Definitely honest and transparent view of the business if you want to get into it. Thank you for giving us this piece of knowledge so we can make knowledgeable decisions... thank you!
👍keep finding division plants for your $$$. Great to have that variety and whole plants. Keep your eyes open and continued learning. Great job. Maybe one year pumpkins and hay and corn stalks will be a great addition. Any local farms close for those items?🎃🍁
Maybe one day, but right now not too interested in pursuing that. Of course, it would work and be profitable. But EVERYONE EVERYWHERE does straw and pumpkins... I don't want to be like everyone else.
I totally agree - no sense in competing with a million big box stores and big farmers. But maybe do a small patch to donate to your church or boyscout troop for them to have a fundraiser. Good advertising with a good deed :)@@savvydirtfarmer
Interesting as usual :) I was thinking I'd just propagate everything but you're making me realize it might be a couple years before I could get going with sales. Plus you need a large enough starter inventory to propagate from. Hostas for example, start with one plant year1. Get 3 divisions Year2. Get 9 divisions Year3. So it's exponential but only one division per year is pretty slow. For people who have never had any business background, the "profit" also will be net of operating expenses and overhead. Such as your 200 mile trip, soil, pots, water, infrastructure. I just googled and there are several "garden center" software packages out there. Maybe you could get one of them to sponsor you ? :)
As I mentioned, this wasn't an exhaustive exercise in business economics... more a thought exercise on how the math can work... lots of variables. Lots of stuff could be included to make the video long and boring. At the same time, no reason to make it seem more complicated than it is.
Never would have thought of using shade cloth to protect the plants in the trailer. I've used tarps and they shred and the plants get windburned. I am thinking the holes on the shade cloth allow a little air through . That would keep the cloth from shredding. I was moving trees to my new homestead so there was lots of room for wind to get under the tarp. Plants no taller than the edge of the trailer definitely helped it looked like. I was amazed when you took the cloth off and the plants looked perfect!
When I started hauling plants a few years ago, I noticed it a nursery. Everyone there was leaving with shade tarp coverings. Most of the time they wrap their whole load rather than cover like I do. But they work great and it's just a standard practice in the industry. I've double tarped before when I had particularly delicate plants.
Great video! Love those margins on plants you didn’t have to start from nothing and as you mentioned, there will be some free cuttings too! Going to be a great spring!
Thank you for such informative videos ❤. Your video explaining plant patents was one of my favorite. Curious... Do nurseries have "gentleman's agreements" as to which varieties they will propagate within a region?
My first frost date is Nov 4th. I have hoops and frost cloth, plus a garage where plants semi survived last year... And I'm sad to see the season end lol
I'm in the same basket as you a good wholesale nursery is a little over two hour drive they're a good one I found some closer but they're really not a wholesale they say they are 50 cent's or up to $2 off on a plant to me is high for wholesale prices. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you have good luck with all plants
Several variables, mainly pot size, because bigger pots cost more, require more potting soil, and require more fertilizer. But... overall cost for me is under $.50 / pot.
Wow I can't believe how cheap you can buy and sell those plants for. Up here in Alberta, Canada a #1 pot wholesales for around $8-10 and retails for $16-20. #2 shrubs wholesale for $18-22 and retails around $35-40. Big box stores sell them for less of course but most big box stores up here don't stock plants that will overwinter in our zone!
Great information. Of course, you are not factoring in the labor involved in keeping them growing, water, fertilizer, etc. But if you love what you're doing, it's not work 😉
I disagree, as a small retail business owner in the past, I guarantee you HAVE to cover your expenses in your pricing and you have household expenses to pay with income from your time. Working for free is not sustainable.
Where can wholesale plants be purchased? I’ve googled searched and local nurseries come up. How do I get Proven Winners shipped to me? Or something similar.
Had my no plant person help me stack plants in the rear bed of truck I kept saying you have to put them behind the cab so they don’t get wind blown 😂 Look at me like I had three heads. OK still don’t get it. Lol.
