The very easiest way to grow helleborus seedlings is to let nature do the work - hellebore seeds can germinate in the first winter after ripening if they drop in the soil of a favorable garden location (cool, moist). If you want to sow the seeds yourself, you're best to use fresh seed. Dried helleborus seeds may take two full winters to break seed dormancy. In this video, I'll harvest a large batch of seedlings from my garden and transplant them into a plug tray for later sale.
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Is an electric composter a good alternative to the hot compost pile? In this video, I'll run a cycle with an Indiegogo marketed electric composter, Nagual. I think they saw my vids on another composting alternative, Bokashi, and figured I might have something to say about their project.
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Photo Credit: Nazgul Fan Art by Danijel CC BY-SA 3.0
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What would you think if your garden rose suddenly bloomed in a different color or shape of flower? There are couple of good explanations of why this could really happen. Some people explain is as "cross pollination" - no, that's not on the possible causes, and I'll explain why.
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Photo credits:
Rosa multiflora photo by Sesamehoneytart (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Apothecary rose photo by Michael Wittwer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rosa mundi photo by Libby Norman (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Climbing red rose by Anna Reg (CC BY-SA 3.0 AT)
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In a pot or on the landscape, the secret to growing excellent hellebores is all about temperature! Sometimes called Lenten rose, or Christmas rose, hellebores put on their best growth during the cool, moist part of the growing season. In this video, I'll talk about some of the things you should do (cleanup, fertilizer) to keep them growing their best.
Cowlick warning!
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When you start your own plant business or backyard nursery, it's up to you to let the world know about it. That's where it pays to have a marketing plan right from the start - and in my opinion, it's a better strategy for the small plant business to focus on social media and community engagement rather than paid advertising. One of my best tools for connecting with potential customers has been presenting at garden clubs and other local groups. Public speaking is more than a little uncomfortable, I admit, but has proven very useful in getting the word out about my backyard rose nursery.
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Let's talk about the difference between a climbing rose and a rambling roses. "Climber" and "rambler" are used almost interchangeably in describing roses, and indeed there can be some confusing borderline varieties or exception, but the main difference is that climbers are generally repeat blooming. They're derived from the repeat-flowering modern classes of roses, and can have flower form just like the garden hybrid teas and floribundas you're familiar with. Ramblers are more closely related to some of the wild species, and so they typically bloom once in the spring or early summer - covering themselves with masses of small simple(r) blooms.
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Photo Credits:
Aloha by David J. Stang CC BY-SA 4.0
Queen Elizabeth by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosa wichurana by A. Barra CC BY-SA 3.0
Rose Bleu Magenta by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
Goldfinch by Brittas World CC BY-SA 3.0
American Pillar by Spedona CC BY-SA 3.0
Adelaide d'Orleans by Leonara (Ellie) Enking CC BY-SA 2.0
Adelaide d'Orleans by . Barra CC BY-SA 3.0
Lady Banks by Maria Filippi CC BY-SA 4.0
Paul's Himalayan Musk by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
Manington Mauve Rambler by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
Climbing Iceberg by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
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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 the early step 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!
Here's the link to Darwin's "Perennial University": https://www.darwinperennials.com/university/
And here's to some of Ball's culture guides:
https://www.ballseed.com/quickculture/ProductionGuides/
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Transporting plants by Dwight Sipler CC BY 2.0
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I'm reviewing this compact grow light from Spider Farmer - and the initial specs fall right into my "sweet spot" for a lamp: compact, relatively inexpensive, around 100 watts of power, full spectrum, cool running and even water resistant.
Here's a link to the product: https://amzn.to/2JKlq1w
The construction is both simple and well designed. All the electrical components are well protected from moisture. Thanks kindly to the manufacturer for providing the product for review.
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I've selected 20 of the most fragrant roses to put in your garden - renowned for their various perfumes, but also chosen for a diversity of flower colors, forms, growing habits and bloom cycle.
I mentioned I would link to the David Austin guide on rose fragrance: https://eu.davidaustinroses.com/pages/rose-fragrance-guide
There are more than a few ways gardeners can describe the scent of their rose: sweet, Damask, fruity, spicy, myrrh, citrus, tea and musk. I've given some examples for most of these. One important note: not everyone can agree about the character if the fragrance of a given rose. That's biological, I'm told, with some people being far more sensitive to some scents over others. So the real test about the "best" rose perfume is in the nose of the beholder, so to speak.
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Ebb Tide by Tracie Hall CC BY-SA 2.0
Fragrant Cloud by HomeinSalem CC BY-SA 3.0
Papa Meilland by Someone10x CC BY 2.0
Fragrant Plum by Rexness CC BY-SA 2.0
Gertrude Jekyll by Andy Mabbett CC BY-SA 3.0
Scepter’d Isle by Kelvin Song CC BY-SA 3.0
Aloha by David J. Stang CC BY-SA 4.0
Francis E. Lester by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
Roseraie de l’Hay by Malcolm Manners CC BY 2.0
Angel Face by David J. Stang CC BY-SA 4.0
Sheila’s Perfume by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
Leontine Gervais by Wilrooij CC BY-SA 4.0
Sunsprite by David J. Stang CC BY-SA 4.0
Rose de Rescht by Captain-tucker CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rose hobbyists have been using alfalfa (as a tea or topdress fertilizer) for years, but in this video we'll discuss the reasons why alfalfa is an excellent overall soil amendment and nutrient source for all sorts of garden plants.
Many thanks to April from Western Alfalfa Milling for joining me on this video and answering our questions. Here are links to their fertilizer brands:
www.growanythingfert.ca
www.alfalfagreen.ca
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