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Backyard Nursery

  • How to Make Money Growing and Selling Mums (Chrysanthemums) - 28 September 2024
  • $180.00 per Square Foot? Is it really possible? - 28 March 2023
  • A Profound Thank You from Mike. - 1 September 2022
  • Rooting Dappled Willow from Hardwood Cuttings and Starting a Fun Little Business with Nothing but a Handful of Sticks. - 21 March 2022
  • What is a Plant Patent and How Do they Work? - 12 November 2021
  • Fall Plant Sale at Mike’s Plant Farm! - 8 August 2021
  • How to put a ball and burlap on a bare root tree that has been previously dug. - 15 April 2021
  • Mike Interviews a Very Successful Backyard Grower from Tennessee. - 23 February 2021
  • This is how you stack $5,000 worth of trees on a pick-up truck. - 17 January 2021
  • Mike McGroarty Interviewed On Western Life Radio (April 4, 2020) - 28 April 2020
  • Inventory at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio - 26 April 2020
  • Covid-19, the Corona Virus and the plant business. - 26 March 2020
  • Mike Does a Radio Interview - 27 February 2020
  • Backyard Growers Shindig 2019 - 1 February 2020
  • Trimming Liners Before you Pot them. - 27 October 2019
  • Plant Growers Workshop and Wholesale Buying Opportunity - 7 October 2019
  • Rare, difficult to find, Japanese maple varieties. - 27 June 2019
  • Wholesale Plant/Nursery Stock Sale Event! 3 Days! - 7 June 2019
  • City Girl Rakes in $4,500 in two Short Days Selling Small Plants from Her Tiny City Lot. - 26 April 2019
  • Non Patented, Public Domain Plants that You Should Be Free to Propagate. - 7 March 2019
  • Mike McGroarty Speaking at a Gardening Expo Sponsored by the Michiana Master Gardening Association and You are Invited! - 13 February 2019
  • Wholesale Nursery Stock in Perry, Ohio. - 9 June 2018
  • Digging Bare Root Japanese Maples to be Potted. - 19 April 2018
  • Potting Soil! What can I use to make my own potting soil. - 14 March 2018
  • Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud Trees, only $25.00 each! - 4 February 2018
  • Mike and Pam McGroarty Visit with Backyard Growers from Georgia and other Southern States. - 2 February 2018
  • Our Family of Backyard Growers. - 1 February 2018
  • We are Giving Away a Free, ‘Purple Ghost’ Japanese maple. - 2 January 2018
  • Free Japanese Maple Tree! - 26 December 2017
  • Backyard Growers Tour Brotzman’s Nursery - 5 November 2017
  • It’s an Exciting Time to be a Member of our Backyard Growers Business Center! - 18 July 2017
  • Valve Trouble Shooting. - 18 May 2017
  • Visiting One of Our Members, a Grower in Pennsylvania. - 9 May 2017
  • 2017 Spring Plant Sale at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio 44081 - 27 April 2017
  • How to Separate Used Nursery Containers (pots) Easily. - 20 April 2017
  • The Correct Way to Pot Rooted Cuttings, Nursery Stock Liners and other Plants. - 2 April 2017
  • Offering Landscape Design, Landscape Consultation to Your Nursery Customers. - 31 March 2017
  • How to Make a Backyard Greenhouse with Four Hula-Hoops. - 18 March 2017
  • Start a Garden Club at Work! - 3 March 2017
  • Thank you Tim and Patty! - 21 December 2016
  • The Wrap Around Potting System. - 9 November 2016
  • Shindig 2016 at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio - 30 September 2016
  • This is Why I Do what I Do. - 21 September 2016
  • We are Giving Away Two Memberships to The Backyard Growers Business Center! - 18 September 2016
  • An Open Letter to Mike McGroarty and the other Members. - 16 May 2016
  • The $5.97 Plant Pricing Model. - 8 April 2016
  • We are Giving Away a Free Backyard Growers Membership. - 15 March 2016
  • Mike’s First Backyard Nursery - 3 March 2016
  • Our Family of Backyard Growers. - 25 February 2016
  • The One Gallon Plant Conspiracy. - 5 January 2016
  • Proper Nursery Plant Tagging. - 1 January 2016
  • The Art of Stacking Plants in a Truck. - 30 December 2015
  • Book Review-Garden-pedia by Pamela Bennett and Maria Zampini. - 17 December 2015
  • We’re Giving Away a Free Gardening Gift Basket! - 17 December 2015
  • How to Winterize Sprinklers, Irrigation Lines. - 1 December 2015
  • Unrooted Hardwood Cuttings for Sale. - 12 November 2015
  • How to Make Your Own Awesome Potting Soil. - 16 October 2015
  • Huge Plant Sale this Weekend! - 17 September 2015
  • Huge Plant Sale this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept 18th, 19th and 20th! - 10 September 2015
  • Starting a Backyard Nursery in August - 21 August 2015
  • What is a Liner Plant? - 14 August 2015
  • Stock Plants and Growing in Containers - 13 August 2015
  • Can You Make $100,000 From Yard Waste? - 7 August 2015
  • Backyard Nursery Success Story - 7 August 2015
  • What is the Backyard Growers Business Center????? - 6 August 2015
  • Growing Japanese Maple Trees in Pots - 6 August 2015
  • My Nursery and Donkey Points - 16 July 2015
  • Damping Off – When Seedlings Fail - 1 June 2015
  • The Canadian Buy/Sell Board - 19 May 2015
  • Getting Ready For The First Plant Sale - 6 May 2015
  • Growing, Buying and Selling Thousands of Plants - 24 April 2015
  • Growing Plants in Beds - 24 April 2015
