Excellent job of listening to what customers want and bringing them in. You are going to have a wonderful assortment of plants for next year! Your customers will be very happy 👍🙏🏼👍
The hardest thing any small nursery goes through is predicting what the future market demands. I have come close to brush piling plants due to over growing a particular variety. Luckily over time, plants will sell. Unfortunately, I have had to sell large plants at cheap prices just to move them out. It's still profitable though! Keep the great videos coming!
Wow. You're growing at a great pace. Spring will be here before you know it. Wish you could find a pumpkin grower and corn stalks for fall straw bales and maybe a Halloween decor supplier to add some more variety to your customers. Just my thoughts. Great job all
YES!!! I haven;t been able to find any of those things locally. Part of what's hard about being in a new place, first year in business, is sourcing things like that, for sure.
You guys are doing awesome for your first year. You'll get there if it's meant to be. Keep searching for those new ideas that will keep them coming. Variety and change always does that. Great job.
It’s also good to have some varieties that are drought (neglect) tolerant. Gaillardia and rudbeckia, sedum, succulents, Iberis, and the creeping phlox, heath, and mother of thyme are other plant and forget varieties.
I've had Lavender in pots over winter and they did fine but I'm in Victoria, Australia. They are pretty tough though, not even mum has killed them ! I would say, you should be fine. Good luck with them. 👍💚
I planted a little Gaura like those in the spring this year, and it is 2 1/2 feet high, and 4 feet across right now, and still in full bloom at the end of October. A wonderful late season food source for polinators and other insects, not to mention it's very beautiful.
In zone 5 lavender will not over winter. Hard to keep in pots in general for long periods of time. Im going to try to put in a raised bed overwinter and then pot up in spring. We also have to cover them even in the ground
Hi Craige grown thousands of lavender to over winter they need to be kept on the dry side to much moisture causes botrytis especially when temperatures are low all best Dave uk
Just an FYI I have been watching your vids over the past few years, and lately I decided to go back to the beginning and watch your whole story (I've missed vids due to life). So my way of marking the vids I've seen was to drop a little green heart (💚) into the comments - it helped me know the ones I've seen and marks my place (it was easy to confuse myself otherwise since I had already seen many and wanted to watch them all over in series). Well, I hadn't needed to check where was until today. I went back to see which ones I'd seen, but to my small horror almost NONE of the little hearts were there! I don't know if I did something wrong or what, but thought I'd mention it. You could be losing comments (or perhaps I'm just losing my mind...).
I'm glad to see Daisy do well I have lots. It was a real treat seeing John I've said it before he's just a cutie. I am really impressed by how the kids jump into help.
Craig, Lavender overwinters in pots very well here in the Willamette Valley (Western Oregon). Obviously winter is generally wet and mild, but can get fairly chilly here, and it’s not unusual to have 5-10 nights (total) in the teens each winter; we do freeze fairly regularly from late November thru Jan/Feb. That being said, they’re a Mediterranean plant so keeping them *a bit* drier than your Hostas, for example, seems to work well for me. I’d recommend tunneling them if you’re going to struggle to get above freezing for a period of time. Lost one of my Spanish lavender specimen plants over the winter (in about a #3 equivalent deco pot) because it was soaking wet, then froze for about 3-4 days, and had zero sun during this time. I’ll definitely be putting all of mine in the tunnel this year. Cheers, best wishes on this expansion venture, and blessings to you and your family. Y’all are an inspiration to so many. Especially a fan of your tough-love fatherly business advice. Appreciate you greatly.
Looking good! I wish I could get flats of perennials like that but no one up in Canada sells them 😕 Only way I can get perennials is in 3.5”, 6” or 1 gallon pots that are ready to sell. Sure I can upsize them but its still way more expensive than buying a flat!
Thanks for the information on patented plants. Good to know we are allowed to sell them. I love baptisia, but never tried over wintering them in pots. Good luck!❤
Just got my nursery license. I've killed a ton of plants but learned a lot. I've got some nice arborvitae, firewitch, bamboo, lavender, and pink muhly grass ready to sell though. Hopefully I can get them sold.
