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People often wonder, “What is this Backyard Growers Business Center?” Then they exclaim, “I’m just interested in growing plants, not selling them.” Well it’s not all that stuffy and formidable. The members of the Backyard Growers Business Center are growers who help each other out. The more experienced old-timers, (and young-timers) are eager to help… Click here to read more…
After eating your favorite avocado, don’t throw the seed away! Grow a beautiful decorative houseplant or even your own avocado tree following these simple steps. Materials needed: · Avocado pit/seed · Small, clear bottle in order to see the roots grow · Water · toothpicks STEP 1 Remove the large pit/seed inside the avocado. STEP… Click here to read more…
Why would anyone want to build a bat house? Because bats are the primary predator of those annoying, flying nighttime insects like mosquitoes, moths and beetles. One bat can eat thousands of insects in one evening! And if you build a bat house for them, they will stay out of your chimneys, rafters and attics. … Click here to read more…
This is the million dollar question that I get asked a lot. “How big does a plant have to be before I can sell it for $5.97?” And of course the answer is . . . it depends. To help explain this, I’ve made a movie about plant sizes and value. Actually my intent here… Click here to read more…
Is it really possible that one lonely rooted cutting could change your life forever? I suppose it could. I decided to write this because this morning I was giving some advice to one of our Canadian members about getting started selling small plants. I felt that he was thinking way too small and taking way… Click here to read more…
Last year, 2013, I built this shelter house for our miniature donkeys. And wouldn’t you know it, the very first year we have miniature donkeys on the farm we get hit with the worst winter in years and years. Temperatures as low as 15 degrees below zero! Finnegan and Fergus did fine with lots and… Click here to read more…
Propagating Roses from Cuttings www.freeplants.com Copyright © 2011 McGroarty Enterprises Inc. The propagation of Roses. Boy this must be hard to do. Roses are a mystery to many gardeners. Something so beautiful must be really difficult to grow from cuttings, at least so think some gardeners. This is not the case at all. Roses… Click here to read more…
I am going to show you how to grow all the flowering shrubs you want, absolutely free of charge. This really does work, in the dead of winter, outside in the cold, snow and freezing weather. I’ll prove it to you. I know, I know, I know! The plants in the picture look like dead… Click here to read more…
DIY Self-Watering Planters There are probably about as many different shapes, sizes, and variations of self-watering planters as there are plants to put in those planters. Most have some form of a water reservoir, fill pipe, and overflow tube or hole. I chose to use 5 gallon buckets because they are easy to find and… Click here to read more…
If you’ve never grown succulents you don’t know what you are missing! These have to be the easiest plants in the world to grow. They hold root cells in both stems and leaves, so you can cut off any section, let it dry (callus over) for 24 hours to a month, stick it in dirt… Click here to read more…
