Owning a plant nursery is very liberating. Being able to work outdoors and profit from growing your own plants is extremely satisfying. Thanks for your tips and insight. 👍
A man in the Philipines grew his own food. The extra produce he did not eat he sold at a local farmers market. He always sold out because his garden was delicious and healthy. How much do we really need? This man’s example is what I hope to achieve. This way you can have time to live, laugh, and love.
Having my own nursery would be a dream come true!! Personally, I don't think it gets any better than being outside all day, playing with dirt and grow things. Thanks so much for your video!!
I’m setting up my own plant business selling uncommon house plants online and I’m building up my stock over the winter ready for spring and summer but all my plants are my own personal collection and all of my stock are cutting I just take from when I prune my personal collection so the only thing I’m losing if it flops is my free time
That's a great approach - it keeps the risk down while you figure out the market. I did the same with my roses and perennials (by division) at first, and at that small scale, it's tempting to think of the plants as "free". As I scaled up a bit, even the small inputs of time, soil, pots, space, pruning, watering & fertilizing began to multiply until it became clear that they weren't so "free" anymore - which is okay, and totally expected as a transition from hobby to small business. Best luck with your specialty plants - houseplants are a good business to be in right now, with the market so hot!
I had to stop and say that I love your presence. I have watched a lot of videos like this and the way you very directly speak with the facts instead of “blah blah blah”- got my attention right away, made me pay attention to what you were saying, and very helpful. Thank you!
This is a great video! The most important aspect of producing anything and selling it, whether its plants or widgets, is the ability to suffer humility, in the face of terrible customers and or your product just isn't up too snuff, by comparison to other competitors. Use your humbleness to make yourself better than the others. Don't give up! You can be better!
This goes for any business. The key to making money is you have to sell something. Be it a product or service, something has to be sold if you want to make money. You can be the best at everything else in the business, but if you can't sell anything, the business will go under.
Thanks so much. BTW, I grow just a few succulents but I'm a huge fan of philodendrons, so I'll have to check out your videos for some tips (with translations on!)
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for all the free advice. My father started a nursery hobby many years ago, he’s incredibly passionate about his plants and his hobby has now grown into what I consider a full blown nursery. He has thousands of plants, so much variety To chose from but we aren’t selling because we just didn’t know where to start. This was perfect advice and I appreciate the “No clickbait” approach because that’s exactly what we wanted to hear.
Thanks Jo Jo. We're having reasonably good success now using Facebook marketplace to drive traffic to the farm. I wish you and your father the best of success - it sounds like you have the growing part down just fine!
What your doing is exactly what I’ve been wanting to get into. This video was 100% on point. Going to start small from the backyard, with goals of my next home being a good location to grow it more. Really appreciate the info, this was like a spark to the fire.
Goodness you’re right! I’m thinking of starting up my own orchid nursery, they grow slow some do not reach blooming size for 4-6 years. You’ve given me some good points to think about and jot down. Thank you.
This is a great video. I started growing native plants in my backyard this year. We do the appointments and farmers markets. I’ve gotten a bad chest cold about a week ago and missed a couple planned markets. It’s starting to be the end of the season here and I have plants to sell, waste, or possibly overwinter. So this is a really good point.
This is an absolutely fantastic video for anyone considering starting a plant business. It's a great reminder to those of us who have been in the industry for a while as well. Fantastic job!
Although I don’t comment on every video that you make, I do watch them all. As usual, thanks for your efforts! I’m so glad to see that your subscriber count is finally picking up pace, too.