I appreciate the videos. I'm just starting my nursery in lower Alabama (LA). Do you have a whole sale nursery you recommend? Also do you recommend a resale tax number for Alabama? Thank you
I don’t have a nursery to recommend… I picked all these up locally. But I believe there are several in the south Alabama and NW Florida areas. Tax stuff? Check with. CPA. That’s always my answer because that’s what I always do.
Hi! I’m interested in starting a small nursery in the yard of my home. I want to start by reselling plants from wholesalers first. To try it out. However I don’t know how to map my way to starting. All I know is I need my nursery license. Can you please help? Do you offer mentorship’s?
Can you please tell your precious wife that me and my husband who she and your daughter met on the Abrams Falls trail hiked Mt. LeConte. Tell her I am the girl who hiked in high heels and she’ll know. 😁
This is not a good information about how much a person can make money in this or any other business. Here in the estates the term "make money" is deceiving because it shows the gross amount of sales or total income it doesn't shows any expenses like water, taxes, rents, herbicides, fertilizers, tarps, gas for travel, not salaries, not equipment, electricity, pots, etc. And then damaged and dead plants that didn't make it. Yes, some on them are fixed expenses some of them are not. In another countries the term "make money" is literally what you get in your pocket as real profit meaning after you have paid everything else. So with way of talking business people get confused thinking that you spend let's say $40 in something you sell it for $120 and those $80 are yours to keep. Nothing further from the truth and that's how people get bankrupt because when you sell your something and start spending in yourself those $80 very soon you will be begging for loans and with no working capital at all. I suggest you to do the math, have already figured out those fixed costs for every plant and those variable costs too and then to give the example. That would it be more realistic and truthful. Keep the good work!
Seems you're the only one confused. In the video, I said, "this is just a thought exercise," and said there are other expenses like the pots, fertilizer, etc... do your own math, with your own prices, and your own expenses based on your own location. On a channel like this that reaches a GLOBAL audience, I can't possibly cover every contingency, every person's situation, every person's individual setup. That's why I have a video exclusively dedicated to irrigation cost. A separate video for the cost of my land, infrastructure, and everything else. I appreciate what you're saying, but in the whole context of my channel, it's just uninformed. Additionally, your reason for "people going bankrupt" is also incorrect. People go bankrupt because they borrow money. I don't borrow money... and I have clearly stated that many times as well.
@savvydirtfarmer yes you are right in a way. I'm part of that GLOBAL group since I wasn't raised in the states but I have had businesses here and there. That's why I specified about the difference in the words meaning. No, you don't have to include every contingency just examples of different costs of running a business so your audience has a better understanding that's all. You are doing a great job I have being following you for a long time and enjoy your videos always. Just to clear the air...
Can't believe how established it's looking there now 🌱
Working on it EVERY day!
He works hard.
Definitely honest and transparent view of the business if you want to get into it. Thank you for giving us this piece of knowledge so we can make knowledgeable decisions... thank you!
I love how your nursery is growing! The buy-ins are really making a difference. Steady growth!
Yes! We propagate a lot and buy in a lot. It takes both.
Very nice video always new things to learn from you
Thank you!
Im excited for the North Alabama Hydrangea Bonanza!
Starting the plans now!
I might visit from Texas for that @@savvydirtfarmer
Me too!!! I will be saving my money!
Thanks for sharing
You bet!
👍keep finding division plants for your $$$. Great to have that variety and whole plants. Keep your eyes open and continued learning. Great job. Maybe one year pumpkins and hay and corn stalks will be a great addition. Any local farms close for those items?🎃🍁
Maybe one day, but right now not too interested in pursuing that. Of course, it would work and be profitable. But EVERYONE EVERYWHERE does straw and pumpkins... I don't want to be like everyone else.
I totally agree - no sense in competing with a million big box stores and big farmers. But maybe do a small patch to donate to your church or boyscout troop for them to have a fundraiser. Good advertising with a good deed :)@@savvydirtfarmer
Great video as always.
I appreciate that
@@savvydirtfarmer 👍
Beautiful set up. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for being so open about every single thing we would ask you. I have learned so much from you.
