To the man who said to leave the leaves on the cutting -- every video I have watched shows the gardener cutting off the leaves, or at least cutting them back. The theory is that at this point in propagation, most energy needs to go to the roots, not trying to support the leaves. For the guy who said $6 in 2 years is a waste of time, YES, if you are growing only one plant, it would be BUT to have a backyard nursery, you need dozens of hostas, hydrangeas, arborvitaes, coral bells, or whatever plants you choose. ONE plant wouldn't attract too many people to your backyard. I'm doing a few hydrangeas, a lot of hostas, and about 2 dozen peonies -- this is my first year trying this.
The $6 thing is weird. If you make $20/hr at your job, you wouldn't balk at that because it's only $20. That's $20 x's many, many, many hours. Same with plants. Who knows what some people are thinking.
Of course, you could sell your hostas for more if you wanted. The cheapest ones I've seen at Lowe's this year are $9.47 for their smallest pot of hostas. But $6 would indicate you are going for a volume price and a good deal for your customers.
The best, straightforward and BS free videos on TH-cam. Even though my climate is totally different to yours I find information I can use out of every video you've posted. Thankyou and please keep posting.
Thank you for this video, it has helped tremendously. I’ve recently started back into the backyard nursery business after a twenty five year hiatus. You have inspired me to dive right back in and build a successful propagation nursery. Your approach is simple, easy and succinct. Kudos and thanks for the guidance....
Thank you! I admire your generosity in sharing your experience. I have learned so much from watching your channel, and it fits with my ethos towards life; Share, give, grow, interact, and it will come back manyfold.
Hey! I love your videos! I’m trying to start a small nursery myself! One question though, where do you recommend to buy your hosta plugs for your starter/mother plants? Thanks!
I’m trying my best, but the hostas I transplanted last years are doing quite well. I just moved them to an even shadier spot. I can’t say the same about the seeds I planted. ☹️
Hostas really are great for beginners. The reason is that they are tough and also people usually don't buy them for their flowers, therefore you can sell them without flowers. People buy them for their foliage. I find it a bit tedious to divide them in order to propagate them. I find it is faster (not necessarily cheaper) to buy 100 from Gilbert H. Wilds for $150. Any purchase over $100 they will ship for free. When I get them, I soak them for a few days before potting them. I am factoring in my time in cutting the hostas apart VS just buying the bareroot. I grow them for a couple of months and then sell them for $6 as "starters" -- The cheapest ones I've seen at Lowes are about $10 so this is a bargain for folks buying from me.
When I can't divide enough, I found some #2 bare root hostas from Pioneer Gardens for 1.10 each, sold out until next year though, but good way to get 100's of a variety you may not have yet.
I think I misunderstood what you were doing. Cutting the leaves off to sell in later years, doesn’t make much difference I guess and does mean less maintenance, since there will be less water loss etc. However, do you think this may focus some of the plants attention to replacing those leaves rather than perhaps focusing on rooting? I have propagated many 1000’s of hostas and never removed the leaves, but if you are successful doing it then by all means I didn’t like the tone of my question, it wasn’t meant to be confrontational. Good content :)
Planning on propagating in a new small backyard nursery, but have a question not related to hostas. Can't find any info online about the possibility of buying and starting lily bulbs and the patent problem. Are lilies patented and is it legal to PURCHASE the bulbs to sell as started plants without patent problems? Can't seem to find any info specific to lilies. This would be a side to other non-flowering plants.
Patents aren't a problem as long as you aren't propagating them. Buying bulbs and growing them for sale is not propagation. If you divide them, that is propagation, "asexual" propagation is the term they use and that is illegal. You'd have to check the specific variety of any plant to know whether or not that variety is under patent protection. But there are PLENTY of lilies (daylily) that are NOT patented.
@@savvydirtfarmer Thank you so much. You've inspired a retired accountant who has been propagating for herself for years and can't stay out of the garden (or the garden departments!) to give the nursery biz a try. Could use the extra income in today's economy and give my boring life a purpose again! Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!!!
Split huge hosta 2 months ago. Split them and put them in tre gallon pots. They are really “leggy”. Can I cut each off at 4-5 inches now? All are healthy with many pieces in each pot.