Straight to the point, nice video. Im just starting off selling flowers and doing ok. Youve given me a few good tips for moving along to the next thing. You got a new sub 👌
I feel kinda dumb that I started running a tiny plant stall on a whim after having sold trees on a small scale for almost 10 years now. I did no research & went full rip on propagating & spending a month building my wee plant stall in my willow wood & building a Substack subscriber's list 😂 I'm only here now after launching my little plant stall but, I felt a little better after you mentioned your friend Mark. That's exactly what I do. I'm into photography & I've seen for myself what a well presented ad on social media can do. I sell local provenance trees, fruit shrubs, & obscure perennial vegetable plants & herbs plus mushroom grow kits & some very quirky tree "arrangements" & ready to fruit oyster mushroom buckets by appointment only. I had plans to open for FRI-SUN noon-5 sort of deal but, your video made me rethink that now. Because my products are quirky & specialised, I attract a different type of customer than a normal plant nursery & I think they appreciate the "come into my secret garden & chat about plants" type of appointments. Hmmm.. so much to contemplate on that.. will check out more of your videos! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks. We're still figuring it out as we go - but it seems clear that more hours doesn't equal more customers! Mark does a great business with his specialty edible plants, and it sounds like you have some unique offerings! Best of luck this season.
I am starting a greenhouse operation for cacti dish gardens and aloe vera sales Have spent 2 years building inventory, in the paperwork stages now. I have spent the past six months actively building a customer base as I am going with "supply chain" as opposed to selling direct to public. Using flea/farmer's markets and street festivals to make public sales for left over stock. Will be a four season biz as I do custom garden art/ signage in the off season. Lots to do, but am sure I can make it with 17 yrs field experience. A dream coming to fruition for me and my family--
Great video! Last year I sold my excess vegetable starts very quickly. This coming spring I’m planning to grow veggie starts just to sell. I’ve invested lots in seeds, media and container. I’m planning my sales strategy now.
Watching videos like this and growing stuff has helped a ton with my mental health, many thanks! Ive got almost 20 roses now, a bunch of dead cutting and a few live ones, will probably rewatch your cutting videos about 20x haha
Thank you for taking the time to do this. I am hopeful that I can help the human race to love plants and maybe make some extra money in the process. I will be sure to follow the wise man’s wisdom as I do it, “pride makes us do things well, but love makes us do things to perfection.”
Hi Jason, I loved this video you made. I am in Massachusetts in the U.S. and have been propagating plants and have been looking at starting my own small business. This was so helpful. Along with selling plants, I am looking at taking 4 or 5 people in a group of their choosing, and teaching them how to propagate for a small fee. Didn't know if that would be something you might want to try. But thank you once again, your videos are great and well put together, that is the one thing I'm trying to learn right now, so that I can start uploading videos to youtube.
I grow for myself but lately been getting request for seedling this year and ppl asking for plants instead of going to box store so I got a lot to think about
This video should be labelled *Secret to Success* Many people enjoy the creation of propagating new plants Yet are disgusted with Selling Don't know how to price plants and add shipping cost I suggests you ask yourself a few questions Do I like growing a few variety or I grow everything. This will guide you to your customers. Don't like B2C Business to Clients Hire a good well trained salesperson for that job Other wholesale avenues Sell a dozen at a time to mow-N-go Gardner's to up sale the plants installed in grown Sell a packaged deal of mixed shrubs & flower pack to Home Flippers Sell a group package of pots with assorted flowers to home owners or party rental houses Best advice, get help with the task you don't like to do Stay with what gives you Joy
Great topic! Like how you get to the root of the matter quickly-a successful nursery sells what it grows.🌹If you weren’t so far away, I’d invite you to come, present, and sell to my garden club in Greenville, South Carolina. When Mr. Maple 🍁 came to speak I purchased a dwarf Dawn Redwood. They just happened to mention how special they were in their talk.🌲
Fraser Valley Rose Farm, at the moment my dwarf dawn redwood is in a planter. I might have one more year before I have to move it. That’s fantastic that you grew some from seed. How was the germination?
I had planned 120 days of cold stratification, but as I recall, I had to take them out early because they sprouted in the fridge. 100% (of like 8 seeds, but still)
I am a subscriber, like all the info you shared. I am a newbie house plant collector and just started a new channel and I am get a lot of inspiration from your videos. Thankyou.
Thanks for the practical perspective. I got the fever for backyard nursery and now am having reality issues - just getting plants to be ready for a late spring sale is a challenge. I will have to buy wholesale and sell retail. It is now almost mid-October and I am in USDA Zone 7a, where there is not much growing time left. I am a bit stymied.