  • To Dig or Not to Dig - 7 April 2015
  • Conversations from the Backyard Growers Business Center - 27 February 2015
  • Preparing for Spring Plant Sales - 5 February 2015
  • How Much is One Rooted Cutting Worth? - 24 January 2015
  • How to Plant Bare Root Trees - 19 January 2015
  • Shipping Plants - 14 January 2015
  • Mike McGroarty’s “Secret” Bed Building and Potting Soil Recipe. - 23 December 2014
  • DIY Plant Cart - 15 December 2014
  • DIY Hoop House - 1 December 2014
  • Look who came to visit me today at Mike’s Backyard Nursery! - 21 November 2014
  • How to Build a Potting Bench Out of Pallets - 13 October 2014
  • How to Winterize Your Irrigation System - 6 October 2014
  • Get Free Access to The Backyard Grower’s Business Center - 29 August 2014
  • Backyard Growers Enjoying a Visit to Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio - 24 August 2014
  • An Important Lesson for All Plant Propagators - 8 August 2014
  • How to water small pots and other plants in the yard, garden or nursery. - 8 June 2014
  • Patented Plants and Plants with Registered trademarks and the Tale of White Fountain Weeping Cherry Trees. - 3 May 2014
  • What to Expect When Buying Plants From an Online Retailer - 2 May 2014
  • Repairing Loose Root Balls on Tree Hydrangea. - 22 April 2014
  • How to Grow Tree Seedlings into Beautiful Trees. - 6 April 2014
  • DIY Hoop House - 22 March 2014
  • A 15th Anniversary and a 58th Birthday - 19 January 2014
  • Homemade Mobile Potting Bench. It has Removable Wheels! - 16 January 2014
  • How to Make Homemade Plant Propagation Flats. - 7 January 2014
  • Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Mike’s Backyard Nursery. - 27 November 2013
  • B&B, Balled in Burlap, Tree Digging Tips. - 17 September 2013
  • Turning Sticks into Money. - 25 August 2013
  • 2013 Shindig at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio - 18 August 2013
  • How to Ship Plants by U.S. Mail, UPS or Fed Ex. - 3 August 2013
  • My Very First Customer Placed a $500.00 Order over the Phone! - 20 July 2013
  • Plants in Pots Verses Plants in Beds or in the Field. - 19 July 2013
  • How to Turn $50 into $1,000 Growing Ornamental Grasses. - 14 July 2013
  • Mike McGroarty Gets Slammed by a Subscriber. - 11 July 2013
  • How Can You Start a Backyard Nursery with this Kind of Help? - 10 July 2013
  • I Bought 1,300 More Plants and Fixed Up Our Sales Area - 12 June 2013
  • Stay at Home, Home Schooling Mom, Loves Growing Plants at Home for Extra Income. - 12 June 2013
  • Mulching Our Japanese Maple Beds - 24 May 2013
  • Getting Ready for the Plant Sale - 10 May 2013
  • Mondays with Mike McGroarty at Mike’s Plant Farm, 4850 North Ridge Road, Perry, Ohio 44081 - 4 May 2013
  • How to Make Your Own Sprinklers on Stand Pipes. - 28 April 2013
  • Snow Damaged, Hoop House, Greenhouse, High Tunnel. - 28 April 2013
  • Went Whacko at the Nursery Auction - 19 April 2013
  • Mike McGroarty’s Backyard Cash Machine Report for only Seven Dollars. - 18 April 2013
  • Buying Plants at Wholesale Prices. - 2 April 2013
  • Are Hybrid Plants Better? - 23 March 2013
  • How to Make 65Ā¢ per Square Inch in Your Backyard. - 16 March 2013
  • Plant Tying Techniques. - 9 February 2013
  • Plant Propagation via Tissue Culture - 2 February 2013
  • Japanese Maples and Sex - 2 February 2013
  • Mike McGroarty’s Savings Account - 25 January 2013
  • Pink Dogwood Trees $3.50 each. - 11 January 2013
  • Grow Your Own Fruit Trees and other Fruit Bearing Plants. - 28 December 2012
  • How To Get Paid For Selling Sticks - 24 December 2012
  • Successful Backyard Nursery in Florida - 16 November 2012
  • Giving Yourself Permission to Fail - 23 October 2012
  • Starting a Plant Business - 16 October 2012
  • Where to Buy Plants Online (…at Rock-Bottom Prices!) - 27 September 2012
  • How to Start a Nursery - 27 September 2012
  • Why do plants have to be inspected? - 11 September 2012
  • Where to Recycle Plastic Nursery Containers and or Pots - 6 September 2012
  • Shindig at Mike’s Plant Farm! - 19 August 2012
  • Free Backyard Growing System - 19 August 2012
  • Mike McGroarty on the Economy. - 12 August 2012
  • What is Mike McGroarty Reading? - 2 August 2012
  • Three Generations of McGroarty Nurserymen - 16 June 2012
  • Canadian Growers Needed. - 10 June 2012
  • Plans For A Potting Bench - 15 September 2011
  • Air Propagating - 11 September 2011
  • Mike’s New Nursery… From The Beginning! - 20 July 2011
  • Digging My Well… My Plants Need Water! - 20 July 2011
  • Meet A Few Backyard Growers! - 9 June 2011
  • Is A Virtual Nursery Really Possible? - 8 June 2011
  • Forsythia Propagation - 14 April 2011
  • How To Ball and Burlap Dig A Tree - 25 March 2011
  • Grower’s Board - 22 March 2011
  • A Successful 20 Year Old - 20 February 2011
  • Awesome! - 10 February 2011
  • Potting Barn Disguised As An Outhouse - 27 January 2011
  • Messages like this Bring Tears to My Eyes. - 18 December 2010
  • Heeling In Plants - 10 November 2010
  • The Amazing Multiplication Effect & How To Heal In Your Plants - 12 July 2010
  • It’s time to Make Baby Plants! Make Baby Plants! Make Baby Plants! - 29 May 2010
  • Growing Japanese Maples - 5 May 2010

