10 Low Cost Plant Nursery Tips
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- čas přidán 12. 08. 2024
- You might get the impression that it takes a lot of money to get into the plant business, and over the long-run that's probably true. However, the humble beginnings of most nursery businesses also include those early steps that were cheap or even free. The fact is that even some of the largest growers in the world started out without the growing space and money that they'd eventually need to thrive. In this video I'll go through 10 low cost plant nursery tip that you can explore even at the earliest stages of a backyard nursery or plant business.
0:00 Intro
1:41 Stock plants
3:06 Free growing info
4:39 Used plastic pots
5:47 Facebook Marketplace
6:30 Start plants from seed
7:40 Basements, window sills and decks
8:48 Low minimum orders
10:26 Get to know groups
11:39 Grow from cuttings
12:10 Don't be afraid to appear foolish!
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Jason - thanks for the shout out! Things look great up in BC! I've learned a TON from your videos through recent years.
You bet - I'm thrilled to see what you and your family are up to. Taking the big leap! Outstanding content.
Love the Savvy Dirt Farmer too. Y'all are both great inspirations for the rest of us.
I always watch and listen to you because you are so kind and want to really help people.
I'm 72 South African and have been living in the UK for 17 years and we had the worst winter in all these years.
Snow a few times and actually stayed on the plants for days.
It's a tiny garden but has helped me in this foreign country.
Long covert and shingles also hasn't helped and I didn't even want to go into the garden to look.
I'm leaving things as they are until April, because even in a warm part of the UK, East Anglia it still frosts and the mess is protecting small growth like Alstroemerias.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the encouragement and support Anita! Sounds like you've had a rough winter - but spring is just around the corner.
Oh, here I just put up two small roadside stands for selling flowers and edible plants. Payment by honor system. Hi and good luck from Germany.
Great setup!
Your channel is so encouraging and you are so supportive of broader NurseryTube!!! Happy Spring Jason!!!!!!
Thanks so much
Jason, you gave the best recommendations and encouragement for growing a business. It’s so great to hear your perspective and opinions! Thanks for sharing:)
That's good to hear - thanks for the feedback Greta!
Your videos are always so positive, informative and uplifting. Thank you.
Great video as always 😊 Thank you for sharing this info. Have a great day and happy gardening 🌿🌱😊🤗
Another informative video, Jason. Cheers! Really like the the selfless promotion of others- growing a market benefits all participants.
Thank you so much! I love all of your videos but this one had great advice for those of us, like me, who are looking to start a small plant business.
I use the laundry room in the garage to start seedlings under lights and heat pads. It has a south facing window too. Good tips!
Good to hear others finding success pursuing this same goal! Nice
Excellent tips for home gardening or future growers.👌
Used pots are a huge savings especially in today's market.
Another suggestion is checking with neighbors and friends this time of year as everyone is planning and planting for the new growing season.😉🤙
Thanks Jason for including Mike’s site in your video. I was just checking it out and I read this from his site that I honestly didn’t know.
“Plant Patents Usually Protect Plants from Asexual Reproduction.
Why only asexual reproduction? Why not sexual reproduction? Do you mean that I can take a seed from a patented plant and grow a new plant from seed? Remember, I am not an attorney, this is not legal advice. But, as I understand it you can. Because that seedling is not going to be a clone of the parent plant.
Think about people. We all have two parents and we are created by means of sexual reproduction. Our parents can have 15 kids and those kids are likely to share a lot of the same features, not only of their siblings but features from each of their parents as well. However, those kids will not be clones, they will not be identical. They will all be similar to one another, but all unique in their own way.
Plants are like that as well. If you want an exact clone of a plant you need to reproduce that plant by means of asexual reproduction. That’s why plant patents protect patented plants against asexual reproduction until the patent expires.”
Lots of good conversation with that plant community.
Excellent videos,thank you.
Very interesting. I always enjoy your videos and learn so much. Thanks
You got it. Thanks Barbara
Jason tyvm for this video. Such an inspiration. I am definitely one of those starting small dreaming bigger. Until that day wonderful advice.