Thanks for more ideas of plant varieties in the nursery! I have a question about fertilizer for plants that have been potted up from plugs to gallon pots. What do you use and how often for these newly potted up plants?
As I pot them, I use 1 tbsp slow reelase fertilizer. I use 18-5-12. That formulation may or may not be best for your situation - all depends on your potting soil.
@@savvydirtfarmer I use hardwood bark mulch & soil conditioner as my potting mix. The closest I could find to your recommended NPK is 16-5-11 Florikan Time Release Fertilizer. Would you say that is close enough?
My lavender struggled in pot this year. Put them in ground and mulch. In Eastern Nebraska. But we had some wicked low temps and our area was in a drought. We are zone 5b I believe.
I have been watching you channel for the pass couple of weeks. I’m so good with inside plants, also wanted to try doing more outside plants. Thank you for sharing your whole experience!!!
I will get some Bee Free next year!! Want to add more perennials! Had a couple of busy days outside in my plants this week, love seeing your videos as I plan what I want to do next. But all for me, but interested to see what plants I might propagate. Thanks for the video!
Thanks Craig, I appreciate all your videos! They are helping so much! I've got lavender in pots and it's been great for overwintering! We are in Texas Zone 8a-8b... Again thank you and blessings ❤❤
I'm just getting started, thank you for all your helpful information! I've had 2 successful garage sale-type days and now 2 weeks of Facebook postings. I'm growing a ton of stuff for next year, hoping that most will survive the winter. ☺
I have had a Guara for the 3 rd season! It is a late starter….something you might mention to a buyer! Beautiful plant…looks like little butterflies flying
It would seem like you would get safer results overwintering in the ground and then potting up in spring but is that a problem with soil and a nursery license? Love your videos. Very inspiring. I am increasing my columbine and lupines from seed and think they would sell well too (and overwinter)
I can't imagine overwintering thousands of perennials in the ground, then digging, potting, and selling in the Spring. The Spring is PACKED with 12+hour days and adding one more project that big is TOO much.
Good point. I guess I'm just less good at keeping things alive in pots. I would picture myself digging up only what I wanted to sell each week and then selling on a much smaller scale and just one day a week!
Thank ypu for the beautiful videos you do! Your plants do you put them in a greenhouse or leave the uncover during winter..how do you keep them until next spring
Dianthus rule! They reseed prolifically! Hardy, long blooming, attract all pollinators. Light spicy scent like carnations. Shasta daisies! Proliferate naturally quite well. I like to have plants that coordinate well, dianthus and daisies are perfect
All hands on deck👍😎 Question, do you prefer the heavier trade one gallon pot to the lighter weight one. It looks like you use tge "molded" plastic? I'm ready to order again. Just got my Growers and Dealers license so I can order plugs/liners. Should have tunnel up by October to overwinter. Thank you for sharing what you just purchased. I have over 60 one gallon Alaska Shasta Daisies I started from seed potted in the heavier pot. I'm planning on opening by end of February 2024. 👍🌱🌱🌱Thank you 👍😎🌱🌱🌱
I just use trade gallons and use the cheapest ones I can find when I need them. I don't pay any attention to whether or not they are "light" or not. They all last quite a long time.
Question: are your customers just roaming around all your tarped areas or do you have a specific place with say 20 of each type plant available and then reload it as needed?
That's exactly what we do. Sometimes people rome, but 95% don't. It's funny... sometimes people think we're hiding the good stuff from them... very weird?!
Thank you for the information on the patented plants! I have a question…so at the beginning of the video (where the plants are under shade), do you hand water them? I’m trying to understand why some aren’t in shade with sprinklers and some under shade without water system. I don’t want to mess up when I start ordering the basics for my backyard nursery. Thank you a bunch!!
I don't hand water much of anything. Irrigation is set in both shaded areas, including the one in the beginning of video. I have had a TON of plants in shade cloth that are in very small pots, like 3" pots. They dry out VERY quickly in direct sun, therefore shaded them. Sometimes I put plants under shade because I simply don't have room to put them anywhere else. Some light shade never hurts plants.