Bestselling Plants

  • ‘Rockin Raspberry’ Bee Balm. - 26 June 2022
  • ‘Bubblegum Blast’ Bee Balm - 26 June 2022
  • ‘Blue Angel’ Hosta. - 25 June 2022
  • ‘Big Daddy’ Hosta - 25 June 2022
  • ‘Humpback Whale’ Hosta. - 25 June 2022
  • Ice Plant, delosperma - 9 June 2022
  • ‘Electric Red’ Dianthus - 9 June 2022
  • 21 Plants that are Easy to Grow and Sell Like Crazy! - 25 March 2022
  • Red Prince Weigela - 18 January 2021
  • Mountain Fire Piers Japonica - 17 January 2021
  • Heuchera Coral Bells ‘Fire Alarm’ - 16 January 2021
  • Huechera, Coral Bells ‘Prince’ - 16 January 2021
  • Hosta, ‘Rainforest Sunrise’ - 15 January 2021
  • Dianthus, ‘Appleblossom Burst’ - 15 January 2021
  • Pow Wow White Coneflower - 14 January 2021
  • Trahlyta Daylily - 14 January 2021
  • Lavender Cupcake Butterfly Bush, Buddleia ‘Lavender Cupcake’ - 13 January 2021
  • Prince Charming Butterfly Bush, Buddlea ‘Prince Charming. - 13 January 2021
  • Shirobana Spirea, Spiraea japonica ‘Shirobana’ - 13 January 2021
  • Red Hot Poker, Kniphofia, uvaria ‘Red Hot Poker’ - 12 January 2021
  • Tardiva Hydrangea/Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ - 12 January 2021
  • Autum Joy Sedum/Stonecrop - 12 January 2021
  • Stonecrop, Sedum takesimense ATLANTISĀ® - 11 January 2021
  • Pink Diamond Hydrangea, Growing, Selling and Propagating this Amazing Plant. - 26 September 2020
  • Phantom Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata ‘Phantom’ - 10 September 2020
  • ‘Millenium’ Ornamental Onion - 24 August 2020
  • Weeping Cotoneaster Tree. - 24 August 2020
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating Silver Dollar Hydrangea - 20 August 2020
  • The Perfect Plant for a Shady Garden, Jack Frost Brunnera - 23 June 2020
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating Dark Green Arborvitae. - 3 May 2020
  • Little Business Daylily, Hemerocallis ‘Little Business’, Reblooming Daylily - 18 April 2020
  • Eenie Weenie Daylily, Hemerocallis ‘Eenie Weenie’ - 18 April 2020
  • Purple Ghost Japanese Maple, only $15.00! - 1 April 2020
  • Growing, Caring for and Propagating Miss Kim Lilac. - 18 February 2020
  • Growing and Propagating Black Eyed Susan, Rudebeckia - 15 February 2020
  • Crimson Queen Laceleaf Weeping Japanese Maple - 1 February 2020
  • Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Nigra’ - 22 January 2020
  • Just Some of My Favorite Hosta Varieties. - 12 January 2020
  • The Perfect Evergreen for a Heavily Shaded Area. - 10 December 2019
  • Silver Dollar Hydrangea - 30 November 2019
  • Rare Japanese Maple Varieties $15 and $20 each! - 17 November 2019
  • Mini Skirt Hosta PP26743 - 27 October 2019
  • Sunsation Magnolia - 27 October 2019
  • Sadie’s Delight Japanese Maple. - 27 October 2019
  • 22 Edible Plants You Can Grow and Sell From Home - 20 January 2019
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating non Patented Heuchera, also known as Coral Bells. - 14 October 2018
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating Rhododendrons. - 16 May 2018
  • Growing and Selling Heuchera, Coral Bells. - 20 February 2018
  • Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata ‘Renhy’ - 4 February 2018
  • Waterfall Japanese Maple. - 23 November 2017
  • Purple Ghost Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum ‘Purple Ghost’. - 23 May 2017
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating Creeping Phlox Plants - 10 May 2017
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating Patented Coral Bells also called Heuchera. - 6 May 2017
  • Growing, Rooting and Propagating Dappled Willow in Tree Form from Cuttings. - 14 April 2017
  • Growing, Propagating, Dividing and Selling Hostas for Profit. - 7 April 2017
  • How to Buy and Resell Raspberries, Blueberries and other Fruit Plants from Home. - 2 April 2017
  • Which Boxwood Makes a Nice Low Growing Hedge? - 1 January 2017
  • Achillea ‘Saucy Seduction’ common name ‘Saucy Seduction’ Yarrow. PP20782 - 6 September 2016
  • Enchanted Eve Coreopsis, commonly known as Tickseed. - 6 September 2016
  • Blue Rug Juniper! Growing them, propagating them and using them in a landscape design. - 15 March 2016
  • Forever Pink Hydrangea - 5 March 2016
  • Blue Mouse Ears Hosta - 4 March 2016
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating ‘Pink Whisper’ Potentilla - 28 January 2016
  • Abbotswood Potentilla, Growing, Propagating and Selling them. - 4 December 2015
  • Gold Flame Spirea, Growing, Selling and Propagating this Awesome Plant. - 2 December 2015
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating Tango Weigela - 29 November 2015
  • Growing, Selling and Propagating Variegated Liriope Liners and Plugs. - 8 November 2015
  • Growing, Selling and Rooting ‘Alleghany’ Viburnum - 29 October 2015
  • All Summer Beauty Hydrangea - 15 October 2015
  • Variegated Weigela, an Excellent Plant to Grow and Sell from Home. - 14 October 2015
  • Tricolor Sedum aka Stonecrop - 18 August 2015
  • Green Giant Arborvitae, Deer Proof? - 14 August 2015
  • The Never-Fail Annabelle Hydrangea - 4 August 2015
  • Crazy, Curly, Corkscrew Willow - 12 May 2015
  • Planting Knockout Rose Bushes - 23 April 2015
  • Is Burning Bush Really an Invasive Species? - 13 February 2015
  • Vinca Flower - 9 June 2014
  • Why Rhododendrons Fail to Grow and Two Super Hardy Rhododendrons for Cold Climates. - 27 May 2014
  • Zinnia Plant - 20 May 2014
  • Hydrangea Endless Summer - 21 March 2014
  • Growing, Propagating and Selling Canadian Hemlock Tsuga canadensis. - 15 September 2013
  • The One Plant that Could Change Your Life Forever. - 11 August 2013
  • Nikko Blue Hydrangea. Growing, Propagating and Making them Bloom. - 13 July 2013
  • Beni Shichihenge Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum ‘Beni Shichihenge’ - 12 June 2013
  • Citronelle Coral Bells, Heuchera villosa ‘Citronelle’ - 12 June 2013
  • Growing, Propagating and Caring for Exbury Deciduous Azaleas. - 19 May 2013
  • Harry Lauder Walking Stick - 13 April 2013
  • Butterfly Japanese Maple - 14 November 2012
  • Lion’s Head Japanese Maple - 6 November 2012
  • ‘Fireworks’ Fountain Grass - 29 August 2012
  • Techny Arborvitae - 3 August 2012
  • Emerald Green Arborvitae - 23 July 2012
  • Canadian Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis - 17 July 2012
  • Black Mondo Grass - 10 July 2012
  • Variegated Liriope - 6 July 2012
  • Weeping Nootka Cypress - 10 June 2012
  • Java Red Weigela - 14 May 2012
  • Heuchera-Coral Bells - 27 April 2012
  • Golden Curls Willow - 31 March 2012
  • Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud Tree - 27 March 2012
  • The Golden Curls Weeping Willow - 11 August 2011

Business

    Compost

    • Can I use Well Composted Horse Manure in My Garden? - 14 April 2020
    • Turning Free Wood Chips into Amazing Compost/Growing Soil - 19 January 2020
    • How to Build a Compost Bin from Pallets - 25 September 2014
    • Everything You Know about Composting is Wrong??? - 19 January 2014
    • 7 Ideas for Homemade Compost Bins - 24 June 2013
    • Easy Composting Ideas and Receipes. - 17 April 2013

    Containers

    • How to Care for a Potted Amaryllis - 23 January 2015
    • How to Grow Strawberries in a Pot - 3 October 2014
    • Growing Plants in Containers (Pots), Controlling Weeds. - 3 June 2014
    • 21 Container Vegetable Gardening Tips - 22 July 2013