Interesting as usual :) I was thinking I'd just propagate everything but you're making me realize it might be a couple years before I could get going with sales. Plus you need a large enough starter inventory to propagate from. Hostas for example, start with one plant year1. Get 3 divisions Year2. Get 9 divisions Year3. So it's exponential but only one division per year is pretty slow.
For people who have never had any business background, the "profit" also will be net of operating expenses and overhead. Such as your 200 mile trip, soil, pots, water, infrastructure. I just googled and there are several "garden center" software packages out there. Maybe you could get one of them to sponsor you ? :)
As I mentioned, this wasn't an exhaustive exercise in business economics... more a thought exercise on how the math can work... lots of variables. Lots of stuff could be included to make the video long and boring. At the same time, no reason to make it seem more complicated than it is.
Great video. I built in ten acres looking to do something with it! Love this channel
I love nandinas! They have green folage all year and beautiful berries, I decorate with them at Christmas, only outside though. Love your nursery!
Sounds great! thank you
Great content. This Minnesota senior loves your energy. I wish you well!
Thank you! You too!
Thanks for the inspiration with all of your videos. Great information presented as usual.
Never would have thought of using shade cloth to protect the plants in the trailer. I've used tarps and they shred and the plants get windburned. I am thinking the holes on the shade cloth allow a little air through . That would keep the cloth from shredding. I was moving trees to my new homestead so there was lots of room for wind to get under the tarp. Plants no taller than the edge of the trailer definitely helped it looked like. I was amazed when you took the cloth off and the plants looked perfect!
When I started hauling plants a few years ago, I noticed it a nursery. Everyone there was leaving with shade tarp coverings. Most of the time they wrap their whole load rather than cover like I do. But they work great and it's just a standard practice in the industry. I've double tarped before when I had particularly delicate plants.
I used to know you when you were a little back yard gardener.
Wow! Great job.
You still do, and I still am.
Great video! Love those margins on plants you didn’t have to start from nothing and as you mentioned, there will be some free cuttings too! Going to be a great spring!
Absolutely! Can't wait to see how it all goes
Wow $3 for 1 gallon wholesale is a fantastic price! I have been paying $5 or more wholesale.
Yes. I have mutliple places I can find them for $5; $3 is a steal, which is partially why I got so many
Thank you for such informative videos ❤. Your video explaining plant patents was one of my favorite.
Curious... Do nurseries have "gentleman's agreements" as to which varieties they will propagate within a region?
Good question - I have no idea.
My first frost date is Nov 4th. I have hoops and frost cloth, plus a garage where plants semi survived last year... And I'm sad to see the season end lol
Thank you! I look forward to your videos! The nursery looks really good!
Thanks so much! 😊
It’s the “Fast Food” approach! Ready to sell.
Seems to be something like that.
I'm in the same basket as you a good wholesale nursery is a little over two hour drive they're a good one I found some closer but they're really not a wholesale they say they are 50 cent's or up to $2 off on a plant to me is high for wholesale prices. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you have good luck with all plants
Good wholesale nurseries can be hard to find within a reasonable drive. That’s why propagating and /or growing your own plants is so important
Can you please give us an estimate of costs for repotting? Thanks so much for the content...very helpful!
Several variables, mainly pot size, because bigger pots cost more, require more potting soil, and require more fertilizer. But... overall cost for me is under $.50 / pot.
Very nice, i really enjoyed the video
Wow I can't believe how cheap you can buy and sell those plants for. Up here in Alberta, Canada a #1 pot wholesales for around $8-10 and retails for $16-20. #2 shrubs wholesale for $18-22 and retails around $35-40. Big box stores sell them for less of course but most big box stores up here don't stock plants that will overwinter in our zone!
Prices vary dramatically place to place - even plant to plant in the same place. I got a great deal on some of these, for sure.
Great information. Of course, you are not factoring in the labor involved in keeping them growing, water, fertilizer, etc. But if you love what you're doing, it's not work 😉
I disagree, as a small retail business owner in the past, I guarantee you HAVE to cover your expenses in your pricing and you have household expenses to pay with income from your time. Working for free is not sustainable.
And, I'm not close to working for free.
Where can wholesale plants be purchased? I’ve googled searched and local nurseries come up. How do I get Proven Winners shipped to me? Or something similar.
