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Stock Plants and Growing in Containers

Updated : June 17, 2024

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Stock plants, rooted cuttings, cuttings, that’s my business. Up against the donkey fence, I have planted several stock plants to take cuttings from. They are my gold mine. I have Anabelle Hydrangea and Gold Flame Spirea among many others. The Gold Flame Spirea is just a phenomenal plant. It is easy to propagate and it… Click here to read more…

How Much is One Rooted Cutting Worth?

Updated : May 29, 2020

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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…

Making Cuttings with the Grandkids.

Updated : September 25, 2014

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Mondays with Mike.  This week . . . Donkeys.  Since  we shot this videos the Donkeys have a greatly expanded pen and lots of new grass to eat.  They’re happy.  I no longer have to tie them out so they can eat a little grass. Just getting ready to stick cuttings.  Trying out the grand… Click here to read more…

Rooted Cuttings. How to pot and or plant them, how, when, how often and how much to prune them.

Updated : September 10, 2019

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Tango Weigela Rooted Cutting/Liner in desperate need of pruning.

Rooting cuttings is easy, I’ve been teaching people how to do it online since 1999.  But once the cuttings are rooted how do care for them?  How do you plant or pot them?  When should they be first pruned? All great questions that folks have.  People get all caught up in the process of rooting… Click here to read more…

Turning Sticks into Money.

Updated : June 17, 2024

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Small plants grown from hardwood cuttings.

Sometime last fall or winter I did a post about doing hardwood cuttings and I remember having a flat packed full of little tiny hardwood cuttings.  I just looked for that post and I can’t find it.  And to be perfectly honest, I don’t have time to keep looking.  So the first person that finds… Click here to read more…

Adding A New Cutting Bed

Updated : June 17, 2024

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This week I’m adding a new cutting bed at the nursery (since we completely filled up our other one). Plus, the donkeys make an another appearance…

Potting Up Our Rooted Cuttings

Updated : November 5, 2014

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It’s a busy week for us… digging water lines, installing drain pipes, making retaining walls and potting up our rooted cuttings. Small Plants Like this Sell Like Crazy and in Many Cases You Can Find Buyers all over the Country that Will Buy from You.  Just Put them in a Box and Send them Off. … Click here to read more…

Rooted Cuttings Experiment and More

Updated : June 17, 2024

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I setup a rooted cutting experiment to see which medium would work best between coarse sand and potting soil. Watch the video to see which worked best!  

How To Get Paid For Selling Sticks

Updated : June 17, 2024

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This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on buying plants online and also selling the plants you grow online: Part 1  – How to Sell Plants Online Part 2 – Where to Buy Plants (at Rock-Bottom Prices) Online Part 3 – [You Are Here] – How to Get Paid to Sell Sticks (Yes… STICKS!!)… Click here to read more…

The Amazing Multiplication Effect & How To Heal In Your Plants

Updated : November 25, 2014

51 Comments

Young trees planted in organized rows, sunny landscape.

15 Fast-Growing Trees to Transform Your Yard Quickly

Posted On March 23, 2025 By Duston

The Donkey Bucket Challenge (Watch Video)

Posted On December 6, 2024 By Duston

How to Make Money Growing and Selling Mums (Chrysanthemums)

Posted On September 28, 2024 By Duston

Hydrangea cuttings stuck close together.

My Month-By-Month Plant Propagation Guide

Posted On August 24, 2024 By Duston

Mike’s Plant Farm Spring Ad

Posted On May 15, 2024 By Mike

Mike’s Big Perennial Bed by the Month.

Posted On April 27, 2023 By Mike

$180.00 per Square Foot? Is it really possible?

Posted On March 28, 2023 By Mike

Rooted cuttings of variegated weigela in bunches to harden off.

Over Wintering Rooted Cuttings.

Posted On January 8, 2023 By Mike

Mike's Big Perennial Bed.

Mike’s Big Perennial Garden

Posted On January 8, 2023 By Mike

A Profound Thank You from Mike.

Posted On September 1, 2022 By Mike

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‘Bubblegum Blast’ Bee Balm

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‘Blue Angel’ Hosta.

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