    Cuttings

    • My Month-By-Month Plant Propagation Guide - 24 August 2024
    • Rooted cuttings, heeled into pots until we can get them potted. - 16 January 2021
    • Harvesting Rooted Cuttings from the Propagation Bed. - 19 September 2020
    • How to Grow Weeping Pussy Willow from Cuttings. - 9 February 2020
    • A Really Easy Way to Make Lots and Lots of New Plants. - 31 March 2019
    • Rooted Cuttings. Heeling them in, storing them until you can get them potted. When to fertilize them. - 25 June 2017
    • The Simplicity of Rooting Thousands of Cuttings in Your Backyard. - 15 April 2017
    • How to Propagate, Root Cuttings, of Dwarf Alberta Spruce. - 31 March 2017
    • Rooting Cuttings in December and January. - 11 December 2016
    • Growing Hydrangeas from Cuttings in the Fall or Winter. - 8 November 2016
    • Growing Roses from Cuttings in the Fall. - 6 November 2016
    • Hardwood Cuttings, Winter of 2015/2016. - 15 September 2016
    • Dwarf Alberta Spruce, growing them from cuttings and caring for them. - 26 April 2016
    • Pulling Rooted Cuttings from the Sand Propagation Bed. - 24 March 2016
    • Gardening in January, No Matter Where You Live. - 3 January 2016
    • Annabelle Hydrangea Propagation, How to Root Cuttings - 23 October 2015
    • Exactly what is and Where Do I Find Coarse Sand for Rooting Cuttings? - 2 October 2015
    • How to Build a Plant Propagation Bed for Rooting Cuttings. - 2 October 2015
    • Growing Christmas Cactus and Amaryllis - 31 August 2015
    • Cold Frame Projects - 24 August 2015
    • Plant Propagation Calendar – What You Should Be Doing Now - 25 June 2015
    • How To Grow Blueberry Plants From A Cutting - 18 June 2015
    • Growing Grape Vines - 26 May 2015
    • How to Propagate Mums - 19 March 2015
    • Propagation Techniques for Landscape Plants - 16 March 2015
    • How to Grow from Cuttings - 5 March 2015
    • Growing Grapes - 16 February 2015
    • How to Regrow Vegetables - 22 January 2015
    • Easy Summertime Plant Propagation Techniques that You Can Do at Home. - 16 January 2015
    • Propagating Roses from Cuttings - 6 January 2015
    • Easy Winter Time Plant Propagation that You Can Do at Home. - 5 January 2015
    • How to Propagate Succulents - 25 December 2014
    • How to Plant Rosemary from Cuttings - 11 December 2014
    • Potting or Planting Rooted Cuttings - 26 July 2014
    • Rooting Cuttings Successfully in Sand. - 8 July 2014
    • Making Cuttings with the Grandkids. - 17 June 2014
    • Hardwood Cuttings, Softwood Cuttings, Plant Selling Success. - 29 May 2014
    • Rooted Cuttings. How to pot and or plant them, how, when, how often and how much to prune them. - 30 April 2014
    • How to Root Purple Sandcherry, prunus cistena from Hardwood Cuttings. - 23 February 2014
    • Winter Time Plant Propagation Techniques. - 2 February 2014
    • How to Propagate Grapes from Hardwood Cuttings. - 10 January 2014
    • How to Root Hundreds if not Thousands of Cuttings at One Time. - 6 December 2013
    • How to Grow Roses from Cuttings. - 15 October 2013
    • How I Overwinter My Cuttings - 4 September 2013
    • Adding A New Cutting Bed - 19 August 2013
    • How I Shade My Cuttings - 17 June 2013
    • How to Propagate and Grow ‘Milky Way’ Chinese Dogwood Trees, Cornus kousa - 8 June 2013
    • Potting Up Our Rooted Cuttings - 4 June 2013
    • How do you propagate Dianthus, Carnation or Sweet William, sometimes known as Pink? - 29 May 2013
    • Rooted Cuttings Experiment and More - 27 April 2013
    • How to Propagate Fragrant Viburnum. - 20 April 2013
    • How To Build a Plant Propagation Box - 17 December 2012
    • Propagating Potentilla from Cuttings - 19 October 2012
    • Propagation From Cuttings - 16 October 2012
    • How to Grow Roses from Cuttings - 20 February 2012
    • A Simple Way To Root Plants From Cuttings - 9 July 2011
    • Grow Your Own Grape Plants - 19 October 2010

    Diseases

    • Why is one side of my Japanese maple, or just one large branch completely dead? - 12 January 2020
    • Powdery Mildew on Peonies - 7 August 2014

    Division

    • Dividing Irises - 27 May 2015
    • Spring, Time to Divide Your Perennials - 4 May 2015
    • How To Divide Ornamental Grasses - 21 October 2011
    • How To Divide Hostas - 21 October 2011
    • How To Divide Daylilies - 21 October 2011

    Fertilize

    • Which Fertilizer Is Best? - 29 September 2018
    • How to Grow Roses-Part 2 - 5 January 2015
    • How to Make Homemade Fertilizer - 17 November 2014
    • Fertilizer Applicator for Fertilizing Containers, Nursery Pots and Plants in the Landscape - 12 November 2013

    Gardening Tips

      General

      • Planting A Pollinator Garden - 14 April 2017
      • Gardening in January No Matter Where You Live! - 9 January 2017
      • April Gardening Ideas and Things to Do in the yard. - 10 April 2016
      • Fall is the Time to Plant Garlic - 7 September 2015
      • Fall Rose Plant Care - 3 September 2015
      • What To Do in September in Your Garden - 31 August 2015
      • This App Identifies Plants From Pictures - 28 August 2015
      • This Really Cool Flower Pot Grows With Your Plant - 25 August 2015
      • Why Do Tomatoes Split? - 17 August 2015
      • EXPOSED: The Secret Life of Roots - 14 August 2015
      • Stuffed Squash and Zucchini Blossoms Recipe - 11 August 2015
      • “Skeleton Flowers” Become Transparent When It Rains - 11 August 2015
      • What’s Hot in August? Balloon Flowers - 7 August 2015
      • 390-Year-Old Bonsai Tree Survived An Atomic Bomb - 7 August 2015
      • Don’t Touch This Plant… You Could Go Blind! - 7 August 2015
      • Gardening Tips for August - 5 August 2015
      • Can Planting More Trees Prolong Your Life? - 4 August 2015
      • Scary Mutant Flowers Growing Near Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Disaster - 31 July 2015
      • Syracuse Professor Creates Tree Bearing 40 Types of Fruit - 31 July 2015
      • When Tillers Go Bad - 28 July 2015
      • Growing Potatoes in Many Ways - 28 July 2015
      • Why Some Summer Squash Doesn’t Mature - 20 July 2015
      • Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden - 16 July 2015
      • Helpful Insects for Your Garden - 9 July 2015
      • How to Grow Clematis - 15 June 2015
      • How To Build a Potato Box From Pallets - 11 June 2015
      • 7 Tips for Growing Strawberries in a Container - 8 June 2015
      • Trellis Your Green Beans! 7 “How To” tips. - 4 June 2015
      • 10 Indications Your Soil is Bad and How to Fix It - 1 June 2015
      • Blossom End Rot in Tomatoes - 29 May 2015
      • Tips for Growing Lilacs - 28 May 2015
      • How to Start a Vegetable Garden - 21 May 2015
      • How to Grow Delicious Strawberries - 19 May 2015
      • 10 Ideas For a Raised Vegetable Garden Bed - 18 May 2015
      • Tips on Planting Asparagus - 14 May 2015
      • Some Helpful Tips About Rose Care - 11 May 2015
      • How to Grow Horseradish - 30 April 2015
      • Unique Vertical Garden Plans - 16 April 2015
      • DIY Pallet Trellis - 30 March 2015
      • Make a Raised Garden Bed Out of Pallets - 26 March 2015
      • How to Grow a Stevia Plant - 23 March 2015
      • How to Grow Tomatoes - 9 March 2015
      • Complete Guide to Soil pH Testing - 23 February 2015
      • DIY Sawbuck Bench - 12 February 2015
      • How to Create a Hydroponic Garden - 5 February 2015
      • DIY Raspberry Trellis - 2 February 2015
      • How to Amend Clay Soil - 26 January 2015
      • How to Start a Bonsai Tree - 15 January 2015
      • DIY Self-Watering Planters - 1 January 2015
      • How to Grow Roses - 29 December 2014
      • How to Build a Standing Raised Garden Bed - 22 December 2014
      • How to Care for your Holiday Plants - 3 December 2014
      • How to Grow an Indoor Herb Garden - 13 November 2014
      • DIY Straw Bale Gardening - 27 October 2014
      • How to Can Tomatoes From Your Garden - 23 October 2014
      • Saving Winter Damaged Plants - 17 May 2014
      • How Does Garlic Grow? - 15 May 2014
      • Important Spring Gardening Tips. - 22 April 2014
      • Planting Blueberry Bushes - 18 April 2014
      • When To Plant Strawberries - 8 April 2014
      • What Planting Zone Am I In? - 3 April 2014
      • Plant Identification App - 26 March 2014
      • Which Plants Are The Most Deer Resistant? - 14 February 2014
      • Gardening Zone Maps for the United States and Canada. - 3 December 2013
      • How To Attract Hummingbirds - 28 August 2013
      • How to Attract Deer - 26 August 2013
      • How to Grow Hops at Home - 23 August 2013
      • Bamboo Plant Care for Beginners - 21 August 2013
      • Vertical Gardening for Beginners - 13 August 2013
      • 5 Unique Ways to Build Raised Garden Beds - 8 August 2013
      • Planting By The Moon - 7 August 2013
      • How To Attract Bees - 30 July 2013
      • How to Grow Herbs at Home - 24 July 2013
      • 17 Must Have Gardening Apps - 19 July 2013
      • How to Plant Raspberries - 16 July 2013
      • How to Plant Roses - 15 July 2013
      • 11 Tips for Growing Pumpkins - 14 June 2013
      • Top 20 Gardening Blogs 2013 - 7 June 2013
      • How can I use free wood chips in my garden? - 23 April 2013
      • Preventing a Back Injury While Gardening. - 27 March 2013
      • Heirloom Seeds, are they Really Better? - 19 March 2013
      • Fruit Trees that Fail to Make Fruit. - 3 March 2013
      • Saving Snow Damaged Japanese Maples and other trees and shrubs. - 14 February 2013
      • 10 Reasons Not To Be Afraid Of Garden Spiders - 11 February 2013
      • Amending Garden Soil - 13 January 2013
      • The Pre-Spring Gardening Checklist. - 5 January 2013
      • My Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick is Dying - 30 October 2012
      • The Joy of Being a Gardener. - 20 July 2012
      • What are we doing to our trees? - 16 June 2012
      • Are your plants safe? Is it too warm too soon. - 18 March 2012
      • 37 Ways to Know You’re Addicted to Gardening - 22 June 2010