When do u pot them up? Now or in spring? Im potting up now.
I want these potted any time before Spring, so as soon as we start having warm days, they are starting their rooting into their new pots.
Had my no plant person help me stack plants in the rear bed of truck I kept saying you have to put them behind the cab so they don’t get wind blown 😂 Look at me like I had three heads. OK still don’t get it. Lol.
don't forget your fuel and travel time.divide it by your total plants and add it to your total
of course... just a little thought exercise. So far no one has caught a mistake in my math either that I didn't realize.
@@savvydirtfarmer I saw it. The profit on the Oak Leaf Hyd. is $900 instead of $1200.
Good catch... it happens.
oooooo! oak leaf hydranga!
yep.
I appreciate the videos. I'm just starting my nursery in lower Alabama (LA). Do you have a whole sale nursery you recommend? Also do you recommend a resale tax number for Alabama? Thank you
I don’t have a nursery to recommend… I picked all these up locally. But I believe there are several in the south Alabama and NW Florida areas. Tax stuff? Check with. CPA. That’s always my answer because that’s what I always do.
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you!
Hi! I’m interested in starting a small nursery in the yard of my home. I want to start by reselling plants from wholesalers first. To try it out. However I don’t know how to map my way to starting. All I know is I need my nursery license. Can you please help? Do you offer mentorship’s?
Hi Mari. Email savvydirtfarmer@gmail.com
What town are you in i lived in al for over 30 years in blount co big town of snead
Shoals area; NW Alabama
Can you please tell your precious wife that me and my husband who she and your daughter met on the Abrams Falls trail hiked Mt. LeConte. Tell her I am the girl who hiked in high heels and she’ll know. 😁
I've heard of you! She shared a Snickers with you!! Hope you had a great hike to LeConte... it snowed there this morning.
Did you have to take a course and test to get your nursery license?
No. Go to your state dept of agriculture website. Everything you need is there.
How do you keep your plants from bug damage?
Spray as needed.
Are the prices you paid year end close out prices or are they your wholesalers regular prices?
They are regular prices for this particular wholesaler... very good prices.
This is not a good information about how much a person can make money in this or any other business. Here in the estates the term "make money" is deceiving because it shows the gross amount of sales or total income it doesn't shows any expenses like water, taxes, rents, herbicides, fertilizers, tarps, gas for travel, not salaries, not equipment, electricity, pots, etc. And then damaged and dead plants that didn't make it. Yes, some on them are fixed expenses some of them are not. In another countries the term "make money" is literally what you get in your pocket as real profit meaning after you have paid everything else. So with way of talking business people get confused thinking that you spend let's say $40 in something you sell it for $120 and those $80 are yours to keep. Nothing further from the truth and that's how people get bankrupt because when you sell your something and start spending in yourself those $80 very soon you will be begging for loans and with no working capital at all. I suggest you to do the math, have already figured out those fixed costs for every plant and those variable costs too and then to give the example. That would it be more realistic and truthful. Keep the good work!
Seems you're the only one confused. In the video, I said, "this is just a thought exercise," and said there are other expenses like the pots, fertilizer, etc... do your own math, with your own prices, and your own expenses based on your own location. On a channel like this that reaches a GLOBAL audience, I can't possibly cover every contingency, every person's situation, every person's individual setup. That's why I have a video exclusively dedicated to irrigation cost. A separate video for the cost of my land, infrastructure, and everything else. I appreciate what you're saying, but in the whole context of my channel, it's just uninformed. Additionally, your reason for "people going bankrupt" is also incorrect. People go bankrupt because they borrow money. I don't borrow money... and I have clearly stated that many times as well.
@savvydirtfarmer yes you are right in a way. I'm part of that GLOBAL group since I wasn't raised in the states but I have had businesses here and there. That's why I specified about the difference in the words meaning. No, you don't have to include every contingency just examples of different costs of running a business so your audience has a better understanding that's all. You are doing a great job I have being following you for a long time and enjoy your videos always. Just to clear the air...
@@gloriaiarango He clearly said in the video there are more costs associated with the transaction Karen.
Too much talking
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