Thanks Kittie! I'm dreaming of some of the cool toys too - a potting line would be nice, but I've also been down that road before (in my past job) and I'm not sure I'd want to rush things for myself.
That's some great advice. We'd love to come visit your farm when we come to the lower mainland this spring.
Thanks Gina. We'd love to see you!
I think this is a great, useful and unique video in the gardening section. Of course I don't watch all the gardeners, but a lot of them! so yeah, thank you for that! 😄Greetings, Judit
Thanks Judit!
Thanks for the wonderful tips. I will definitely be implementing them as i start up my own nursery this year.
My pleasure Janet. Best luck with your season.
That's awesome! Thank you Jason, great video! I would not think that you were uneasy in front of the camera 🤗💕🤗 Blessings 🙏
Thanks. It does get easier with practice, but it's definitely an effort.
Love checking in on your videos now and again. Great topic. Your genuineness is attractive, judging by the 204k of subscribers!
Thanks for checking in!
Thankyou thankyou thankyou Jason. You are such a great teacher 🌿
Thanks so much Jane
Thank you sir for your contribution. The heaven is aware of what you're doing
Thank you! Lots of good advice here.
Thank you. You’re soo kind
I love propagating plants I have been selling plants outside my house while my children were young now they are grown I am going to make it work now. You are right you can start very cheap. People have just give them to you.
Well, I’m all good with number ten, lol. Thanks for these… I’m scaling up and this was really encouraging.
Such valuable info! Thank you 😊
Great information, thanks!
Jason, thank you for speaking to those of us who are still in the beginning phase. Savvy Dort Farmer is the reason I have started my backyard nursery. But I feel a little “left in the dust” as I watch his new start. So I am still in need of beginner hacks to help me along. I borrowed heavily from my home equity to get started and still I don’t anticipate my first sale till spring 2024. I am so glad to have found your channel. Thank you for your encouragement.
Good to meet you too Rebecca. I find there's plenty of reason to go "back to the basics" even as I make progress on the farm. This year for instance we're going to be back for a few selling days at the farmers markets (something we haven't done since pre-covid), and Lisa always wants to try new things at a small scale - like cut flowers. So it may be some time before I ever kick away from the "beginning phase".
Thanks so much for all the valuable information 🥰
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
Good tips. I’d also add look for where you can add the most value - I’ve had not much luck with cuttings or seeds in my environment but have had good success growing out plugs so since that is where I have the most success adding value, that is where I focus.
Thanks - good call. It's all about finding the product cycle that fits your growing conditions and market. Buying in plugs can make for a much faster turnaround
3 years ago your fitness is different. wonderful information Jay
Thank you Jason. You shared a lot of great tips! ❄️💚🙃
Thanks Judy
Thank you for highlighting the fact that gardening does not have to cost an arm & a leg!
Also a FHF fan, but I know lots of beginners believe they have to have stainless steel racks & the big grow room she has made in her basement….that she has worked up to.
I’m pumping out hundreds of plants from my garage on shelves mounted to my joists and big box led lights. About as cheap as you can go!
Keep up the good work
Thanks so much. I default to cheap and simple, which probably doesn't say flattering things about my personality, but in terms of growing plants it's served me well!
Thanks for sharing
Thank you!❤
Excellent content as always, thank you
My pleasure Marvin - thanks for watching
Great video ❤ thank you
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
Terrific content and right on time. I just sold my extra tomato seedlings on FB marketplace and made $300 in 3 days. Everyone was asking when I’ll have more. Your neighbors really do want to buy from a person rather than a place (big box store).
Thanks for sharing this, and I think you're right on. I've seen loads of local gardeners do very well selling their extra seedlings on marketplace (or at the farmers market)
Great information Jason.
Thanks Susan!
Good stuff. Thanks.
There's a growing movement towards native plants in my area. Good news is the the patents ran out on those in the Pleistocene. On that note, growing whatever already grows well in your area is a good place to start. Rhododendrons and Azaleas for me.
Nice!
We both like to keep learning so I thought of you as I read Rural Delivery that just came. The article Apple Man tells about Corn Hill which is 1 of 10 test stations growing & evaluating new varieties of hardy roses. the nursery only produces those that can tolerate temps in the range of -35 to -40 C. Same for their apples.