      Grafting

      • How to Grow a Fruit Tree - 7 May 2015
      • Grafting Japanese Maple Trees Made Easy! - 13 February 2013
      • How to Graft Japanese Maple Trees. - 29 January 2013
      • Really Nice Japanese Maples – Crash Course On Grafting and Budding - 23 November 2010

      Landscaping

      • 15 Fast-Growing Trees to Transform Your Yard Quickly - 23 March 2025
      • Mike’s Big Perennial Bed by the Month. - 27 April 2023
      • Mike’s Big Perennial Garden - 8 January 2023
      • The Right Way to Treat Your Flower Bulbs after they Bloom. - 9 June 2022
      • Photos, Landscaping Ideas from My Butt Ugly Landscape. Worst Landscape Design Ever! - 8 June 2022
      • Busting Gardening Myths! - 1 May 2022
      • My Landscape Design Skills Suck! - 8 May 2021
      • How to Stop Mulch from Washing Out of Your Beds - 16 October 2020
      • A Different, Simple Landscape Design Idea. - 23 June 2020
      • How to Design Effective Landscape Lighting. - 23 June 2020
      • Edging a bed with a Nursery spade. Not a Shovel! - 12 February 2020
      • Gardening Things You Should Know for Spring. - 12 February 2020
      • Simple Landscape Design Ideas. - 31 May 2018
      • A Very Simple Landscape Design Idea. - 21 December 2016
      • Re-Landscaping Older Homes, Gardening for Extra Money. - 29 October 2016
      • Moving a Large Laceleaf, Weeping Japanese Maple Tree. - 27 November 2015
      • Add a Personal Touch to Your Landscape - 28 July 2015
      • My Landscaping and Remodel of the Old House - 22 May 2015
      • Edge a Bed Like a Pro - 15 May 2015
      • Easy Tree Stump Removal - 13 May 2015
      • How to Transplant Dahlias - 13 April 2015
      • How to Transplant Daylilies - 29 September 2014
      • How to Make a Flower Bed - 29 August 2014
      • 25 Full Shade Plants that Will Look Great in Your Yard - 27 August 2014
      • 23 Landscaping Ideas with Photos. - 20 March 2014
      • Transplanting Japanese Maple Trees in 3 Easy Steps - 11 March 2014
      • Winter Tree and Shrub Transplanting Tips and Why Now is the Ideal Time . - 3 December 2013
      • The Consumers Guide to Caring for and Planting a Live Balled in Burlap Christmas Tree. - 23 November 2013
      • 8 Plants With Spectacular Fall Colors - 13 November 2013
      • Why do I need raised beds? Do I need raised beds? - 24 September 2013
      • Why doesn’t my Chinese Dogwood Tree, Cornus kousa bloom or flower? - 8 June 2013
      • Backyard Landscape Design Ideas, what plants to use where. - 11 May 2013
      • Landscaping Ideas. What Plant Goes Where in the Landscape? - 10 May 2013
      • Colorful and Flowering Plants to Brighten Up Your Yard in the Early Spring - 5 May 2013
      • We Landscaped the Old House - 4 May 2013
      • Should I Remove the Burlap Before Planting My Tree? - 7 April 2013
      • How To Plant a Live Christmas Tree - 19 December 2012
      • Selecting and Caring for a Live Christmas Tree. - 15 December 2012
      • How To Dig and Plant a Live Christmas Tree - 10 December 2012
      • How to Plant in Clay Soil - 28 November 2012
      • Volcano Mulching Kills Trees - 16 June 2012
      • Mulch Sets House on Fire - 5 June 2012
      • The Best Topsoil for You - 23 May 2012
      • Re-Landscape Your House - 16 May 2012
      • What mulch is best? - 20 February 2012
      • Transplanting Tips - 27 October 2011
      • How To Edge A Bed - 29 August 2011
      • Landscape Design Ideas - 25 May 2011
      • How To Plant A Ball and Burlap Tree - 1 April 2011
      • Tips On Planting Bulbs - 10 November 2010
      • Enhance Your Landscape With Roses - 24 September 2010
      • Tree Stump Removal Instructions - 8 June 2010
      • Do You Have Shotgun Fungus? - 6 June 2010
      • Landscape Design Tips - 17 May 2010

      Lawn

      • Preparing a Lawn for the Planting of Grass Seed. - 3 March 2019
      • How to Get Rid of Standing Water in Your Yard. - 4 November 2017
      • Fall is the Ideal Time to Repair Lawn Damage. - 12 September 2015
      • Fall Lawn Fix Up Tips - 10 September 2015
      • Lawn Rust - 10 August 2015
      • Lawn Watering Tips - 13 July 2015
      • Hot Summer Lawn Survival Guide - 29 June 2015
      • Tips on Planting Grass Seed - 25 May 2015
      • DIY Irrigation System for Lawn, Garden or Greenhouse - 5 May 2015
      • How to Kill Bermuda Grass Organically - 2 April 2015
      • Grass Seed Germination Time - 2 May 2014
      • Repairing Your Lawn from Damage Done Over the Winter. - 2 April 2014
      • Top Secret Irrigation Tips for Your Yard. - 13 February 2014
      • Lawn Installation. Hand Seeding, Hydro Seeding or Sod? Which is better? - 11 February 2014
      • How to Repair a Drought Damaged Lawn - 12 August 2012
      • How to Plant Grass Seed - 12 August 2012
      • Zoysia Grass. Is it a good thing or not? - 13 March 2012
      • Quick Easy Technique To Fix Areas In Your Grass - 14 September 2010