@@savvydirtfarmer okay thank you for letting me know!!! Yes this hand watering is for “the birds “ but that’s all I can do until we get everything lined out. Waiting on cooler weather here in Louisiana! Oh and rain! 😂
does the shade cloth act as an insect barrier also or do you have to have a different fabric thank you for sharing your story chuck in central okla grasshoppers main issue
Question for ya. We’re just north of Houston so it’s been 100+ last 3 weeks straight. Would you recommend waiting to get transplant plugs until temps are back to lower 90’s or upper 80’s ? Also looks like yours are open to sunlight right away not under shade cloth ? Last quick one is it worth putting them under plastic greenhouse during Dec, Jan, feb when we may get upper 20 def nights for a few nights on and off ? Thanks for all the great advise can’t Thankyou enough. Been a subscriber for over a year and going for it not too fast but enough to learn a lot and make enough to grow from profit earned step by step like your family !
I *try* to not transplant when it's SO hot. I really don't know if it matters. But, plants seem to fare better in cooler temps when being moved around as a general rule. Shade cloth? Many of my plants under shade are in tiny 3" pots. Very hard to keep those hydrated in direct sun, therefore under shade cloth. And, a lot of my plants are shaded because they are shade loving plants like hostas. And, some are there simply because I didn;t have anywhere else to put them at the time I potted them.
When you leave your fresh cutting overwinter do you leave them in the cold to go dormant or do you keep them in a greenhouse warm all winter? Will leaving fresh cuttings like crape Myrtle or hydrangea in the winter kill them after they've taken root?
I have noticed that many plants have patents on them. I know you can not propagate patented plants. BUT what are the legalities of purchasing wholesale plants that are patented with the intention to resell? Is it okay bc you bought from a wholesaler or is there more to it than that?
I would say in a small nursery like mine, probably not. But... I've never looked into it. I suspect in many cases I would have to get into a contract to propagate xxxx plants per year, charge $.xx royalty per plant, etc. Just not something I want to deal with. Plenty of open domain plants out there to propagate.
Patent holders will only deal with a few big propagators and thats it. It would cost them way too much in admin labour to track tens of thousands of nurseries that only propagate 100 plants.
And just how would you know you have a patented plant? If I buy a plant I would think I could propagate it for myself. I bought it, I planted it, I grew it so why can’t I propagate it? I reckon revenue is at the root of this but I’ve never heard of patented plants. Never paid attention to the fact. So a big thanx for the info but how would you know? How long are these patents good for and is it a standard number of years?
Plants should be properly labelled, and on the label, it will say something like "asexual propagation prohibited..." or "PP 23148" (patent number), or otherwise indicate it is patented. Patents are good for 20 years from date of patent filing... you can look up plant patents fairly easy with a simple google search.
Excellent job of listening to what customers want and bringing them in. You are going to have a wonderful assortment of plants for next year! Your customers will be very happy 👍🙏🏼👍
The hardest thing any small nursery goes through is predicting what the future market demands. I have come close to brush piling plants due to over growing a particular variety. Luckily over time, plants will sell. Unfortunately, I have had to sell large plants at cheap prices just to move them out. It's still profitable though! Keep the great videos coming!
Wow. You're growing at a great pace. Spring will be here before you know it. Wish you could find a pumpkin grower and corn stalks for fall straw bales and maybe a Halloween decor supplier to add some more variety to your customers. Just my thoughts. Great job all
YES!!! I haven;t been able to find any of those things locally. Part of what's hard about being in a new place, first year in business, is sourcing things like that, for sure.
You guys are doing awesome for your first year. You'll get there if it's meant to be. Keep searching for those new ideas that will keep them coming. Variety and change always does that. Great job.
John is so cute in those shades. He is too cool for school 😂 Great video. Thanks.
His eyes are super sensitive to bright light and he has some color deficiency issues. If he can get his hands on some sunglasses, he's good to go!
Your doing what I dreamed about for years...thanks for sharing.
Hope to come see the nursery 2024
Great video by the way. Very important to mention patents and non propagation.
Thanks. Have mentioned them many times… definitely important.
It’s also good to have some varieties that are drought (neglect) tolerant. Gaillardia and rudbeckia, sedum, succulents, Iberis, and the creeping phlox, heath, and mother of thyme are other plant and forget varieties.