Hi Rebecca. Anything I suggest will vary by growing climate and your local market, but one "shortcut" can include spring flowering bulb and bare root suppliers. I have a local supplier who offers good prices on bare root hosts, lilies, peonies, astilbe, daylilies, etc. and they're all pretty straightforward to drop into an appropriate size pot and nudge out of dormancy - no real "sizing up". I do start some plants from seed in spring (indoors with supplemental heat and light) and you're right, it can be a challenge to finish them for spring sales. Fast growers like papaver, digitalis, salvia and monards for perennials or annuals like china asters or phlox drummondii are easy, but other perennials may not size up on time - giving you something to pot up in fall for the following spring. Depending on how much you want to depend on suppliers, there are growers who will start cuttings for you early to get that head start. But even if you start on a small scale with minimal risk, you can use the season to begin cuttings and division for the following year.
Thank you for your thoughtful and thorough reply, Jason. I will just have to make some decisions going forward based on available resources and learn as I go. So happy to have discovered your channel! 🙏🏻
Great video, thank you 🙏🏽 Just the sort of information I’m after. I have 3 acres, I’m looking to retire and I’m wanting a way to make a few $ to supplement my retirement income, and so thought plants! I’ve studied horticulture and have worked in the industry for the last 3 years, and learned a lot. It’s my passion and I’d love to turn it into a small business. I was thinking of approaching landscapers in my area and asking what plants would be beneficial for me to grow for them, so this video has helped me see that that is a good idea, but there’s other options too. I have small markets in my area that I could try, or maybe mail order 🤔
Thanks Sharon. And I like your "All of the above..." approach - it's difficult to see the gaps or opportunities in the market until you start actively poking around and connecting with potential buyers.
Yeah Im lucky because Im on the west coast of Australia so I can grow, propagate and sell rare and exotic tropical fruit plants and trees in a backyard nursery and its also a hobby I love. It does well. The demand for mature fruit trees is ridiculously high. Wish I had the capital to invest in a large stock that will pay off in 3 years but oh well.
Agreed…. I am an example of this. Geraniums and boxwood put me out of business. In Canada, many businesses are a waste of time. A very different customer base compared to the United States. Entrepreneurship is dead in Canada.
I am propagating my roses bc I like to personally see them in abundance like at The Huntington. Shipping is VERY expensive here too. I was going to send some cells that were too deep to plant into BUT the shipping costs MORE than the item EVEN with my mother's 75% discount, smh. I GAVE a milkweed plant away and the lady came back telling me she got a contract that she can plant milkweed at a reststop since they are NO LONGER used. She was EXPECTING me to SUPPLY her with milkweed for her rest area project, smh. She was one of my "free" Craigslist customers. I have since learned to NEVER list anything "for free" on Craigslist. "Free" breeds the greedy! I am growing some Hollyhocks bc I may sell them in (2) years? I just bought a (55) gallon fish tank from an young fella on Craigslist and I did not haggle w/ him over the price. I paid him EXACTLY WHAT HE ASKED. He had been a Petco manager for (8) months and he took excellent care of the fish. I did not and still don't know much about the fish I got. One of them is a cichlid. I've been watching TH-cam fish tank people and I am learning a lot. He gave me food, toys, gravel, filter, and a nice piece of wood furniture for the stand. I can put my pillowcases in this piece of furniture. Another fella was selling his but he was so insistent upon my having a truck that I just told him to forget it. The young man I got this (55) gallon tank from rode to my house with the tank in his car and the wooden furniture in mine. I felt like he cared for the outcome of the fish he had raised. He also set the tank up for me when we got it to my house:-)
Thanks Portia - I've experimented with selling on Craigslist, but I just have trouble committing time to make appointments - if I could dump the day job, I'd arrange it for days I know I'll be on the farm. Love your Milkweed customer story - that figures!
Theres zoning laws where I live and the minimum for growing nursery plants is 3 acres agricultural. The theres a million rules. Benches have to be 3ft off the ground etc. Licenses and a yearly inspection and a nematode free certificate etc.