      Marketing

      • Mike’s Plant Farm Spring Ad - 15 May 2024
      • Selling Plants at a Flea Market. - 26 March 2018
      • How to Sell Plants from Home. - 19 April 2017
      • The Ten Minute Plant Show. - 13 December 2016
      • The Magic Candy Dish - 4 December 2016
      • It’s all about Arithmetic and Believing in You. - 27 May 2016
      • Who will Buy the Plants that I Grow? - 28 October 2015
      • Plant Sales: Plant Sizes, Plant Prices and the Value of the Plants We Sell. - 8 February 2015
      • The Secret to Selling Lots and Lots of Plants. - 31 March 2014
      • Mike and Duston McGroarty are Giving Away the Farm! - 12 February 2014
      • A Tip for Selling the Plants that You Grow. - 11 February 2014
      • Mike and Duston McGroarty Offer Live Training for Small Business Owners. - 8 February 2014
      • How I Advertise My Plants for Sale - 2 October 2013
      • How to Sell Plants Online - 29 May 2013
      • How to Sell the Plants that You Grow. - 19 May 2013
      • Small Business Training. - 7 January 2013
      • Loading up the Seats of the Ferris Wheel - 31 October 2012
      • A Tribute to Small Business Owners Across America and Beyond. - 27 April 2012

      Nurseries

      • Whistle Hill Nursery Clinton, Tennesse - 12 February 2020
      • Thompson Growers Westminster, SC - 12 February 2020
      • Green Thumb Backyard Nursery, Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania - 9 February 2020
      • Hillbilly Chapel Farm, Townville, Pennsylvania - 4 February 2020
      • Robin’s Backyard Nursery, Forest Ontario, Canada - 12 January 2020
      • Owl Creek Nursery in Acworth, Georgia - 6 January 2020
      • Brace Land Nursery, Wapwallopen PA - 5 January 2020
      • Flat Creek Natives LLC Plant Nursery, Perry, Georgia - 4 January 2020
      • Wild Juniper Nursery, TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - 16 December 2019
      • Wagner Family Nursery, Slippery Rock, PA - 10 December 2019
      • King Arthur Nursery, LLC, Oakville, Missouri - 9 December 2019
      • Maples N More, Burnsville, NC - 9 December 2019
      • ADVANCED NURSERY GROWERS, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA - 25 November 2019
      • Roger’s Backyard Nursery, Cranesville, Pa - 22 November 2019
      • CC’s Backyard Nursery LLC, Wauseon Ohio - 21 November 2019
      • Nursery Seedlings from Blairsville, Georgia - 21 November 2019
      • Genesis Backyard Nursery in Edinboro, PA - 17 November 2019
      • Floraworks Nursery – Chapin, SC - 19 August 2013
      • Plants for Sale – Houston, TX - 19 August 2013
      • Backyard Nursery in Lahore, Punjab Pakistan - 2 July 2013
      • Whistle Hill Nursery - 1 July 2013
      • Root’s & Shoot’s Nursery – Murrysville, PA 15668 - 24 June 2013
      • Dustie Acres Plants – Leslie, AR 72645 - 17 June 2013
      • Mimi’s Greenhouse – White House, TN 37188 - 14 June 2013
      • Olive Branch Nursery – Salem, IN 47167 - 6 June 2013
      • Charlie’s Locally Grown Plants of Kansas City - 6 February 2013
      • New Jersery Backyard Nurseries - 10 March 2012
      • Florida Backyard Nurseries - 24 January 2012
      • Louisiana Backyard Nurseries - 24 January 2012
      • Virginia Backyard Nurseries - 24 January 2012
      • Australia Backyard Nurseries - 24 January 2012
      • South Carolina Backyard Nurseries - 24 January 2012
      • Tennessee Backyard Nurseries - 24 January 2012
      • Colorado Backyard Nurseries - 24 January 2012
      • Oklahoma Backyard Nurseries - 24 January 2012
      • Backyard Nurseries in Canada - 21 January 2012
      • Texas Backyard Nurseries - 20 January 2012
      • Wisconsin Backyard Nurseries - 15 January 2012
      • North Carolina Backyard Nurseries - 15 January 2012
      • Alabama Backyard Nurseries - 15 January 2012
      • Minnesota Backyard Nursery - 15 January 2012
      • Georgia Backyard Nurseries - 12 January 2012
      • Connecticut Backyard Nurseries - 10 January 2012
      • Illinois Backyard Nurseries - 10 January 2012
      • New York Backyard Nurseries - 7 January 2012
      • Pennsylvania Backyard Nurseries - 7 January 2012
      • Ohio Backyard Nurseries - 7 January 2012
      • Missouri Backyard Nurseries - 7 January 2012
      • Washington State Backyard Nurseries - 7 January 2012
      • Michigan Backyard Nurseries - 7 January 2012
      • Indiana Backyard Nurseries - 7 January 2012
      • Arkansas Backyard Nurseries - 5 January 2012

      Pests

      • Controlling Voles in Your Yard and Garden Organically. - 13 March 2016
      • Skunks digging, moles tunneling, why are they digging up my lawn? - 4 October 2015
      • How to Get Rid of Skunks - 24 August 2015
      • Spider Mites Eating Your Plants? - 13 August 2015
      • Strawberry Growers Are Forced to Use Ozone Killing Pesticides - 11 August 2015
      • Organic Grasshopper Control - 30 July 2015
      • Are Birds Eating All of Your Fruit? - 28 July 2015
      • Controlling Earwigs in Your Garden and Yard - 27 July 2015
      • Garden Slugs, Nature’s Slimy Thugs - 2 July 2015
      • 10 Plants that Naturally Repel Mosquitoes - 22 June 2015
      • 11 Options For Natural Pest Control In Your Garden - 27 May 2015
      • Homemade Garden Insecticides - 30 April 2015
      • As You Dig in Your Flower Beds, Watch Out For… - 27 April 2015
      • How to Get Rid of Slugs in Your Garden - 19 February 2015
      • How to Get Rid of Moles - 24 November 2014
      • DIY Squirrel Trap - 20 October 2014
      • DIY Fruit Tree Netting - 16 October 2014
      • Tent Caterpillar Control - 21 August 2014
      • Japanese Beetle Traps? Do they Work? - 30 June 2014
      • How To Keep Cats Out of Garden - 23 May 2014
      • Protecting Your Plants from Mice and other Rodents During Winter. - 26 December 2013
      • How to Keep Squirrels Away - 27 August 2013
      • How to Control Mosquitoes - 20 August 2013
      • 5 Homemade Mosquito Repellents - 31 July 2013
      • 7 Organic Homemade Insecticides - 8 July 2013
      • Using Predator Pee (Urine) to Keep Unwanted Animals Out of Your Gardens. - 16 March 2013
      • Homemade Deer Repellent - 6 November 2012
      • How To Control Slugs - 22 July 2011
      • How To Get Rid of Japanese Beetles - 22 July 2011
      • Do Your Plants Have Spider Mites? - 11 October 2010
      • How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles and Grubs in Your Lawn - 28 July 2010