I've had Lavender in pots over winter and they did fine but I'm in Victoria, Australia. They are pretty tough though, not even mum has killed them ! I would say, you should be fine. Good luck with them. 👍💚
Very nice selection! As usual, enjoyed the video...
I planted a little Gaura like those in the spring this year, and it is 2 1/2 feet high, and 4 feet across right now, and still in full bloom at the end of October. A wonderful late season food source for polinators and other insects, not to mention it's very beautiful.
Yes!! It’s a beautiful perennial
In zone 5 lavender will not over winter. Hard to keep in pots in general for long periods of time. Im going to try to put in a raised bed overwinter and then pot up in spring. We also have to cover them even in the ground
Hi Craige grown thousands of lavender to over winter they need to be kept on the dry side to much moisture causes botrytis especially when temperatures are low all best Dave uk
Thanks for that!
Just an FYI
I have been watching your vids over the past few years, and lately I decided to go back to the beginning and watch your whole story (I've missed vids due to life).
So my way of marking the vids I've seen was to drop a little green heart (💚) into the comments - it helped me know the ones I've seen and marks my place (it was easy to confuse myself otherwise since I had already seen many and wanted to watch them all over in series).
Well, I hadn't needed to check where was until today.
I went back to see which ones I'd seen, but to my small horror almost NONE of the little hearts were there!
I don't know if I did something wrong or what, but thought I'd mention it.
You could be losing comments (or perhaps I'm just losing my mind...).
I’ve been seeing the green hearts and usually respond with one of my own… no idea where they went??!
I'm glad to see Daisy do well I have lots. It was a real treat seeing John I've said it before he's just a cutie.
I am really impressed by how the kids jump into help.
Craig,
Lavender overwinters in pots very well here in the Willamette Valley (Western Oregon). Obviously winter is generally wet and mild, but can get fairly chilly here, and it’s not unusual to have 5-10 nights (total) in the teens each winter; we do freeze fairly regularly from late November thru Jan/Feb.
That being said, they’re a Mediterranean plant so keeping them *a bit* drier than your Hostas, for example, seems to work well for me. I’d recommend tunneling them if you’re going to struggle to get above freezing for a period of time.
Lost one of my Spanish lavender specimen plants over the winter (in about a #3 equivalent deco pot) because it was soaking wet, then froze for about 3-4 days, and had zero sun during this time. I’ll definitely be putting all of mine in the tunnel this year.
Cheers, best wishes on this expansion venture, and blessings to you and your family. Y’all are an inspiration to so many. Especially a fan of your tough-love fatherly business advice. Appreciate you greatly.
Much appreciated!
Looking good! I wish I could get flats of perennials like that but no one up in Canada sells them 😕
Only way I can get perennials is in 3.5”, 6” or 1 gallon pots that are ready to sell. Sure I can upsize them but its still way more expensive than buying a flat!
Newest subscriber! Thanks for all the great info!!
Welcome !! Thankful to have you.
Thanks for the information on patented plants. Good to know we are allowed to sell them. I love baptisia, but never tried over wintering them in pots. Good luck!❤
Just got my nursery license. I've killed a ton of plants but learned a lot. I've got some nice arborvitae, firewitch, bamboo, lavender, and pink muhly grass ready to sell though. Hopefully I can get them sold.
The Baptisma is very easy to grow from seed.
Great explanations, especially for someone who is very limited in their knowledge.
I really enjoy the videos. It helps me to stay inspired plus I learn a lot from you guys. Thanks!
Dianthus is one of my favorites.
Beautiful and tough as boot leather
Thanks for more ideas of plant varieties in the nursery!
I have a question about fertilizer for plants that have been potted up from plugs to gallon pots. What do you use and how often for these newly potted up plants?
As I pot them, I use 1 tbsp slow reelase fertilizer. I use 18-5-12. That formulation may or may not be best for your situation - all depends on your potting soil.
@@savvydirtfarmer I use hardwood bark mulch & soil conditioner as my potting mix. The closest I could find to your recommended NPK is 16-5-11 Florikan Time Release Fertilizer. Would you say that is close enough?
I would use that@@hosta127
Great video,😊
My lavender struggled in pot this year. Put them in ground and mulch. In Eastern Nebraska. But we had some wicked low temps and our area was in a drought. We are zone 5b I believe.