You can, but these are really going to be plants for next year, so what they look like right now isn't all that important. You certainly aren't going to hurt them.
Just curious what varieties of hosta you grow? I’m in the beginning stages of my own backyard nursery and was just curious if you have a handful you’d recommend? Thank you!
I'd go with anything that isn't solid green. Some varieties I have that are pretty common, and beautiful... Stained Glass, Earth Angel, Frances Williams, Francee, Blue Mouse Ears, Patriot, Halcyon....... many others.
Yes. Trees and shrubs look nice for a much longer period of time than "flowers" do. I do sell some perennial flowers occasionally. Screening trees, like arborvitaes, are beautiful and green all year long. Most flowers? A week or two. If I were selling from a retail location with regular hours, I would focus more on perennials. Since I'm not, I do mostly trees and shrubs. BUT.... I sell a ton of hostas and coral bells, both are perennials, but both have a long season of looking their best.
The " 6-dollar waste of time guy" probably works for 15 bucks an hour. What an ignorant comment. I've made 1000's of dollars doing this, Besides, most of us watching this are here because we love plants and are passionate about them.
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To the man who said to leave the leaves on the cutting -- every video I have watched shows the gardener cutting off the leaves, or at least cutting them back. The theory is that at this point in propagation, most energy needs to go to the roots, not trying to support the leaves. For the guy who said $6 in 2 years is a waste of time, YES, if you are growing only one plant, it would be BUT to have a backyard nursery, you need dozens of hostas, hydrangeas, arborvitaes, coral bells, or whatever plants you choose. ONE plant wouldn't attract too many people to your backyard. I'm doing a few hydrangeas, a lot of hostas, and about 2 dozen peonies -- this is my first year trying this.
The $6 thing is weird. If you make $20/hr at your job, you wouldn't balk at that because it's only $20. That's $20 x's many, many, many hours. Same with plants. Who knows what some people are thinking.
Of course, you could sell your hostas for more if you wanted. The cheapest ones I've seen at Lowe's this year are $9.47 for their smallest pot of hostas. But $6 would indicate you are going for a volume price and a good deal for your customers.
Cutting off leaves promotes more side shoots. This is what a nursery wants!
Right what you said LOL so true
The best, straightforward and BS free videos on TH-cam. Even though my climate is totally different to yours I find information I can use out of every video you've posted. Thankyou and please keep posting.
Appreciate it!
Thank you for this video, it has helped tremendously. I’ve recently started back into the backyard nursery business after a twenty five year hiatus. You have inspired me to dive right back in and build a successful propagation nursery. Your approach is simple, easy and succinct. Kudos and thanks for the guidance....
You can do it!
Thank you! I admire your generosity in sharing your experience. I have learned so much from watching your channel, and it fits with my ethos towards life; Share, give, grow, interact, and it will come back manyfold.
Wow, thank you!
That was a funny response...dignifying the comment! LOL
Excellent information! Thank you!
WOW patented plants? Thats so crazy!
Hey! I love your videos! I’m trying to start a small nursery myself! One question though, where do you recommend to buy your hosta plugs for your starter/mother plants? Thanks!
Great video. Hostas are great for the beginner. Hard to kill. Everybody seems to love them.
I’m trying my best, but the hostas I transplanted last years are doing quite well. I just moved them to an even shadier spot.
I can’t say the same about the seeds I planted. ☹️
Hostas really are great for beginners. The reason is that they are tough and also people usually don't buy them for their flowers, therefore you can sell them without flowers. People buy them for their foliage. I find it a bit tedious to divide them in order to propagate them. I find it is faster (not necessarily cheaper) to buy 100 from Gilbert H. Wilds for $150. Any purchase over $100 they will ship for free. When I get them, I soak them for a few days before potting them. I am factoring in my time in cutting the hostas apart VS just buying the bareroot. I grow them for a couple of months and then sell them for $6 as "starters" -- The cheapest ones I've seen at Lowes are about $10 so this is a bargain for folks buying from me.
@@John_GGG I've tried many times to grow from seeds. I was never successful.
Exactly.
hostagation...new word....I like it. 😁 as always, love your videos, always get something out of them. KEEP IT UP!!!!
I clearly need a "hostagation" T-Shirt!!