You might like Bob Osborne's book: The Essential Guide to High Latitudes and Altitudes. He is in SW New Brunswick, west of Moncton.
The entire issue is chock full of fab info about apples, pears, short articles re. bee raising, cranberries, young apple cider bottlers etc. Always good old fashioned recipes sent in by real people who feed families.
Thanks Katherine. I did read his book on roses - but on the one on high latitudes.
very good .., greetings from Indonesia
Thanks 😊
Gracias, voy a hacer un pequeño vivero de plantas Nativas, Soy de Veracruz, México. Saludos
thanks to u I've successfully grown rose after all these years trying
Hi, Jason I hundred percent agree with you Iqbal Dean from Pakistan
Jason love your videos. I do have a question, I am in the new beginnings of starting my backyard nursery. What do you suggest as a topic to start with a video? Which by the way scares me to death!! Thanks!
Thanks Crystal. Starting is really difficult. I wouldn't want you to see my very first attempt! I started with growing advice for my customers, and did so because those were some of the common customer question I took in person - so it made sense to refer them to a video. Alternately, you could start with a quick vid saying what you're growing, offering or otherwise doing on the nursery this week. If there's a plant you're keen on, maybe give a quick explanation about why you like it.
Here's both the difficulty and the saving grace of your earliest videos: they (probably) won't be very good, and (probably) not many people will see them. Their real function is to help you iron out your jitters and technical glitches and get the ego bruising out of the way early in the process.
I'm starting my own little operation, concentrating on varieties that benefit health, looking to import some seeds from New Zealand. Some plants I'm starting from cuttings. Also, I'll have tree guilds, and some small space portable tomato gardens and hanging baskets. I've many questions, such as plant labels, soil mix (my homemade is better than I can buy), etc. And also how to calculate how many plants to grow. I'm writing, too, with a book in the works, and considering a garden design certificate from a London school since I focus on edible and cottage gardens - design in winter months with about 20hrs/week hands-on. Would you consider making a video from the calculations from the business end...like, how to think and approach from business end? Everyone I know are food growers, not nursery/landscape/design.
Thanks. I think I can outline my basic ideas around "how many to grow" pretty quickly here. We're just past our first full year of retail opening, so it's pretty hard to have a track record to fall back on. I'm targeting multiples of 32 because that's how many ID sticker I print per page. I suppose I divide plants into my own rough estimation of "low", "medium" and "high" wide appeal. Something like geum rivale is pretty subtle and natural, so I estimate it at low broad appeal. Something like nepeta I put in medium. Lavender seems to get a good amount of attention, so I call it high. The only way I'll "prove" these estimates is with seasons of sales, but I can't get there without assigning them a starting number. Low = 16, Mid = 32, High = 64. At $9 per pot, that makes it something like $150, $300 and $600 per variety (if sell-through were complete, which I definitely don't count on). That gives me some idea of how many varieties I need to offer to make my overall sales targets.
Thanks for a great video again. I’m smiling as I see your advice. I follow all the channels you mentioned.
I use Facebook to get my name out since last summer.
I grow over 81 varieties from seed this spring, mostly from my own garden using window sills and grow light stations in my home.
I have cuttings from about 15 varieties, both common plants and unusual varieties.
I share tips like winter sowing, planning your garden beds, care of seedlings and cuttings and selling seeds I have a lot of in several Facebook groups.
I’ve started to promote my name in local groups, keeping the interest up before season starts.
But - I have a question. Is it possible for me to buy cuttings from you (and Mike Kincaid) to Sweden?
Even Facebook paid ads are good value.
Thanks Åsa - I wish we could easily send plants across borders, but governments don't feel the same way! Even getting into the US (just a few kms away) is so much work it'd hardly be worth it.
Could you do a CZcams comparing purchasing one gallon own root
roses compared with purchasing a #1 bare root? Will the one gallon
be the same size by the fall or will it take another year to catch up to
the bare root?
