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Here’s an easy way to tie up plants in your yard and garden. A few days ago I was walking through the hardware store when this stuff caught my eye. It’s called Soft Wire Tire and basically, it’s rubber coated wire. You can use it to tie up your plants without damaging them because it’s… Click here to read more…
Plant Propagation via Tissue Culture is the most modern and scientific method of propagating new plants. Plant propagation via tissue culture is a form of micro propagation where tiny pieces of plant tissue are used to produce exact clones of the plant from which the tissue originated. In the nursery business many plants are not… Click here to read more…
Let’s have a straight talk about Japanese Maples and Sex because . . . Somebody asked. Actually her question was, if Japanese maples are so easy to grow from seed, and they are, why do they have to be grafted? That’s a really smart question. In a nutshell, what I am about to explain is… Click here to read more…
This is the Order Button, click here now! You should spend the rest of your life doing what I do. I grow small plants that make other people happy. Do you know why I’m typing this in purple? Because I can’t figure out how to get rid of the stupid purple! I need to… Click here to read more…
Seems impossible right? Pink Dogwood trees for $3.50 each? It is possible! One of our Backyard Growers Business Center members advertised some Pink Dogwood trees for sale and she sold out in 20 minutes! 20 minutes, completely sold out. So guess what? She called her supplier and ordered 1,000 Pink Dogwoods so she’d have more… Click here to read more…
In 2013 Duston and I will be conducting small business training workshops in our local area of Madison, Ohio 44057. These workshops are obviously only for people in the local area, within driving distance of Perry or Madison, Ohio. Since these will be evening workshops it’s probably only practical for people that live within 60 to… Click here to read more…
How would you like to walk out into your backyard and pick your own, homegrown, apples, pears, peaches, cherries, grapes, raspberries or strawberries? Looking for a place to buy starter plants? I’ve got a source for you. Schlabach’s Nursery in Medina, New York But first I am going to tell you straight out that I… Click here to read more…
This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on buying plants online and also selling the plants you grow online: Part 1 – How to Sell Plants Online Part 2 – Where to Buy Plants (at Rock-Bottom Prices) Online Part 3 – [You Are Here] – How to Get Paid to Sell Sticks (Yes… STICKS!!)… Click here to read more…
This is why I do what I do! I love getting messages like this from my Backyard Nursery member/owners. This is from Phyllis who lives in Florida. People always ask me; “Mike, you live in Ohio, will a Backyard Nursery work in Florida?” And of course I always tell them that it will because… Click here to read more…
This video is of the Butterfly Japanese Maple in our landscape. More spectacular fall colors! I’ll share more much more information on the Butterfly Japanese Maple as soon as I can. But in the mean time you can see more of my Japanese Maple collection here. You Really Should be the Person that is Supplying… Click here to read more…
Hey! Ya know what? I love what I do! Yeah, I know, I’m a plant geek, but how can you not appreciate a plant this beautiful and this unique. I’ve had this Lion’s Head Japanese Maple in my landscape for about 7 years now and I really, really like it. I sit on the porch and just… Click here to read more…
This might seem like a stretch on a gardening site, but I hope you make the connection with me. It might be hard to see a connection between growing and selling small plants and a Ferris Wheel so I will make that connection for you. Anytime I am doing anything in my nursery in the… Click here to read more…
Giving Yourself Permission to Fail I know, this is a crazy topic for a gardening website, but this website is really about people and plants and their love of plants. And the one thing that I hear from people all of the time is; “Mike, I should have done this sooner!” This guy, he walks around the… Click here to read more…
Starting a plant business is much easier than you think. It requires a lot less of a commitment than you think. Getting started growing and selling small plants from home is as simple as this; Start propagating some plants from cuttings, get some pots and potting soil, start selling some plants. Not a lot, but… Click here to read more…
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on buying plants online and also selling the plants you grow online: Part 1 – How to Sell Plants Online Part 2 – [You Are Here] – Where to Buy Plants (at Rock-Bottom Prices) Online Part 3 – How to Get Paid to Sell Sticks (Yes… STICKS!!)… Click here to read more…
How to Start a Nursery Getting started in the nursery business is much easier than most people think. In the video that we have posted here I show you how simple it can be to get started in the nursery business. Following the strategy that I explain in this video it can be as simple… Click here to read more…
I should have titled this how to grow and sell rooted cuttings instead of “why do plants have to be inspected?” This is really about plants that I bought from one of my customers. In another post, somebody asked me why plants have to be inspected and how can we make any money growing and… Click here to read more…
Where to Recycle Plastic Nursery Containers and or Pots. This article is really about, why are plants so dag blamed expensive? Wanted! People to Grow and Sell Small Plants from Home. Do you have a big pile of nursery containers behind your shed that you’d like to get rid of, but you don’t want to… Click here to read more…
‘Fireworks’ Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’) PP18504 This is why I love plants! Like most mornings I grabbed a cup of coffee and headed to our sun room to read and enjoy my coffee. As the sun was coming up I looked outside and through the porch railing I see this spectacular display of red… Click here to read more…
Shindig at Mike’s Plant Farm 2012! This is a members only event! Start Growing and Selling Small Plants from Home Right Now! For many, many years now each summer I invite members to visit us here in the northeast corner of Ohio and each and every year we have a great turn out. This year… Click here to read more…