Sorry to hear your zoning laws are so onerous - that makes it tough to get going as a small grower. Do the rules apply only for if you export across state lines, or even for local sale? Here we can grow and sell without much government oversight, so long as we don't try to send plants out of the country or unless the government detects a "regulated" pest in our area.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm . The same rules for local and across state line sales. Alot of people are selling on Ebay from Florida without being licensed but I wouldn't take that chance. I saw on youtube a guy in Texas rented a small warehouse and sells terrarium plants and reptile supplies. He has rows of led lights growing terrarium plants. I'm going to see if that's a possibility here. I like your video.
@@floridahiker1503 Here in alabama its opposite the government sooo loose on what u can do that u can setup shop in walmart or dollar general parking lot and sell out of ur truck without a licence if u dont make above 10k every two weeks lol
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Owning a plant nursery is very liberating. Being able to work outdoors and profit from growing your own plants is extremely satisfying. Thanks for your tips and insight. 👍
A man in the Philipines grew his own food. The extra produce he did not eat he sold at a local farmers market. He always sold out because his garden was delicious and healthy. How much do we really need? This man’s example is what I hope to achieve. This way you can have time to live, laugh, and love.
Thanks Teresa - that's worth aiming for!
You need enough to pay off the government thieves, and I guarantee that you would not be able to lead* the same lifestyle as that man does
Mannn this is goals!! Been thinking the perfectly exact same thing as you!
Having my own nursery would be a dream come true!! Personally, I don't think it gets any better than being outside all day, playing with dirt and grow things. Thanks so much for your video!!
I’m setting up my own plant business selling uncommon house plants online and I’m building up my stock over the winter ready for spring and summer but all my plants are my own personal collection and all of my stock are cutting I just take from when I prune my personal collection so the only thing I’m losing if it flops is my free time
That's a great approach - it keeps the risk down while you figure out the market. I did the same with my roses and perennials (by division) at first, and at that small scale, it's tempting to think of the plants as "free". As I scaled up a bit, even the small inputs of time, soil, pots, space, pruning, watering & fertilizing began to multiply until it became clear that they weren't so "free" anymore - which is okay, and totally expected as a transition from hobby to small business. Best luck with your specialty plants - houseplants are a good business to be in right now, with the market so hot!
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I totally agree. Free becomes not free anymore as time flies by
Great. 😃 That's my plan Too. All the best to you.
That is great
I had to stop and say that I love your presence. I have watched a lot of videos like this and the way you very directly speak with the facts instead of “blah blah blah”- got my attention right away, made me pay attention to what you were saying, and very helpful. Thank you!
This is a great video! The most important aspect of producing anything and selling it, whether its plants or widgets, is the ability to suffer humility, in the face of terrible customers and or your product just isn't up too snuff, by comparison to other competitors. Use your humbleness to make yourself better than the others. Don't give up! You can be better!
One of the best videos I've seen on here. Everything you just said is so practical and could be applied to many business startups.
Thanks Roger
Agree with Roger I watch gardening videos as my hobby and this was great and to the point.
This goes for any business. The key to making money is you have to sell something. Be it a product or service, something has to be sold if you want to make money. You can be the best at everything else in the business, but if you can't sell anything, the business will go under.
Oh my God.... how come have I taken this long to find you? AMAZING CONTENT, a huge thank you!!! Can't wait to watch all of your videos.
Thanks so much. BTW, I grow just a few succulents but I'm a huge fan of philodendrons, so I'll have to check out your videos for some tips (with translations on!)
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for all the free advice. My father started a nursery hobby many years ago, he’s incredibly passionate about his plants and his hobby has now grown into what I consider a full blown nursery. He has thousands of plants, so much variety To chose from but we aren’t selling because we just didn’t know where to start. This was perfect advice and I appreciate the “No clickbait” approach because that’s exactly what we wanted to hear.
Thanks Jo Jo. We're having reasonably good success now using Facebook marketplace to drive traffic to the farm. I wish you and your father the best of success - it sounds like you have the growing part down just fine!