That's a good idea. In my experience if they both go into the ground, you'll continue to see a size difference between the #1 bare root and say a 1 gallon own root even a year after planting. In my climate they're about even after 2 years.
Hi Jason thanks for all your information I am very happy my Emily Carr rose is doing well as we had a really cold winter! Iam wondering if there is a rose for Vincent Van Gogh?I would love to have one if there is!Thanks Jason
It looks like there are 2 or 3 that bear the name, but I'm not sure I've ever seen one available on the market.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Ok thanks Jason Glad to hear there is one out there Just a little challenge to find!!
Damn they flooding the Canadian market with ice-cream cake too. Had to chuckle at that part lol.
Lol. Thanks. The other pots were labeled 'Jet Fuel'. I can well imagine one of my customers puzzling over why my 3g pots were previously used for such things as ice cream and jet fuel.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm those are both well known production cultivars. powdery mildew resistant, high yield, and easy to process so their very common in that industry.
jah bless!
Facebook market place
Has being extent for me I do Clivia and Iris 80 percent of my sales thanks for all you help
Thanks - I'm seeing the same thing. Very effective this season so far.
Hi Jason, any opinion on balanced 20-20-20 fertilisers for roses and vegetables? I can get it cheap, very cheap. Thanks
If you're happy to use conventional fertilizer, it's not far off from Miracle Grow's formulation for tomatoes for instance (18-18-21). It might be a bit higher in phosphorus than their general purpose (24-8-16), but you can always blend or alternate with other products. 20-20-20 is a reasonable base fertilizer for roses.
I have planted a few cuttings in Feb (10-15°c), it started showing good callus growth and 2-3 sets of leafs in March (20-25°c).
I have placed a polythene sheet over my cuttings and put cuttings in full sun.
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What should I do to avoid cutting from dying by summer heatwave
1.trim the leafs a bit and plant the cutting in rainy season (July)
2. Place my cuttings in shaded room with 1-2 hours of evening sunlight.
3. Simply plant callus stage cuttings in ground...
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Another question.. What should be considered a good room to grow Cuttings? Light requiement?
1-2 hours of light seems like too little. A semi-shaded spot outdoors if you can work it out.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm should I keep cuttings coverd with polythene sheet? Or let them respire in free air.?
Right now they are in callus stage.
Hi Jason, I really really have an urge to ask an unrelated question about growing small roses in large pots. A week ago, I purchased 2 small modern Chinese climbing roses online (grown in TX), and the mature height is supposed to be around 8-13 feet. The seedlings I got are rather small about 4-6 inches tall with root balls maybe 3 inches. They came with health green leaves, and I planted them in are very large pots (21 inches) because all the American and British gardening channels suggest that bigger pots are always better. Everyday, I anxiously look at these young roses very closely, but it's very difficult to tell if they have not changed in 8 days... Anyhow, all the Chinese gardening channels suggest that small roses should not be planted in large pots because it is hard to control watering. Furthermore, there is a concept of wet to dry circulation cycle - roses benefit from frequent cycles of watering, if the pot is small, when the top layer of soil is dry, one can water it everyday, and would be so much better than having a very large pot and watering the roses on longer intervals. I find this concept a little strange because I image the roots should always be moist; I don't understand why there would be a wet to dry cycle for the soil... But the concept of not having small roses in large pots is so commonplace for Chinese gardeners from personal patio rose gardener to professional breeders who have won national and international rose awards. Do you have any thoughts? Should I transfer my young climbing roses to a 3 gallon pot now and then transfer them to larger pots next year?
I sincerely hope someone can help me on this topic because I'm very confused
Thanks. It's a tough judgement call. I did a video on small plants in large pots and really it's some of the same points you discuss here. A small plants can be "swimming" in a larger pot, and you'd have to reduce the frequency or amount of watering to match plant's needs. For a fast grower, the benefits of going straight into a large pot may make it worthwhile. For a slower grower it might make sense to stage it. You can successfully manage it either way though. czcams.com/video/9-KFZg53h70/video.html
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you for explaining!
I may not be in the correct response section but..... THANK YOU for the discussion regarding proper pronunciation...... (Thank heaven for spell check...... 🤔 I think..... 😟. I do adore " Crime pays, botany doesn't. " On CZcams..,.
