I’m so happy I found your channel, now I have confirmed that I will have my own nursery here in Central Florida. I have been propagating cuttings sometimes with success and others not so much, but I know it’s what I want to do. Thank you!
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
Great! thanks for watching
@Growing-Our-Retirement3 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the new plant ideas! Can’t grow everything but it’s great hearing from you what sells and what is reasonably easy to propagate. Our stock of hydrangeas is really coming along well.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
I need to increase my hydrangea varieties, for sure
@LibertyFallFarms3 ай бұрын
Great video as always.. Trying different things is how we learn in life. And sharing our experiences will help others. I thought that I would have Annabells and silver dollars to sell next year. Lost all of my silver dollars and all but 3 annabells to the deer.. grazed them all in one night. Maybe next year lol. God bless ❤
@downhomenesters26803 ай бұрын
Same! Lost my parent hydrangeas all to the dear 😢
@jkkelley75823 ай бұрын
You do a great job propagating! You make it seem so easy to do all types of plants! I checkout you way whenever I decide to propagate! Thank you!
@brownthumbnursery3 ай бұрын
Your microphone is doing a great job! I didn’t even hear the garbage truck.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
Yeah, thanks! It was very loud
@lindakay81713 ай бұрын
I have several Black Scallop Ajuga and love the color. Last week I bought Chocolate Chip Ajuga, excited to see what it will look like next year. Enjoy your videos even though I don't have a nursery.
@michaelheyward76683 ай бұрын
Everything is looking great! I like experimenting with things as well. Just finished with Azalea cuttings last week. A bit beyond the time frame but will see how they do. Thanks for sharing the parts that don't do so well as we all go through the same. Hoping everything continues to grow for your business!
@williamcarter7463 ай бұрын
Hi there - could you do a video on how you maintain plant you use for propagation? Are they all in the ground, in pots, do you use them up and buy new ones…..👊
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
All of the above... I take cuttings from my small potted plants and I have some plants in the ground for permanent cuttings (parent plants)
@JackRobinson-h5q3 ай бұрын
Love your videos, I’m getting some shade tunnels up in the spring !! a Local nursery gave me a whole bunch of used shade net for free :). Here in idaho, most nurseries just buy stock from oregon and resell. No one does cuttings and it makes plants quite expensive. I’m growing 1000+ northern catalpa from seed in the spring and i’m doing hybrid poplar
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
Very good. I don't buy calling a place a "nursery" if they aren't gorwing plants themselves. I mean, you can buy resell plants at dollar general. It's just a totally different way of understanding what this business is.
@armandolicea59733 ай бұрын
I’d be interested in a flat of limelight’s when they are ready. Appreciate all the information on your channel, thanks.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
Any info on plant availability will be posted here sometimes later in the fall, probably earl;y December, depending on weather
@amsohn13 ай бұрын
Thanks Craig, Blessings ❤
@growgreenhomestead2438Ай бұрын
I had big plans for my nursery this fall. I had it all written out on paper then, HELENE came through and dropped a tree on my greenhouse. Now I don't have a greenhouse to propagate and start my plants like I planned. ugh! So i am currently still starting seeds in the house but I will need to find something really quick, because space is already running out. Your stuff looks great and I hope to have something together in the next few weeks!
@savvydirtfarmerАй бұрын
Definitely a setback but sounds like you're working toward recovering - you can do it!
@growgreenhomestead2438Ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer Thanks!
@marlenemullet3 ай бұрын
Thanks for your great content! Could I pot up small perennial starts for next spring? I have an unheated greenhouse in zone 5. Would I be okay to keep the perennials in 4 inch pots in my greenhouse for the winter?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
I really don't know for sure. You're quite a bit colder than us. BUT... it won't hurt to try... you may learn something that changes everything for you. I'm still dividing and potting perennials now for next Spring... and, between now and then, they'll just sit out in the open and do their thing.
@marlenemullet3 ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer thanks for your reply and encouragement! I might try a small amount at least!
@carolrichardson28243 ай бұрын
How would one know if you have any plants or plugs for sale on your You Tube channel? You have a great show that I really enjoy.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
If/when I do, I’ll post it here… probably early December, depending on weather.
@hudson88653 ай бұрын
Good morning.
@seybro62983 ай бұрын
The three thuja green giants I bought earlier this year have just randomly put on abt 5 inches in seemingly a matter of weeks, I’m assuming because the roots finally set they’ve started sending top growth all be it later in the year. I think for my first try at propagation I’m going to take only one of them and cut it up to experiment. If it fails, then I’ll try again. Overall I feel drastically motivated to this kind of thing, I even have pine tree seeds in stratifying since I’m just super fascinated with trees
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
great! Did you get rain? Rain will get them going much more than well or faucet water.
@seybro62983 ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer I actually had them in the basement because we were getting hit by a hellene. I did switch to full top water, but enough that some may stick in the pans I have at the bottom, that way they don’t have wet feet but still have accessible water when needed. It seems to be working so far
@seybro62983 ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer I’m considering moving them to the back so they get more rain water
@6768jordan3 ай бұрын
Your limelight hydrangeas look amazing. Once they start to put on new growth you take them off mist? I'm wondering if you give him some type of liquid fertilizer or something cuz they just look amazing.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
Liquid fertilizer once rooted
@6768jordan3 ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer sounds good Craig. They are beautiful plants. Once they start the show roots are you taking them off mist? I think I might be leaving mine on too long is why I'm asking.