What your doing is exactly what I’ve been wanting to get into. This video was 100% on point.
Going to start small from the backyard, with goals of my next home being a good location to grow it more.
Really appreciate the info, this was like a spark to the fire.
So glad to hear it - best of luck with your growing and selling
Goodness you’re right! I’m thinking of starting up my own orchid nursery, they grow slow some do not reach blooming size for 4-6 years. You’ve given me some good points to think about and jot down. Thank you.
Thanks Danni - and I wish you the best with your business. I haven't come around to the orchid part of the hobby yet, but all things in good time.
This is a great video. I started growing native plants in my backyard this year. We do the appointments and farmers markets. I’ve gotten a bad chest cold about a week ago and missed a couple planned markets. It’s starting to be the end of the season here and I have plants to sell, waste, or possibly overwinter. So this is a really good point.
Glad you liked the topic! Happy to hear you've got a good start into the business.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm thank you!!
Such a humble person! Thank you. I’m contemplating starting up in Ontario
This is an absolutely fantastic video for anyone considering starting a plant business. It's a great reminder to those of us who have been in the industry for a while as well. Fantastic job!
Thanks for the feedback - as well as the info you're sharing on your channel.
I have always wanted to start one , thanks for helping all of trying to do this ourselves
Happy if I can help. Thanks for watching!
Me too! I bought 10 acres and got a personal loan
Although I don’t comment on every video that you make, I do watch them all. As usual, thanks for your efforts! I’m so glad to see that your subscriber count is finally picking up pace, too.
Thanks Craig!
Great watch, I'm in the final stages of opening my garden center and will review the rest of your vids now. Thanks again...
Thanks - best luck with your garden center!
Very timely. Thank you for taking the time to put this in a video!
The opening statement had a deep impact on the nursery selling concepts.. thanks a lot
I'm so happy you found it helpful!
I just love to grow everything. The Rose's always get me but they look great
Thank you so much for this video! Very clear, concise, sensible information. I appreciate your time and look forward to watching more of your channel!
Thanks Ariana - glad you enjoyed
I’ve been taking note of what my local plant nursery’s don’t sell so I’m a unique permaculture garden center and landscaping business
Good plan!
Straight to the point, nice video. Im just starting off selling flowers and doing ok. Youve given me a few good tips for moving along to the next thing. You got a new sub 👌
I appreciate it
I feel kinda dumb that I started running a tiny plant stall on a whim after having sold trees on a small scale for almost 10 years now. I did no research & went full rip on propagating & spending a month building my wee plant stall in my willow wood & building a Substack subscriber's list 😂 I'm only here now after launching my little plant stall but, I felt a little better after you mentioned your friend Mark. That's exactly what I do. I'm into photography & I've seen for myself what a well presented ad on social media can do. I sell local provenance trees, fruit shrubs, & obscure perennial vegetable plants & herbs plus mushroom grow kits & some very quirky tree "arrangements" & ready to fruit oyster mushroom buckets by appointment only. I had plans to open for FRI-SUN noon-5 sort of deal but, your video made me rethink that now. Because my products are quirky & specialised, I attract a different type of customer than a normal plant nursery & I think they appreciate the "come into my secret garden & chat about plants" type of appointments. Hmmm.. so much to contemplate on that.. will check out more of your videos! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks. We're still figuring it out as we go - but it seems clear that more hours doesn't equal more customers! Mark does a great business with his specialty edible plants, and it sounds like you have some unique offerings! Best of luck this season.
I am starting a greenhouse operation for cacti dish gardens and aloe vera sales
Have spent 2 years building inventory, in the paperwork stages now. I have spent the past six months actively building a customer base as I am going with "supply chain" as opposed to selling direct to public. Using flea/farmer's markets and street festivals to make public sales for left over stock. Will be a four season biz as I do custom garden art/ signage in the off season. Lots to do, but am sure I can make it with 17 yrs field experience. A dream coming to fruition for me and my family--
That's so nice to hear Andrea. And I know a few people who have done well with aloe and cactus. What area are you in?