@@savvydirtfarmer "Hostagation Instigator"!
@@B30pt87 nice!!
@@savvydirtfarmer YES!
Great insight! I have starting my nursery this year..
Best of luck!
When I can't divide enough, I found some #2 bare root hostas from Pioneer Gardens for 1.10 each, sold out until next year though, but good way to get 100's of a variety you may not have yet.
Pioneer is a good nursery but you gotta buy a lot!!
@@savvydirtfarmer Eason Horticultural Resources has contracts and you can contact their rep, I order a couple hundred at a time.
I think I misunderstood what you were doing. Cutting the leaves off to sell in later years, doesn’t make much difference I guess and does mean less maintenance, since there will be less water loss etc. However, do you think this may focus some of the plants attention to replacing those leaves rather than perhaps focusing on rooting?
I have propagated many 1000’s of hostas and never removed the leaves, but if you are successful doing it then by all means I didn’t like the tone of my question, it wasn’t meant to be confrontational. Good content :)
Not confrontational at all… no worries. I guess it’s just the way I do it and the truth is it works very well leaving the leaves or cutting them.
What brand & type of fertilizer do you use on these?
Planning on propagating in a new small backyard nursery, but have a question not related to hostas. Can't find any info online about the possibility of buying and starting lily bulbs and the patent problem. Are lilies patented and is it legal to PURCHASE the bulbs to sell as started plants without patent problems? Can't seem to find any info specific to lilies. This would be a side to other non-flowering plants.
Patents aren't a problem as long as you aren't propagating them. Buying bulbs and growing them for sale is not propagation. If you divide them, that is propagation, "asexual" propagation is the term they use and that is illegal. You'd have to check the specific variety of any plant to know whether or not that variety is under patent protection. But there are PLENTY of lilies (daylily) that are NOT patented.
@@savvydirtfarmer Thank you so much. You've inspired a retired accountant who has been propagating for herself for years and can't stay out of the garden (or the garden departments!) to give the nursery biz a try. Could use the extra income in today's economy and give my boring life a purpose again! Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!!!
I recently watched a video where "crown cutting" was used to make the hostas reproduce babies faster. Have you ever tried that?
Not sure what that even is, but I'm interested!
It was very interesting. It was from plant breeder Tony Avent I believe.
Split huge hosta 2 months ago. Split them and put them in tre gallon pots. They are really “leggy”. Can I cut each off at 4-5 inches now? All are healthy with many pieces in each pot.
You can, but these are really going to be plants for next year, so what they look like right now isn't all that important. You certainly aren't going to hurt them.
By the way… I live in northwest Georgia. Zone 7
Just curious what varieties of hosta you grow? I’m in the beginning stages of my own backyard nursery and was just curious if you have a handful you’d recommend? Thank you!
I'd go with anything that isn't solid green. Some varieties I have that are pretty common, and beautiful... Stained Glass, Earth Angel, Frances Williams, Francee, Blue Mouse Ears, Patriot, Halcyon....... many others.
I have folks asking for the blue varieties.
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you!
What is your zone and do you have a peony prop vid?
Zone 7. I have never tried to propagate peonies.
Hey quick question. Grafting fruit trees... what root stock do you recommend I use?
Wish I could help. Never tried it.
@@savvydirtfarmer no problem thanks for your speedy response.
Hostagation... 😂 perfect description
I gotta trademark it!! 😩
Is it possible by cutting the leaves off force the dormant leaf buds meant for next year to leaf out?
??? good question.... I really don't know.
Is there a reason you do tree/shrubbery instead of say....flowers?
Yes. Trees and shrubs look nice for a much longer period of time than "flowers" do. I do sell some perennial flowers occasionally. Screening trees, like arborvitaes, are beautiful and green all year long. Most flowers? A week or two. If I were selling from a retail location with regular hours, I would focus more on perennials. Since I'm not, I do mostly trees and shrubs. BUT.... I sell a ton of hostas and coral bells, both are perennials, but both have a long season of looking their best.
The " 6-dollar waste of time guy" probably works for 15 bucks an hour. What an ignorant comment. I've made 1000's of dollars doing this, Besides, most of us watching this are here because we love plants and are passionate about them.