The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Bibs On!
One of the most important components of creating a landscape project is digging out the bed. People often ask me what they should do to separate the bed from the grass and weeds and to keep the soil from the bed from washing away. You can go and ask any employee at a big box… Click here to read more…
Asparagus hates weeds. We may see it in the wild on the side of the road but that is wild and we are growing a different variety and they hate weeds and get choked off by weeds. I spoke to a guy that deals with lots of asparagus. He tells me to soak them in… Click here to read more…
I’ve seen many people struggle trying to remove dead tree stumps in their yard. In order to successfully and safely remove tree stumps, you have to have the right tools. If you are removing an entire tree, make sure don’t cut it so far down that you don’t have any trunk to use as leverage…. Click here to read more…
Golden Curls Willow, Salix matsudana tortuosa The Golden Curls Willow, also called Corkscrew Willow by some, is a fun and interesting tree with an elegant and graceful appearance. This Golden Curls Weeping Willow is in my front yard. At the end of the growing season I always trim it up about as high as… Click here to read more…
Look at this Rainbow’s End rose bush! This plant has so many different color blooms and it is just an incredible addition to your landscape. When pruning roses you want to keep them somewhat compact, and remove the dead flowers because if you don’t remove the dead flowers then the plant concentrates its energy on… Click here to read more…
We get a lot of emails from our readers. One question often asked is: Which brand of pruning shears does Mike use? This question is an easy one for me to answer. If you were to swing by the nursery right now, you’d find Mike there in his bib overalls. The way he looks in his… Click here to read more…
People ask me all the time if they can grow a fruit tree from a seed. Yes the seed will produce a lovely tree, but chances are you are not going to get what you were expecting out of it. When you grow something by seed you are going to get the most generic version… Click here to read more…
Friday May 8th will be the first plant sale of the season for Mike’s Plant Farm 4850 North Ridge Road, Perry, Ohio 44081, Fri-Sun 9-5 Mike, Pam and Cathy have been working non-stop getting everything ready. Come on out and meet the whole gang! Mike, Pam and Cathy will be there Fri-Sun. Duston and Sharon… Click here to read more…
People have been asking me how I water all of my plants. The best thing that I have found, and that all the nurseries around me use, is the Nelson Whiz Head sprinkler. (<– that’s an affiliate link) It’s fairly inexpensive and it fits right onto a ½ inch fitting on a ¾ standpipe. I… Click here to read more…
DIVIDING PERENNIALS Perennial plants will always be popular in the garden because they require so little care. Sooner or later, however, many perennials will get “too big for their britches” and will need to be divided. How will you know when a perennial plant needs to be divided? Some may need to be divided every… Click here to read more…
After a long, cold winter, no one gets more excited about spring than a gardener. No one, that is, except the insects that are waiting to dine on our gardens. How do you prevent your garden from being a 24-hour diner for every insect that passes through the neighborhood? There are any number of chemical… Click here to read more…
How to Grow Horseradish There seems to be no middle ground when it comes to enjoying spicy horseradish. People either love it or hate it. If you happen to be a fan of horseradish, here’s how you can grow horseradish in your own backyard. Horseradish is grown from pieces of root known as sets. You… Click here to read more…
Little White Grubs Those little white grubs that you find while digging in your lawn or flower beds are not a good sign. Of course it depends on how many of them you have, but they are Japanese Beetle larva and they are very damaging to your lawn and landscape. The grubs (the larva) feed… Click here to read more…
In my previous video I showed you my grow bed full of Japanese maples. I had to grow those for a couple of years for them to get to that size, then I had to dig, ball and burlap the tree. A lot of work for one tree.Now I’m going to show you my container… Click here to read more…
Today I’m going to talk to you about growing plants in beds, and when it makes sense and when it doesn’t. Whether you are growing plants for yourself or to sell it doesn’t really make a difference. Gardeners are gardeners and we all love plants. I’ve been doing this my whole life and I really… Click here to read more…
Many gardeners are interested in Knockout® Rose bushes because of their hardiness and almost effortless maintenance. At first, the patented Knockout® Rose (introduced in 2000) was touted as being almost indestructible and disease resistant. However, these claims have been challenged within the past few years with the discovery of Rose rosette disease running rampant… Click here to read more…
Wheelbarrows! Why so many options? Why can’t it be simple? One wheel? Two wheels? Plastic tub? Metal tub? Is a two wheeled garden cart better? Wheelbarrow Logic from Mike McGroarty. Here’s my take on wheelbarrows, from a guy that has made his living for the better part of 40 years using wheelbarrows. In my… Click here to read more…
Building a Vertical Garden Don’t let the idea of vertical gardening intimidate you. Vertical gardening can be as simple as including hanging planters on your porch to more complex projects that make use of trellised growing systems. The idea is to grow up, not out, and thus conserve space on the ground while adding focal… Click here to read more…
Dahlias are an outstanding landscape plant with gorgeous summer flowers that can last until late fall. They come in an array of colors and can be very expensive to purchase already leafed out in nurseries. Dormant Dahlia tubers that have not put out growth for the year can be purchased online and at nurseries and… Click here to read more…
MAKING MAPLE SYRUP Making maple syrup is not difficult and only requires a few supplies: A drill, a tap, a bucket or something else to collect the sap in, a pot to boil it in, a Maple tree and a lot of patience. Nobody knows who discovered how to make maple syrup, but it is… Click here to read more…