West of Charlotte, NC Zone 7b
Great information there Jason. Thanks for taking the time to make your excellent videos 👍
Yes I am learning about selling , now! If you build it they may not come. Thank you for the valuable information
Lol. So true! Faith alone isn't a marketing plan.
Thank you for sharing with us your experience Jason!!!
My pleasure Matthew
thank you for a very informative and sincere video!
Great video! Last year I sold my excess vegetable starts very quickly. This coming spring I’m planning to grow veggie starts just to sell. I’ve invested lots in seeds, media and container. I’m planning my sales strategy now.
Nice. Now's the time - while you have time to think, so that in spring you can just follow the plan! Best luck next season.
How’d your sales go this Spring?
Rob S they went great thanks to covid. I was off work for 2 months and the extra income helped. I did only heirloom tomatoes and a few other plants.
Jess Gardening great idea on the heirloom, save your seeds. Great Job!
Watching videos like this and growing stuff has helped a ton with my mental health, many thanks! Ive got almost 20 roses now, a bunch of dead cutting and a few live ones, will probably rewatch your cutting videos about 20x haha
You bet - I think growing plants is therapeutic for a lot of people (myself included!)
The pink roses are really beautiful.
Thanks!
Fantastic video!! Just what I needed to see at this point in my nursery business.
I'll have my fingers crossed for you! Interesting times in the nursery business, and lots of opportunity.
These videos have been helpful. Thank you. I am a gardener here in central Texas and I am propagating some stuff now.
Good advice, as usual. It's always about the selling. Thanks!
3:28 5:29 What a gorgeous property! Great video, I love seeing someone cut through the bullshit and make practical content about this stuff.
Thanks so much
Thank you for taking the time to do this. I am hopeful that I can help the human race to love plants and maybe make some extra money in the process.
I will be sure to follow the wise man’s wisdom as I do it, “pride makes us do things well, but love makes us do things to perfection.”
Thanks so much
Greetings from Silverdale! (West Mission) Thank you so much for your vid! Very informative!
Outstanding tutorial Jason. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the encouragement Patrick.
Hi Jason, I loved this video you made. I am in Massachusetts in the U.S. and have been propagating plants and have been looking at starting my own small business. This was so helpful. Along with selling plants, I am looking at taking 4 or 5 people in a group of their choosing, and teaching them how to propagate for a small fee. Didn't know if that would be something you might want to try. But thank you once again, your videos are great and well put together, that is the one thing I'm trying to learn right now, so that I can start uploading videos to youtube.
Thanks - and that's a good suggestion
I grow for myself but lately been getting request for seedling this year and ppl asking for plants instead of going to box store so I got a lot to think about
Good to know..I am very interested in getting up and moving
Cashflow the most important thing. Nice video.
Thank you for your realistic selling market experience great solid
advice for the beginner. Godbless
Thanks, Fraser, your advice is really helpful!
My pleasure. Best luck to you
A very detailed video. Thank you.
This was incredibly useful information, thanks so much!
Excellent! Please continue this.
You got it. Thanks Bryan
Not looking to open a nursery but this was still all useful info for me as I’m starting to sell my own custom pots that I make! Great video thanks man
I'm glad you found it helpful. Best luck with your growing.
This video should be labelled
*Secret to Success*
Many people enjoy the creation of propagating new plants
Yet are disgusted with Selling
Don't know how to price plants and add shipping cost
I suggests you ask yourself a few questions
Do I like growing a few variety or I grow everything.
This will guide you to your customers.
Don't like B2C
Business to Clients
Hire a good well trained salesperson for that job
Other wholesale avenues
Sell a dozen at a time to mow-N-go Gardner's to up sale the plants installed in grown
Sell a packaged deal of mixed shrubs & flower pack to Home Flippers
Sell a group package of pots with assorted flowers to home owners or party rental houses
Best advice, get help with the task you don't like to do
Stay with what gives you Joy
Beautiful place! 😊
Thank you!
great tips, very straightforward and genuine.
Thanks for the feedback Robert
plants are friends.
learned from every second of this video. Thank you for this valuable content sir
Thank you. Very helpful video for a newbie like myself. Also, well presented!
