This seems to be another common question folks have… “What Should I Be Doing Now? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! I put together a month-by-month guide so you know what type of propagation is best for each month of the year. January-Mid Winter You can do hardwood cuttings of deciduous plants. Just wait for… Click here to read more…
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The Most Important Thing You Need to Learn Before Starting Your Nursery
Safety first. Many of the things discussed on this board involve electricity and chemicals. Read the labels, take precautions, wear protective clothing, and don’t assume anything is safe. One such problem has come up with a couple of people inhaling powder rooting compounds with adverse reactions. Do be Careful. Now, Mike’s Rant. Do Not take… Click here to read more…
Over Wintering Rooted Cuttings.
We stick our softwood cuttings in June in a bed of sand outdoors. In a matter of weeks they are fully rooted Using this Plant Propagation System. We can pull them from the bed and pot them in the summer but I don’t unless I absolutely need them because summer potting can be stressful for… Click here to read more…
Mike’s Big Perennial Garden
At The Nursery I have this big bed that is really just a big pile of sand and gravel that I dug out to make a container area. Rather than haul the material away I just gave it some contour and landscaped it. Over the years I’ve had all kinds of really interesting plants in… Click here to read more…
Tips and Tricks for Growing Plants from Seed.
This article was written by One of Our Members, Mike Dysinger to share with the rest of the members. I found it so valuable I asked if I could share it here. Learn more about Mike at the end of the article. Tips and Tricks for Growing Plants from Seed Growing plants from seed is… Click here to read more…
What is a Plant Patent and How Do they Work?
Are plant patents a good thing or a bad thing? Is this just “Big Brother” controlling what we do in our own garden? First, let me put this out there. I am not an attorney. I will explain this as I understand it but keep in mind, I am a “Dumb Ole Dirt Farmer”, don’t… Click here to read more…
Harvesting Rooted Cuttings from the Propagation Bed.
In early June of this year we stuck thousands of cuttings in our propagation bed. Today is September 18th, 2020 and I am pulling some of the cuttings from the propagation bed to get potted up. Most of the cuttings that I stick in June are fully rooted in about 6 weeks so we have… Click here to read more…
Growing, Selling and Propagating Silver Dollar Hydrangea
About the Silver Dollar Hydrangea. It grows only about four feet or four and half foot tall. The flower color is a cream why with a tinge of pink. It loves full sun and partial shade. It attracts Butterflies and Bees. Is it deer resistant? No, but it’s what I call deer resilient. If they… Click here to read more…
Growing, Selling and Propagating Dark Green Arborvitae.
Dark Green Arborvitae is the perfect plant for an evergreen hedge that will give you both privacy and beauty. For an evergreen they are a relatively fast grower, filling in nicely to create the perfect privacy hedge. Dark Green Arbovitae grow happily in zones 3 through 7. They 36″ to 48″ wide and grow as… Click here to read more…
Inventory at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio
Every single plant in the joint is only $7.97! I think we have 11 plants that are not $7.97. Everything else is! Please note; This inventory list is not complete. We have many thing that are not on this list and there are a few things here that we are still trying to get. Mike’s… Click here to read more…
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