I have been watching you channel for the pass couple of weeks. I’m so good with inside plants, also wanted to try doing more outside plants. Thank you for sharing your whole experience!!!
I will get some Bee Free next year!! Want to add more perennials! Had a couple of busy days outside in my plants this week, love seeing your videos as I plan what I want to do next. But all for me, but interested to see what plants I might propagate. Thanks for the video!
Lavender and Rosemary grow well together as they don't like much water.
Great job on this project and great work on your future plans 👩🌾
Great video as usual! Love seeing you and your families journey!
Thanks Craig, I appreciate all your videos! They are helping so much!
I've got lavender in pots and it's been great for overwintering! We are in Texas Zone 8a-8b...
Again thank you and blessings ❤❤
Sounds great!
Have you considered growing microgreens? Could get the girls on a restaurant/ food service distribution route!
Great video and very informative. Can you tell me what kind of fertilizer those yellow balls on top of most of the plants is?
I'm just getting started, thank you for all your helpful information! I've had 2 successful garage sale-type days and now 2 weeks of Facebook postings. I'm growing a ton of stuff for next year, hoping that most will survive the winter. ☺
Great job!
I have had a Guara for the 3 rd season! It is a late starter….something you might mention to a buyer! Beautiful plant…looks like little butterflies flying
I forgot to mention it thrives in dry conditions.
It would seem like you would get safer results overwintering in the ground and then potting up in spring but is that a problem with soil and a nursery license? Love your videos. Very inspiring. I am increasing my columbine and lupines from seed and think they would sell well too (and overwinter)
I can't imagine overwintering thousands of perennials in the ground, then digging, potting, and selling in the Spring. The Spring is PACKED with 12+hour days and adding one more project that big is TOO much.
Good point. I guess I'm just less good at keeping things alive in pots. I would picture myself digging up only what I wanted to sell each week and then selling on a much smaller scale and just one day a week!
Thank ypu for the beautiful videos you do! Your plants do you put them in a greenhouse or leave the uncover during winter..how do you keep them until next spring
Have you changed your potting mix for perennials from what you were mixing for your shrubs?
I use the same mix for everything.
Dianthus rule! They reseed prolifically! Hardy, long blooming, attract all pollinators. Light spicy scent like carnations. Shasta daisies! Proliferate naturally quite well. I like to have plants that coordinate well, dianthus and daisies are perfect
All hands on deck👍😎
Question, do you prefer the heavier trade one gallon pot to the lighter weight one. It looks like you use tge "molded" plastic? I'm ready to order again. Just got my Growers and Dealers license so I can order plugs/liners. Should have tunnel up by October to overwinter.
Thank you for sharing what you just purchased. I have over 60 one gallon Alaska Shasta Daisies I started from seed potted in the heavier pot. I'm planning on opening by end of February 2024. 👍🌱🌱🌱Thank you 👍😎🌱🌱🌱
I just use trade gallons and use the cheapest ones I can find when I need them. I don't pay any attention to whether or not they are "light" or not. They all last quite a long time.
Thank you Craig. You and your family are an inspiration 🌱🤗
Your videos are wonderful! I was wondering where you buy your pots from? Thank you!
I get them free from landscapers, closing nurseries, etc. Or from a local nursery supplier. Or from amleo.com or greenhousemegastore.com
@@savvydirtfarmer Thanks so much for your reply! I appreciate your time.
Great video ! What is your zone as I want to determine if late propagation will over winter.
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Question: are your customers just roaming around all your tarped areas or do you have a specific place with say 20 of each type plant available and then reload it as needed?
That's exactly what we do. Sometimes people rome, but 95% don't. It's funny... sometimes people think we're hiding the good stuff from them... very weird?!
Thank you for the information on the patented plants!
I have a question…so at the beginning of the video (where the plants are under shade), do you hand water them? I’m trying to understand why some aren’t in shade with sprinklers and some under shade without water system. I don’t want to mess up when I start ordering the basics for my backyard nursery. Thank you a bunch!!