Great video, clear and to the point. Thanks!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Wow nice ! The appointment part got to me.
Thanks. And BTW, that grower had his best year ever this spring!
I am on my way to start one. thank you very much for your valuable
Good luck. Have fun!
Great topic! Like how you get to the root of the matter quickly-a successful nursery sells what it grows.🌹If you weren’t so far away, I’d invite you to come, present, and sell to my garden club in Greenville, South Carolina. When Mr. Maple 🍁 came to speak I purchased a dwarf Dawn Redwood. They just happened to mention how special they were in their talk.🌲
Thanks! Love Dawn Redwood, and just grew a batch from seed this year - not dwarf, but I can afford the space.
Fraser Valley Rose Farm, at the moment my dwarf dawn redwood is in a planter. I might have one more year before I have to move it. That’s fantastic that you grew some from seed. How was the germination?
I had planned 120 days of cold stratification, but as I recall, I had to take them out early because they sprouted in the fridge. 100% (of like 8 seeds, but still)
Fraser Valley Rose Farm That’s fantastic! 🌲
Thanks for this video very informative, im from the Philippines.
Am inspired with this video thank you! Am looking for some tips on how to start plant nursery and this video first appeared! Thank you!
Thanks Melinda - happy to help. I wish you success
I am a subscriber, like all the info you shared. I am a newbie house plant collector and just started a new channel and I am get a lot of inspiration from your videos. Thankyou.
Thanks so much, and best luck with your plants and channel. How exciting!
Thankyou
Thanks for the practical perspective. I got the fever for backyard nursery and now am having reality issues - just getting plants to be ready for a late spring sale is a challenge. I will have to buy wholesale and sell retail. It is now almost mid-October and I am in USDA Zone 7a, where there is not much growing time left. I am a bit stymied.
Hi Rebecca. Anything I suggest will vary by growing climate and your local market, but one "shortcut" can include spring flowering bulb and bare root suppliers. I have a local supplier who offers good prices on bare root hosts, lilies, peonies, astilbe, daylilies, etc. and they're all pretty straightforward to drop into an appropriate size pot and nudge out of dormancy - no real "sizing up". I do start some plants from seed in spring (indoors with supplemental heat and light) and you're right, it can be a challenge to finish them for spring sales. Fast growers like papaver, digitalis, salvia and monards for perennials or annuals like china asters or phlox drummondii are easy, but other perennials may not size up on time - giving you something to pot up in fall for the following spring. Depending on how much you want to depend on suppliers, there are growers who will start cuttings for you early to get that head start. But even if you start on a small scale with minimal risk, you can use the season to begin cuttings and division for the following year.
Thank you for your thoughtful and thorough reply, Jason. I will just have to make some decisions going forward based on available resources and learn as I go.
So happy to have discovered your channel! 🙏🏻
you are awesome thanks for the information you give. im happy to have found you. i wish to speak to a person like you. as im starting a garden center
That's exciting! I haven't gotten that far yet, but feel free to bounce any ideas off me and I'll do what I can.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm thanks for your response will surely do. I live in Tanzania East Africa. Tropical location plants throughout the year
Great video, thank you 🙏🏽 Just the sort of information I’m after. I have 3 acres, I’m looking to retire and I’m wanting a way to make a few $ to supplement my retirement income, and so thought plants! I’ve studied horticulture and have worked in the industry for the last 3 years, and learned a lot. It’s my passion and I’d love to turn it into a small business. I was thinking of approaching landscapers in my area and asking what plants would be beneficial for me to grow for them, so this video has helped me see that that is a good idea, but there’s other options too. I have small markets in my area that I could try, or maybe mail order 🤔
Thanks Sharon. And I like your "All of the above..." approach - it's difficult to see the gaps or opportunities in the market until you start actively poking around and connecting with potential buyers.
Yeah Im lucky because Im on the west coast of Australia so I can grow, propagate and sell rare and exotic tropical fruit plants and trees in a backyard nursery and its also a hobby I love. It does well. The demand for mature fruit trees is ridiculously high. Wish I had the capital to invest in a large stock that will pay off in 3 years but oh well.
