The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Bibs On!
The next new trend? Probably not. But hey, it could catch on! Either way, it’s a quick dose of humor to hopefully make your day just a little better. Enjoy! Only a few hours left to take advantage of my INSANE Cyber Week Sale and save $858 (click here to read more)!
You can see more of the donkeys here. And more silly donkey stuff here. Questions, comments, mean things to say? Post them below and I will respond. Until then, by any and all means stay inspired!
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 a ball on trees that were previously dug bare root. Actually, putting the ball on them is the easy part. The hard part? Moving… Click here to read more…
This is something that I bring up In Our Members Area on a regular basis because it is extremely important. There are a lot of ways and reasons to use electricity in conjunction with the growing of plants. But you have to beware and be aware. My goal with this post is to make you… Click here to read more…
This below video is just a silly video. When I first built The Underground Donkey House with the really small doorway with the rope door someone said; “I’d love to see them go through that door.” Well . . . better late than ever, here’s Fergus putting himself to bed.
When I first got my Kubota Tractor one of the first things that I discovered was that pouring diesel fuel out of a five gallon can into funnel while standing on the running board of the tractor was not that easy. And usually it ended up with diesel fuel everywhere. I started searching for a… Click here to read more…
Who cares that Mike had a birthday? That’s a good question. But people have no been following me online now since 1999, that’s 21 years, and I know some like to know what’s going on with me. So I am going to ask you. Do you care? Do you like posts like this or are… Click here to read more…
The ultimate example of re-use, recycle, re-purpose! In the fall as soon as the temps start to drop the donkeys start to grow a lot of extra hair for winter protection. They get these crazy big eye brows, a thick mane and extra hair all over their bodies. Come spring it all starts to fall… Click here to read more…
Your Business Here! Perfect for a Small Family Owned Garden Center, Quick facts; The house is approximate 2,000 square feet, see the photos below. The house is located on 2.5 acres of land. The house is located on a very busy four lane road. The property is zoned commercial, so a business or home based… Click here to read more…
I guess I’ll use this page to share some of our silly videos and some of my random thoughts. Something to think about . . . I like to call this video; “Crazy Comes in all Sizes.” This silly video gives you an idea of what goes on behind the scenes In Our Members Area. … Click here to read more…
Mondays with Mike? Yeah, this is what I was doing last Monday! Okay, this is not a very pleasant subject but it’s happened to us multiple times so it must be happening to others. At first we really didn’t expect it. We put cross bars in the well casing to make sure a small child… 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.
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…
Want to visit Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio? Make it a vacation! Mike’s Plant Farm is located in the far northeastern corner of Ohio, about one mile from beautiful Lake Erie. If you plan on visiting this area there are a ton of things to do and see around here and my goal with… Click here to read more…
We were running out of room at the nursery and decided to add an extra storage building that we intend to Use to Pack and Ship Small Plants, Liners and Rooted Cuttings. We have a local company run by an Amish Family that builds all kinds of outdoor storage buildings and this is the second… Click here to read more…
In October we lost our little yellow dog. She was 14 years old. We loved her to death and I wanted her to be buried at the nursery, Near the Donkeys. We bought her a grave marker and I had a sign made that hangs on the fence by her grave. I’ll post a photo… Click here to read more…
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…
Having a solar powered generator can be functional, economical and fun. There are many different practical uses depending on the size of generator you decide to build. You can find step-by-step plans below to build a portable solar power generator and a link to get plans to build a full size solar generator. Materials List… Click here to read more…