@ascension353 ай бұрын
Will you be putting up any silver dollar and limelight hard wood cuttings this winter? I'm interested.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
Not cuttings, but probably plugs. They will be offered to Nursery You first, then here, in I have plenty remaining.
@ascension353 ай бұрын
What time of year will that be... approximately? I live in upstate ny where we can get hard frosts until May. I've been propagating lilac bushes but love the hydrangeas I see on your channel.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
@@ascension35 probably december or so. They ship well in winter.
@shisuikami82043 ай бұрын
what do you feed your plants nutrients wise? when you're growing them in trays and gallon pots? or do you just up pot them?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
Liquid fertilizer when they are young plugs; slow release granular once potted
@shisuikami82043 ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer do you do that weekly?, i've been doing granular organic every 2 weeks and it seems to work but feels its lacking, and definitely on the trays, i never have stuff not yellow n stagnate cause im so unsure of fertilizer timing at times
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
@@shisuikami8204 I don't know... every week or two, I guess. Whenever I think to do it.
@shisuikami82043 ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you :)
@adamsconstruction10943 ай бұрын
How do you protect your cuttings in the winter?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
I don’t. They sit out in the rain/sun/cold/snow. They go dormant like everything else
@amybolt90743 ай бұрын
Is the small pot at 8:20 a trade gallon pot?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
It's smaller than trade 1; probably 2 qt.
@amybolt90743 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@babciabee84973 ай бұрын
I propogated some limelight hydrangeas in mid July. Since it’s so late in the season but still warm, NC zone 8A). Can I still fertilize my slightly rooted cuttings? Thx
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
I would
@bm-outdoors3 ай бұрын
Are those just shade tunnels that you are working in?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
yes
@Checkers36-1092 ай бұрын
You mentioned patents. How do I know if a plant still has active patent?
@savvydirtfarmer2 ай бұрын
When you buy a plant, it should be marked or otherwise labeled as being patented. The language varies... "PPAF" , "Asexual propagation prohibited..." , "Propagation prohibited PP 21345 (or whatever 3)....etc. Look for pretty pots and pretty labels... sometimes those things are giveaways that a plant is patented, but not always.
@rodelyndavis1673 ай бұрын
Where can we buy some of the cuttings?
@savvydirtfarmer2 ай бұрын
You can google search and find them online fairly easily.
@vickicockerell37833 ай бұрын
i live in Alvarado texas,is it too late to root my autumnjoy sedum?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
Do it! Used to fish lake Alvarado regularly, many moons ago.
@vickicockerell37833 ай бұрын
very cool,small world :)
@tinamiller62693 ай бұрын
How do you know when a plant is “ready” to be offered for sale? Are we looking for a certain amount of root growth?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
As a plug or full size retail?
@tinamiller62693 ай бұрын
Full size retail
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
@@tinamiller6269 When the plant looks full in the pot, proportionally, it's ready to go. At least some roots should be to the bottom of the pot. I don't put anything out for sale if it doesn't "look" like a full plant for the pot it's in.
@tinamiller62693 ай бұрын
I have learned so much from you and your family, thank you!!
@subsonicdemon3 ай бұрын
Hey sir, can I order some Annabelle hydrangea hardwood cuttings from you and have them shipped to texas?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
None available at the time... trying ti get numbers up so I CAN have some to offer next year... I'm working on it.
@subsonicdemon3 ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer what about the silver dollar?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
@@subsonicdemon Same. May have some Limelights available in a week or two.
@subsonicdemon3 ай бұрын
@savvydirtfarmer how much for the hardcuts of limelights?
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
@@subsonicdemon they'll be small plant starts (plugs), not hardwood cuttings.
@John_GGG3 ай бұрын
Is that the misting area you are standing in at the end? What is the price range of plugs you are buying? I also appreciate you showing your failures. I’m having some success, but more failures at this point.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
That area is just a place covered with a shade cloth where I grow plants out. I buy plugs anywhere from $1-$3 each, depending on the plant and size
@tdhomestead3 ай бұрын
What brand marker are you using for your labels? Sharpies and others I have tried all seem to fade quickly in the sun.
@savvydirtfarmer3 ай бұрын
I usually use a #2 pencil... I don't know anything that lasts longer. Here, I've used "Mr. Pen," I think.
@carolrichardson28243 ай бұрын
Garden Marker from DP Industries works great. It comes in two different thickness of writing width.
@awakenacres3 ай бұрын
Listo marking pencil works great!
@bbfpfs3 ай бұрын
We use weatherproof polyester lables that we print out on our laser printer. We have had some outside in the weather for three years now and they have held up very well.
@AmbersDaintyBush3 ай бұрын
I use Milwaukee brand pen, kind of like a sharpie
@teresaholland47903 ай бұрын
Unfortunately Hydrangeas don’t work well here in Florida. Ask me how I know.😂
@katrinahall39543 ай бұрын
Have you tried the oakleaf hydrangea?
@pitoneioane97523 ай бұрын
Hello could you do a video on patent and trademark plants? How did you propagate so many plants legally and sell? How do we know a plants is expires? Is there a law site to search if a plant is legal to propagate or divide? I learned so much from your channels on starting a new backyard nursery… Also what is your email address please
@pitoneioane97523 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for all your channels of sharing how you started your nursery. I need help is there any chance we can talk on the phone? This utube comments is new to me so I am still learning to try to find information oh how to propagate legally. Please if you can help me! Thank you😊