Thanks Gale!
For your seeds you are starting inside. Are you using heat mats or grow lights? If yes what type of supplemental light do you suggest. Thanks
I uses a DIY germination chamber for most seeds: czcams.com/video/nTqUVI275oc/video.html but a heating mat would do the same. Full spectrum (white) LED panels like the Mars TS 1000 or Spiderfarmer SF1000 (or similar)
I live in Norfolk County, Ontario which is supposedly the most fertile area in Ontario....butttt find its very difficult to find retail nurseries and growers. There are a TON of wholesale nurseries and it seems most of them need you to have a license to order? Just wondering how you go about finding the places that sell low minimum orders if you are general public. I'm always looking for evergreens and cheaper ways to get plants in general
Policies may vary a lot between companies, but TBH I've never been asked for any kind of license to order. I'm not even sure which license they'd be looking for. I do have a GST/PST # now, but I was buying plants long before we registered for a business number of tax collection.
any tips for reducing soil costs for home based people? Every year I think about doing seedling sales but then I calculate the seed/soil/pot costs (even though I reuse pots as I can) and it seems I'd hardly make much profit. Bags of soil are pretty expensive, and I have no where I could get a big dumpload delivered or stored. Is there a secret to affordable soil?? Thanks Jason!
Thanks. I wish I had a more favorable answer, but potting soil is the one input that is just about completely determined by local availability & transport costs, so my solution isn't likely to be the same as yours. If there's other nurseries in your area I'd try to figure out what they're using. If there are landscape companies, I'd try to see what they're using for bulk mulch applications. The lack of local solutions might put you in a spot where large compressed bales (shipped in) would be the thing, but that's a pretty big cost too!
thanks for that Jason! if nothing else it's good to know I'm not missing some obvious answer that everyone else is aware of haha
I actually love my cringy / mess up clips while I’m filming. I think they’re hilarious. But it’s something I’d never be able to handle as a kid. I think becoming a parent has changed that for me 😂
But it’s also something that comes with filming yourself a few times. And you can get better at it with time 👍
So true. Having kids definitely made me take myself (and little problems) with less seriousness. I think my major hang-up these days is that I press myself to "get to the point" out of respect for the audience's time and attention. In truth, I think they'd be fine with a little extracurricular time in the videos if I were comfortable and relaxed enough to include it. Goals.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm i totally respect your ‘get to the point’ perspective. There are many who repeat the same point over and over again or spend a long time explaining and then doing when those two things could be combined and then a 5 min video becomes 17mins 🤷♀️
But! A tangent or side note can be helpful or add charm and character. And it’s tricky to know what to cut and what to keep. I know I’ll learn more about this.
You’re doing great 👍 keep it up
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm ❤we LOVE how articulate and to the point you are, u can certainly afford going off script more than other CZcams channels!! You are an EXCELLENT teacher Jason, and everyone I know has you at the top of their list for real Garden information…your talent as a teacher is matched by your gifted gardening skills….Keep up the great work! We love u in ON, Georgian Bay zone 4b.
Hi Jason, are these brugmansia plants at the wall in the background on the right side ( approx. 7:06 - 8:48)
Yes. Good eye - but I guess that figures with your plant specialty! We brought them in for the winter (too cool in our unheated greenhouses) and they held reasonably well in the basement room. We moved them back out just after this video and are look forward to new growth.
Thank you for your quick answer. What are your cultivars? I love that brugs are not patented, except maybe few ones.
I think North America is a PW. That's Canada too! 12:10
Hi Jason. I am living in Azerbaijan and I dont really have a possibility to order the bare root roses from abroad. Is it possible to grow rose from a cutting sent by mail. How long cuttings stay alive? What can i do with cuttings to extend the life? Any tips? I do remember one of your video where you store some cuttings in a fridge but cannot find it now. Is it applicable to me. Thank you.
Yes, keeping the cuttings cool can extend their viability for sure.
