Click here to read more…
There are all kinds of truly awesome Huechera on the market, but many of the most Desired Ones are Patented, which makes it illegal to propagate them without entering into a legal agreement with the patent holder. That involves a license fee and guarantee that you will produce a certain amount every year. Licenses usually… Click here to read more…
This is a walking tour of our spring plant sale. Sorry about the wind blowing across the camera. We don’t have the luxury of picking the perfect day to shoot video so sometimes the wind is an issue. Questions, comments, mean things to say? Post them below and I will respond. A little history of… Click here to read more…
I purchased this NorthStar High Pressure Tree and Orchard Sprayer to use around the nursery for spraying and watering plants in remote areas where there is no easy way to get water to them. I’ll pull it behind the ATV. There are a lot of other pull behind sprayers on the market, some sold locally… Click here to read more…
This question comes up a lot in Our Members Area because a lot of members, including myself, recycle used nursery pots. Why? Because it’s crazy not to! These plastic nursery containers have no business in our landfills if small backyard growers like us can recycle them, make good use of them, and keep them out… Click here to read more…
Recently I purchased the Field Tuff ATV Cultivator to keep a small field as weed free as possible. In this brief review of this product I will tell you exactly what I like and dislike about this piece of equipment. When I unpacked the parts of this cultivator I found that many of the components… Click here to read more…
Roger Higgins of Roger’s Backyard Nursery in Cranesville, Pa has really impressed me not only with how successful a plant propagator he has become after Joining Our Backyard Growers Group, but with how efficiently he uses the limited space in his yard. I think I like Roger’s place because it reminds me of My First… Click here to read more…
Golden Curls Willow is a very attractive plant with branches that twist and turn like a pigs tail, but they can get big. One of Our Members, Roger Higgins from Roger’s Backyard Nursery in Cranesville, Pa has a very unusual approach to growing and selling this tree. A late friend of mine discovered and brought… Click here to read more…
Recently Duston and I took a trip to western Pennsylvania to visit One of Our Members, Roger Higgins in Cranesville, Pa. Roger has an amazing backyard nursery in a really small area and it is packed full of plants that he is growing. It was pouring rain that day and cold, 37 degrees! So we… Click here to read more…
The easiest and most predictable way to grow Dapple Willow, Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’, from cuttings is to do them as Hardwood Cuttings in the Winter. They can be done as Softwood Cuttings in the Summer, but that can be a bit tricky. But as hardwood cuttings they are very easy to root. Plants in… Click here to read more…
In this article I want to talk about the simplicity of growing, propagating, dividing and selling Hosta varieties from home. There is an insane amount of different kinds of Hosta varieties and they are a great item to grow and sell because people love Hosta, they do well in shady situations and there are a… Click here to read more…
Don’t get all worked up over the quality of this image, I clipped it from the video that is posted below. In short, Roger Higgins from Roger’s Backyard Nursery in Cranesville, Pa makes these homemade plant tags out of used Pepsi cans. I often use Aluminum Plant Tags in my nursery because they are very… Click here to read more…
Many of our subscribers love the donkeys, some I’m sure think it’s dumb and waste of time. But for those of you who love them, this page is for you. Mike McGroarty and Finnegan Swapping Spit? View the page here. The donkeys running for president? View that page here.
Meet Roger Higgins from Roger’s Backyard Nursery in Cranesville, Pa. Every one of those plastic jugs next to Roger contains seeds. Some are perennial seeds, some might be Dogwood Seeds, maybe some Japanese maple seeds. Some of the jugs are milk jugs, the bigger jugs are kitty litter jugs. If you look closely Roger has… Click here to read more…
Fruit crops have always been hot sellers but today the demand is stronger than ever! Today I’d like to introduce you to One of Our Members from Edinboro, Pennsylvania, my go to person for blueberries and raspberries. Cathy Ward is the owner of Genesis Backyard Nursery. 7408 Sherrod Hill Road Edinboro, Pa I’ve have been… Click here to read more…
This article includes both still photos and a movie. When potting small plants it’s easy to make the mistake of potting them too deeply or fertilizing them with the wrong kind of fertilizer. Or even using a poor grade of potting soil. In this example I am potting a rooted cutting which is basically a… Click here to read more…
See the video below. I know that we have people who really, really love Finnegan and Fergus so we try and include them in our shenanigans as often as possible. Once a day I grab a five gallon bucket to sit on and and I take a few moments to feed them crackers. Fergus is… Click here to read more…