I don't hand water much of anything. Irrigation is set in both shaded areas, including the one in the beginning of video. I have had a TON of plants in shade cloth that are in very small pots, like 3" pots. They dry out VERY quickly in direct sun, therefore shaded them. Sometimes I put plants under shade because I simply don't have room to put them anywhere else. Some light shade never hurts plants.
@@savvydirtfarmer okay thank you for letting me know!!! Yes this hand watering is for “the birds “ but that’s all I can do until we get everything lined out. Waiting on cooler weather here in Louisiana! Oh and rain! 😂
If it’s a patented plant, do you need to individually tag each pot with a tag showing patent number?
"Probably" a good idea.
does the shade cloth act as an insect barrier also or do you have to have a different fabric thank you for sharing your story chuck in central okla grasshoppers main issue
No, it does nothing for insect control, as it's wide open on one end.
@@savvydirtfarmer i understand it would have to be totally enclosed is it a tight enough mesh thank you for your reply chuck
If it were completely enclosed, it would do a good job keeping grasshoppers out, for sure. It's not quite as tight as window screen, but close.
ok thank you have great weekend chuck@@savvydirtfarmer
Where do you order your plugs from?
I don't generally share that info here for a variety of reasons... I've talked about it before. thanks for understanding.
Question for ya. We’re just north of Houston so it’s been 100+ last 3 weeks straight. Would you recommend waiting to get transplant plugs until temps are back to lower 90’s or upper 80’s ? Also looks like yours are open to sunlight right away not under shade cloth ? Last quick one is it worth putting them under plastic greenhouse during Dec, Jan, feb when we may get upper 20 def nights for a few nights on and off ? Thanks for all the great advise can’t Thankyou enough. Been a subscriber for over a year and going for it not too fast but enough to learn a lot and make enough to grow from profit earned step by step like your family !
I *try* to not transplant when it's SO hot. I really don't know if it matters. But, plants seem to fare better in cooler temps when being moved around as a general rule. Shade cloth? Many of my plants under shade are in tiny 3" pots. Very hard to keep those hydrated in direct sun, therefore under shade cloth. And, a lot of my plants are shaded because they are shade loving plants like hostas. And, some are there simply because I didn;t have anywhere else to put them at the time I potted them.
When you leave your fresh cutting overwinter do you leave them in the cold to go dormant or do you keep them in a greenhouse warm all winter? Will leaving fresh cuttings like crape Myrtle or hydrangea in the winter kill them after they've taken root?
I don’t even have a greenhouse. They get cold, freeze, go dormant, then wake up in Spring. They know what to do.
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you! Your channel has helped me alot. I hope to start my own nursery this year.
Do you keep any written notes on all these plants
Thank you
Errrr..... not really.
Are the two Shasta Daisy you mentioned patented or no?
no... can't propagate patented plants.
How can you tell which varieties are patented and which aren't?
Any patented plant should be labeled as such
I have noticed that many plants have patents on them. I know you can not propagate patented plants. BUT what are the legalities of purchasing wholesale plants that are patented with the intention to resell? Is it okay bc you bought from a wholesaler or is there more to it than that?
Nothing more to it than that. Buy and resell.
Is it worth dealing with the patent licensing so you could propagate them?
I would say in a small nursery like mine, probably not. But... I've never looked into it. I suspect in many cases I would have to get into a contract to propagate xxxx plants per year, charge $.xx royalty per plant, etc. Just not something I want to deal with. Plenty of open domain plants out there to propagate.
Patent holders will only deal with a few big propagators and thats it. It would cost them way too much in admin labour to track tens of thousands of nurseries that only propagate 100 plants.
Hello when propgate die plants when time
And just how would you know you have a patented plant? If I buy a plant I would think I could propagate it for myself. I bought it, I planted it, I grew it so why can’t I propagate it? I reckon revenue is at the root of this but I’ve never heard of patented plants. Never paid attention to the fact. So a big thanx for the info but how would you know? How long are these patents good for and is it a standard number of years?
Plants should be properly labelled, and on the label, it will say something like "asexual propagation prohibited..." or "PP 23148" (patent number), or otherwise indicate it is patented. Patents are good for 20 years from date of patent filing... you can look up plant patents fairly easy with a simple google search.