      Plant Propagation

        Protect

        • Over Wintering Rooted Cuttings. - 8 January 2023
        • Digging and storing bare root trees for later potting. - 18 January 2021
        • Storing bare root trees/plants over the winter. - 24 December 2020
        • Beautiful Snow Covered Plants. - 15 February 2020
        • A Simple Way to Build an Underground Root Cellar. - 9 January 2020
        • Creating Winter Storage for Canna Lilly’s or other roots, bulbs or seeds. - 20 October 2018
        • Tips on Over Wintering Ornamental Grasses. - 31 May 2018
        • Over Wintering Ornamental Grasses. - 18 December 2017
        • How to Over Winter Ornamental Grasses in Containers. - 31 March 2017
        • Heeling in Japanese Maple Trees, Rooted Cuttings and other Plants. - 22 April 2016
        • How to Overwinter Tropical Plants - 26 November 2014
        • DIY Cold Frame - 3 November 2014
        • Overwintering Mums Outdoors the Easy Way - 16 September 2014
        • A Step By Step Guide to Overwintering Geraniums - 22 August 2014
        • Over Wintering, Protecting Plants for Winter - 6 November 2013
        • Protecting Plants from Frost - 9 March 2013

        Pruning

        • Teaching Weeping Japanese maples how to grow into beautiful trees. - 25 August 2020
        • The Correct or Proper Way to Trim Shrubs. - 25 June 2017
        • How to Prune Flowering Bushes the Easy Way - 13 June 2017
        • Braiding Golden Curls Weeping Willow Trees for Patio Planters. - 19 April 2017
        • Training Arborvitae and other Conical Evergreens to Grow with a Single Leader. - 31 March 2017
        • Pruning plants in the nursery before winter. - 1 December 2015
        • How To Prune An Overgrown Japanese Maple Tree - 4 September 2015
        • Tips for Growing and Producing Flowers on Hydrangea - 3 August 2015
        • Tips on Pruning Deciduous Plants - 23 July 2015
        • Summer Pruning Tips - 6 July 2015
        • How to Prune a Hibiscus Plant - 2 March 2015
        • One Finger Pruning of Weeping Cherries, Japanese Maples and other Grafted Plants. - 19 February 2015
        • How to Grow Roses-Part 3 - 12 January 2015
        • How to Trim Grape Vines - 6 November 2014
        • How to Prune Apple Trees - 30 October 2014
        • How To Prune a Butterfly Bush - 2 September 2014
        • How To Prune Shrubs and Other Landscape Plants - 27 August 2014
        • How to Grow & Train Flowering Hydrangea Shrubs into Tree Hydrangeas. - 22 April 2014
        • When To Prune Japanese Maple Trees - 21 March 2014
        • How to Grow and Trim Japanese Maples. - 20 October 2013
        • This is the Way that Crazy People Prune Plants. - 1 September 2013
        • Pruning Small Plants as You Grow them to Make them Nice and Full, not Lanky. - 26 July 2013
        • How to Ruin a Japanese Maple Tree. - 10 April 2013
        • Spring Pruning Tips. Should I Prune Now? - 30 March 2013
        • How to Trim Fruit Trees - 23 February 2013
        • Pruning Purple Sand Cherry - 4 December 2012
        • Teaching a Lavender Twist Redbud Tree how to be a Tree - 2 November 2012
        • How to Prune Roses for Winter - 2 November 2012
        • Training Lavender Twist Redbud - 29 October 2012
        • Hydrangea Pruning Made Easy - 2 July 2012
        • Pruning Rose of Sharon - 19 December 2011
        • How To Trim Forsythia - 30 November 2011
        • Pruning Rhododendrons - 30 November 2011
        • Training Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick To Grow Properly - 17 October 2011
        • Training Japanese Maples To Grow Properly - 17 October 2011
        • How to Prune a Japanese Maple Tree - 8 September 2011
        • When to Prune Hydrangeas - 2 September 2011
        • Suckers On Grafted Plants! - 14 July 2011
        • Trim Your Bushes WAY Back… Part 2 - 22 June 2011
        • Pruning Japanese Maple Trees - 7 April 2011
        • How To Prune An Ornamental Tree - 11 January 2011
        • Purple Sandcherry-Pruning and Propagating - 21 December 2010
        • Trim Your Burning Bush WAY BACK!! - 8 September 2010
        • Hydrangeas: When do I prune them? Why didn’t they flower? - 22 August 2010
        • Pruning Rose Bushes - 21 July 2010
        • Tree Pruning Tips and My 5-Year Experiment - 10 July 2010
        • Pruning Azalea Bushes - 7 May 2010

        Rural Living

        • The Donkey Bucket Challenge (Watch Video) - 6 December 2024
        • An Old Guy, Two Donkeys, a Puppy and a Hammock. What could possibly go wrong? - 17 July 2022
        • An Upside Down Donkey and Cute Puppy. - 14 July 2022
        • How to Move Heavy things the Easy Way. - 13 April 2022
        • The donkeys helping me put up a sign. - 17 January 2021
        • Home Gardening and Electricity. The Dangers! - 18 February 2020
        • Those Silly Donkeys! - 7 February 2020
        • My Elevated Fuel Tank. - 26 January 2020
        • My 64th Birthday! - 26 January 2020
        • A Bird’s Nest Made with 100% Donkey Hair! - 19 January 2020
        • The Shoppes or Shops of North Perry. - 8 December 2018
        • Silly Videos and Random Thoughts . . . - 4 July 2018
        • Removing a Dead Animal from a Well. - 11 May 2018
        • The Donkey Chronicles. Mike McGroarty and his miniature donkeys. - 4 April 2017
        • Mike McGroarty Swapping Spit with a Donkey. - 1 April 2017
        • Things to Do in and Around Cleveland, Ohio and Northeast Ohio. - 23 March 2017
        • Putting up a Building in Five Hours! - 1 January 2017
        • The Little Yellow Dog. - 21 December 2016
        • Mike’s Miniature Donkeys Running for President - 25 March 2016
        • How to Build Your Own Solar Powered Generator - 23 September 2015
        • She’s Getting Sued By Her Neighbor For Having Backyard Chickens - 14 August 2015
        • How to Make Your Very Own Pure Maple Syrup - 9 April 2015
        • DIY Bird House - 6 April 2015
        • Simple Bat House Plans - 9 February 2015
        • How to Heat a Greenhouse Without Electricity - 29 January 2015
        • Building a Warm Shelter for Miniature Donkeys or Goats. - 14 January 2015
        • How to Make Orange and Lemon Marmalade - 8 January 2015
        • Christmas Gift Giving Ideas - 16 December 2014
        • How to Keep Bees - 8 December 2014
        • DIY Chicken Feeder - 2 October 2014
        • DIY Chicken Waterer - 1 October 2014
        • Freezing for a Reason- The Ice Bucket Challenge - 26 August 2014
        • Paying off all of your debts is a life changing, liberating experience. - 16 January 2014
        • Mike and Pam McGroarty with their Miniature Donkeys Finnegan and Fergus. - 10 November 2013
        • Miniature Donkeys Getting all Dressed Up - 11 September 2013
        • How to Make a Rain Barrel - 19 August 2013
        • 10 Ways to Be More Self Reliant - 6 August 2013
        • How to Build a Bat House - 5 August 2013
        • Top 20 Homeschooling Blogs Of 2013 - 1 August 2013
        • How to Make Maple Syrup - 29 July 2013
        • 15 Mouth-Watering Edible Weeds - 26 July 2013
        • 5 Uses For Chickens In the Garden - 25 July 2013
        • 9 Tips for Breeding Goats - 10 July 2013
        • Building Shelter for Miniature Donkeys or Goats. - 7 July 2013
        • How to Care for Goats - 3 July 2013
        • 8 Ways to Purify Water at Home - 2 July 2013
        • 9 Tips for Rainwater Collection - 28 June 2013
        • Miniature Donkeys at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio - 27 June 2013
        • How to Make Wine at Home - 27 June 2013
        • Can You Live Off the Land? - 26 June 2013
        • Top 17 Websites for Raising Chickens 2013 - 25 June 2013
        • The Donkey House is done! - 24 June 2013
        • 7 Reasons Why You Should Get a Goat - 13 June 2013
        • 7 Ideas for More Energy Efficient Homes - 12 June 2013
        • 9 Things to Consider Before Moving to the Country - 11 June 2013
        • How To Keep Bees: A Beginner’s Guide - 10 June 2013
        • Mike McGroarty’s Dirt Farmer Fudge - 14 December 2012
        • How To Tie a Slipknot - 2 December 2012
        • What has Pam been up to? - 2 August 2012
        • “Grammaw’s” Baked Bean Recipe - 11 August 2011
        • Me, the Grandkids, and the Train! - 24 December 2010
        • Notes from our Branson Vacation - 24 September 2010
        • Wedding Photos - 11 September 2010
        • Pittsburgh Steelers Fans - 31 August 2010

