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April Gardening Ideas and Things to Do in the yard.

Published : April 10, 2016

67 Comments

April is a busy time of the year for gardeners. Lots and lots to do! Early spring is the ideal time to divide ornamental grasses just before, or just as they are starting to grow.  A few years ago I made a movie about that process, you can watch that here. Early spring is also… Click here to read more…

The $5.97 Plant Pricing Model.

Updated : April 8, 2016

18 Comments

Do not look at Pam's hair!

I’ve been at this plant selling thing a long time and if You’ve Read My Story You Know That. But I want people to know . . . When I started I was scared. How do you know you can sell what you grow?  That’s always the million dollar question.  The answer is simple.  If… Click here to read more…

Mike’s Miniature Donkeys Running for President

Updated : October 2, 2020

202 Comments

Finnegan McGroarty practicing his stump speech.

Mike’s Plant Farm 4850 North Ridge Road Perry, Ohio 44081 These two nut cases have been driving me crazy ever since they found out that this is a presidential election year.  They want to run for president!  Together.  On the equine ticket. At first I paid them no attention, then the other night I saw… Click here to read more…

Pulling Rooted Cuttings from the Sand Propagation Bed.

Published : March 24, 2016

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Rooted cuttings, trimmed and bundled.

“Normal” rooted cutting harvesting. Normally you stick Softwood Cuttings in June and they are rooted in four to eight weeks.  If you remove them from the bed right away you can do so without doing any root damage, so it’s okay to remove them during the growing season.   You can simply dip your hand in… Click here to read more…

Controlling Voles in Your Yard and Garden Organically.

Published : March 13, 2016

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Vole damage in a yard or garden can be extensive. Moles can also do an incredible amount of damage to your yard and gardens as well.  Actually moles and skunks will often tag team your yard.  The moles attack it from the underside and the skunks attack it from above.  Digging it up like a… Click here to read more…

Mike’s First Backyard Nursery

Updated : March 10, 2020

81 Comments

A customer giving Pam money for plants?

Actually I first started growing plants back in 1980 but I had to quit.  I tell that story here.  Then we bought a house in 1988 and in 1989 I started growing in the backyard at that house.   And that’s really where my whole backyard nursery concept came from. Our lot was 1/2 acre and… Click here to read more…

Our Family of Backyard Growers.

Published : February 25, 2016

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Something must be funny!

I spend a great deal of time in Our Backyard Growers Members Area and most days it’s all about hustle and bustle, members asking questions, members offering up advice and ideas and of course all of the buying and selling that goes on.  I answer as many questions as possible, but often the other members… Click here to read more…

Proper Nursery Plant Tagging.

Updated : April 4, 2018

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Hand written aluminum plant tags.

Even Fergus knows how important proper plant tagging is.  Lately we’ve been sticking thousands of hardwood cuttings right along the Donkey Fence and let’s face it, right now they all look like sticks so making sure they are properly tagged is extremely important. There are a couple of things you need to know about tagging… Click here to read more…

We’re Giving Away a Free Gardening Gift Basket!

Updated : December 25, 2015

69 Comments

Gardening Gift Basket Give Away.

We are giving away this gardening gift basket!  We are doing this in conjunction with the nice people at Mantis.com.  You know them right?  They make all kinds of really cool gardening related tools but the one that I am most passionate about is the Mantis Tiller.  You’ve seen me use it many times, it’s… Click here to read more…

Who will Buy the Plants that I Grow?

Published : October 28, 2015

21 Comments

Firewitch Dianthus

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…

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Complete Guides

Growing, Rooting and Propagating Dappled Willow in Tree Form from Cuttings.

Growing Seeds, Winter Sowing, in Milk Jugs and Kitty Litter Jugs.

The Correct Way to Pot Rooted Cuttings, Nursery Stock Liners and other Plants.

Training Arborvitae and other Conical Evergreens to Grow with a Single Leader.

How to Propagate, Root Cuttings, of Dwarf Alberta Spruce.

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Flower bulb care after they bloom.

The Right Way to Treat Your Flower Bulbs after they Bloom.

Me and the donkeys made a movie for you about caring for your flower bulbs after they bloom. It seems to be that the standard practice is to roll the tops into a ball, put a rubber band around them and wait for them to turn brown before you cut them … Read Full Article

Miniature donkey shenanigans.

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Listen up, me and the donkeys, Finnegan and Fergus, made a video for you that just might save you a giant headache when it comes to your power equipment. I made this giant mistake and hopefully this will make sure that it does not happen to you. Not … Read Full Article

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A couple of years ago I posted a video and some photos of the landscaping around our house and one guy said something like, "It's a good thing you know how to grow plants because your landscape design skills are terrible. So when I did an update I titled the … Read Full Article

Busting Gardening Myths!

One of Our Members, http://backyardgrowers.com/join, shared this article with the other members. It's a great article about long held gardening beliefs that just flat out are not true. I'd love to display the article here but I just don't have permission to … Read Full Article

How to Move Heavy things the Easy Way.

It's that time of year when I have to put balls on the Japanese maples that we dug earlier this spring. On this page, https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2021/04/how-to-put-a-ball-and-burlap-on-a-bare-root-tree-that-has-been-previously-dug/, I show you how I put … Read Full Article

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