Hi Jason, just wanted to ask about the copyrights/patents regarding Black Lace Elderberry, how would one go about finding if the patent or copyright is still eligible? I have looked it up on google and have seen that the copyright needs to be renewed by March of this year - is there any other resources that you point me too for more information other than Google Patents, would love to know thanks!
Hi Kyle. 20 years is the whole term - I see the expiration on patent # 15575P2 as July 4 of 2023. After that it's fair game to propagate. Not to muddy the waters, but it looks like they've also registered 'Black Lace' as a copyright (perhaps as a way to circumvent the expiry of the patent). It's a bit of an iffy legal maneuver as far as I'm concerned, but who wants to fight with lawyers: you may have to market it under the registered name 'Eva' or an alternate name to Black Lace anyhow.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Do those US patents automatically carry over to Canada? Looking at the CFIA's Plant Breeders Rights website, it seems like many US-patented varieties aren't actually patented in Canada, regardless of what the labels may say. Plus I believe that under Canadian Plant Breeders Rights legislation, private, non-commercial propagation is still permitted. I'm not sure if this means you can multiply your single late-model designer rose to fill your whole garden or if you can also trade with your neighbours. Not a lawyer, just a law-abiding citizen, but it does seem like the rules are a bit different for Canucks.
As far as I understood (and def not a lawyer either) there are treaties that give US patented varieties the same protections on Canada. I know that in practice there's only ever enforcement on the commercial end, but did you see some reference that says there's an exception for non-commercial prop?
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Jason, thanks for the info re: treaties, I will need to read up on that. Regarding non-commercial propagation, Section 5.3 of the Plant Breeders Rights Act of 1990 states: "The rights referred to in sections 5 to 5.2 do not apply to any act done (a) privately and for non-commercial purposes". I do not know exactly how "privately" and "non-commercial" are defined (more reading needed) but nonetheless, something to think about.
@@goodmusic3679 The new NAFTA most likely covers copyright and patent protection, check there 👍👍
Do you have your own workers that do the work or do you personally Propagate and germinate the plants? If so your a hard worker
Thanks - Lisa and I do a fair bit of the nursery work ourselves these days. We've brought on a friend for a couple of days per week to lend a hand with projects and propagation, and hopefully the business will justify more help in the future.
How do you sterilize the used pots in such lrg. Qty. you buy for your business, May I ask?
I haven't run into a convincing need for sterilization.
import grow bags from the worlds factory, its heaps cheap (save time)
add fertilizers while you are at it (the assortment is amazing)
I tried to us my plants but I can't get a cutting to rout 😢
Sorry to hear - how about divisions?
Do you need a license to operate a nursery or sell at a farmers market in BC? Or is it just a business license?
No, no nursery license. In some US states, that's a hurdle, but not in BC. Most communities wouldn't even require a business license for casual sales - I've never been asked for one by a farmers market. Up to $30k in sales there's no need to collect sales tax. So basically the only complication you'll run into here is related to community bylaws (vending, signage), keeping from being a nuisance to your neighbors, and if you decide to vend at a farmers market they may (rarely) require liability insurance. The federal regulatory agency is the CFIA, and they don't bother with you unless you're in a quarantine zone for some pest (locally it's Japanese beetle in some areas of Vancouver and Burnaby). The provincial authorities won't bother with you unless you want a pesticide license.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I've been looking everywhere for everything you just answered, thank you so much!!
I recently found out that if they are putting up an apartment or new home complex and they are doing the landscaping, they throw the pots away. I stopped by a new complex by my house and asked the supervisor. Once he said they threw them away, I asked if I could have them. He told me to take all I wanted.
Noice!
Love SDF!
You bet. I'm super excited for all they're doing!
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm You're both very inspiring! 🙂🌿
You should put buddleia in the weed smelling pot .. or azaleas... People who know know
small plastic pots from amazon were so cheap, I do not know how they could afford to deliver them. They are one season, and done. They are so thin, they breakdown after one season.
1st
why do some sites state a dwarf buford holley grows slowly while others, like fast growing trees, say they grow RAPIDLY!?
i really wish the truth was told.
Good question. It's not something I've grown, but that variability in growing info is something I've seen on a number of plants