And such a nice growing climate. Good luck with your growing!
Agreed…. I am an example of this. Geraniums and boxwood put me out of business. In Canada, many businesses are a waste of time. A very different customer base compared to the United States. Entrepreneurship is dead in Canada.
Thank you for sharing useful tips
Thanks for the videos! Well delivered. I am moving to Australia and opening a nursery over there.
Fantastic. What an exciting time for you!
Great video. Informative and fast 👌
Thank you so much for this informative video.
My pleasure Blessed Favoured
this is so awesome and helpful. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your experiences
Thanx
I am propagating my roses bc I like to personally see them in abundance like at The Huntington. Shipping is VERY expensive here too. I was going to send some cells that were too deep to plant into BUT the shipping costs MORE than the item EVEN with my mother's 75% discount, smh. I GAVE a milkweed plant away and the lady came back telling me she got a contract that she can plant milkweed at a reststop since they are NO LONGER used. She was EXPECTING me to SUPPLY her with milkweed for her rest area project, smh. She was one of my "free" Craigslist customers. I have since learned to NEVER list anything "for free" on Craigslist. "Free" breeds the greedy! I am growing some Hollyhocks bc I may sell them in (2) years? I just bought a (55) gallon fish tank from an young fella on Craigslist and I did not haggle w/ him over the price. I paid him EXACTLY WHAT HE ASKED. He had been a Petco manager for (8) months and he took excellent care of the fish. I did not and still don't know much about the fish I got. One of them is a cichlid. I've been watching TH-cam fish tank people and I am learning a lot. He gave me food, toys, gravel, filter, and a nice piece of wood furniture for the stand. I can put my pillowcases in this piece of furniture. Another fella was selling his but he was so insistent upon my having a truck that I just told him to forget it. The young man I got this (55) gallon tank from rode to my house with the tank in his car and the wooden furniture in mine. I felt like he cared for the outcome of the fish he had raised. He also set the tank up for me when we got it to my house:-)
Thanks Portia - I've experimented with selling on Craigslist, but I just have trouble committing time to make appointments - if I could dump the day job, I'd arrange it for days I know I'll be on the farm. Love your Milkweed customer story - that figures!
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Yup! I learned, smh.
Jason, very good video as always
Thank you for all of your information!
Yes our shipping is brutal 🤣
Thank you for this!!!
Thank you😊 🙏😊
Theres zoning laws where I live and the minimum for growing nursery plants is 3 acres agricultural. The theres a million rules. Benches have to be 3ft off the ground etc. Licenses and a yearly inspection and a nematode free certificate etc.
Sorry to hear your zoning laws are so onerous - that makes it tough to get going as a small grower. Do the rules apply only for if you export across state lines, or even for local sale? Here we can grow and sell without much government oversight, so long as we don't try to send plants out of the country or unless the government detects a "regulated" pest in our area.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm . The same rules for local and across state line sales. Alot of people are selling on Ebay from Florida without being licensed but I wouldn't take that chance. I saw on youtube a guy in Texas rented a small warehouse and sells terrarium plants and reptile supplies. He has rows of led lights growing terrarium plants. I'm going to see if that's a possibility here. I like your video.
@@floridahiker1503 Here in alabama its opposite the government sooo loose on what u can do that u can setup shop in walmart or dollar general parking lot and sell out of ur truck without a licence if u dont make above 10k every two weeks lol
Looking to start my own nursery next spring
Very informative video. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Nice rose....
This is super helpful! Thanks!
My pleasure Carla.
Great Video, Thanks!
This is so helpful thank you
My pleasure - and good luck!
Thanks
Really helpful thank you
Your motivating your subscriber 👍
Great video. Subscribed in the first minute.
Thanks Dale
Starting a nursery in Hawaii today ❤ aloha
Very nice!
Thank you
Some good thoughts. Thank you.
Great info. Thanks.
good & informative video !
Great information!
Very helpful info!
Thank you!
nice. thank you