        Seed

        • Tips and Tricks for Growing Plants from Seed. - 2 February 2022
        • Growing Seeds, Winter Sowing, in Milk Jugs and Kitty Litter Jugs. - 4 April 2017
        • How to Grow Perennials from Seed. - 2 March 2017
        • How to Grow Japanese Red Maple Trees from Seed - 24 October 2015
        • Growing Landscape Plants from Seed - 14 September 2015
        • How to Propagate Roses From Seed - 26 June 2015
        • How to Grow a Citrus Tree from Seed - 12 March 2015
        • How to Grow an Avocado Tree From Seed - 26 February 2015
        • How To Grow A Mango Tree From a Seed - 4 December 2014
        • How to Grow Lavender from Seed - 9 October 2014
        • Growing Basil From Seed - 28 August 2014
        • Growing Pink Dogwood from Seed. - 4 March 2014
        • Saving Seeds: A Beginner’s Guide - 20 June 2013

        Tools

        • Power Equipment, Pain in the Backside! - 9 June 2022
        • The Kubota Zero Turn Mower. - 13 January 2020
        • An Easy Way to Build the Perfect Trailer for Moving Plants. - 10 January 2020
        • Reviewing Garden Wagons and Garden Carts. - 3 March 2019
        • Free Mantis Tiller! - 3 March 2019
        • Reviewing the Mantis 58 volt Tiller/Cultivator. - 24 July 2018
        • Reviewing the Mantis Electric Tiller/Cultivator. - 24 July 2018
        • We are Giving Away a Mantis 4-Cycle Tiller/Cultivator! - 24 June 2018
        • Reviewing the Mantis Electric Tiller/Cultivator - 9 June 2018
        • Reviewing the Mantis 4-Cycle Plus Tiller/Cultivator - 15 March 2018
        • The Mantis Back Porch Compost Tumbler. - 13 March 2018
        • The Nursery, Plant Tag Printer that We Use. - 1 February 2018
        • Free Pruning Shears! - 18 December 2017
        • Review of the NorthStar High-Pressure Tow Behind Tree/Orchard Sprayer — 21-Gallon Capacity, 2 GPM, 12 Volt - 22 April 2017
        • A Review of the Field Tuff ATV Cultivator. - 20 April 2017
        • Homemade, permanent plant tags. - 6 April 2017
        • Free Pruning Shears, Free Memberships! - 16 December 2016
        • Easy Way to Sharpen Pruning Shears. - 17 February 2016
        • Win This Mantis Tiller! - 10 January 2016
        • Backyard Nursery Tools of the Trade, Things to turn you into a successful grower. - 6 October 2015
        • How to Sharpen Pruning Shears - 13 August 2015
        • Lightweight Expandable Hose That Never Kinks - 4 August 2015
        • Best Pruning Shears - 8 May 2015
        • Which Wheelbarrow Should I Buy? - 21 April 2015
        • Electric Wheelbarrow Review by Mike McGroarty. - 15 January 2015
        • Garden Tools Care - 18 December 2014
        • Backyard Nursery Tools of the Trade. - 22 May 2014
        • Nursery Supplies for Our Backyard Growers. - 6 April 2014
        • Flat Head Spray Nozzles for Plant Propagation. - 26 February 2014
        • Using the Mantis Tiller to Prepare a Landscape Planting Bed. - 14 August 2013
        • Wheelbarrow Review, Which Wheelbarrow Should You or I Buy? - 19 May 2013
        • Top 10 Gardening Tools - 12 February 2013
        • The Easy Digger - 5 February 2013
        • A Nifty Tool: The Gama Hoe - 25 January 2013
        • Aluminun Plant Tags that Don’t Fade - 4 June 2012
        • Clam Shell Air Propagator - 2 May 2012
        • Tree Stump Removal Tools - 4 April 2012
        • I Love My Mantis Tiller! - 17 October 2011
        • Have You Ever Seen An Action Hoe? - 26 October 2010
        • Mantis Tiller Review - 26 June 2010
        • Check Out My Billy Goat Outback Brush Cutter! - 17 June 2010
        • Wheelbarrow Tips & Tricks - 14 May 2010

        Weeds

        • Let Amazon help you with weed control in your gardens. - 11 January 2021
        • Organic Weed Control, an Alternative to Chemical Herbicides. - 17 November 2019
        • How to Get Rid of Yucca. - 3 March 2019
        • A Weed Free Vegetable Garden! - 20 July 2018
        • Know How to Identify Poison Ivy Before It’s Too Late! - 8 April 2015
        • How to Apply Preemergent Herbicide - 8 April 2015
        • How to Get Rid of Creeping Charlie - 20 November 2014
        • The Step by Step Guide to Making a Weed Free Flower or Perennial Garden. - 8 August 2014
        • Is Roundup Safe to Use or Not? - 3 July 2014
        • How to Get Rid of Wild Morning Glory. - 16 April 2014
        • What Kills Poison Ivy? - 15 March 2014
        • How to Get Rid of and or Control Weeds. - 20 July 2013
        • How to Control Creeping Charlie - 5 July 2013
        • How to Get Rid of Poison Ivy - 3 October 2012
        • Weed Control Facts - 27 June 2012
        • Weed Barrier Fabric or Weed Barrier Cloth? Does it work? - 26 June 2012
        • How To Identify Poison Ivy - 1 July 2010
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