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…
Forever Pink Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Forever Pink’ I love this hydrangea! I bought 200 rooted cuttings for 55¢ each, potted them up in mid-May and by mid-summer they had flushed out and were blooming like crazy. I didn’t get these two photos until September so by that time the blooms were going away, wish I had gotten the… Click here to read more…
Mike’s First Backyard Nursery
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.
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…
Easy Way to Sharpen Pruning Shears.
Before we dig into the nitty-gritty of this article, let’s have a chat about which pruning shears are best. The answer to that is simple, it really depends on what you like. I will give you my opinion and why, but others will argue telling that they like another brand for a lot of different… Click here to read more…
The One Gallon Plant Conspiracy.
This is a huge opportunity as far as I’m concerned. Seriously, I truly believe that this could be really big. Okay, so maybe it’s not really a conspiracy, but it’s close to that. I’ve been working in the green industry for a long time. Since 1972 I believe. Back then it was really, really… Click here to read more…
Proper Nursery Plant Tagging.
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!
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…
How to Build Your Own Solar Powered Generator
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…
How to Get Rid of Skunks
Skunks tend to live as close to a food source as possible, so be careful to not inadvertently provide food sources for them. Skunks eat insects, grubs, garbage, bird seed, fruit, vegetables and small mammals. In a residential area skunks usually make a home under a garden shed, in a wood pile, a rock pile… Click here to read more…
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