Go to thrift stores and garage sales grab unusual types of containers like toolboxes, rain boots, bird houses, watering cans, and plant a bunch in there people love those. Also make up these types of planters for Mother’s Day and stick a happy Mother’s Day pick in it or I love you, mom and they will fly off the shelf.
@mariarametta1282
4 ай бұрын
You have good advice and a lot of those plants are perennials they can be sold in bigger pots .
@davidblackwell6842
4 ай бұрын
A little tip we used to pot up some annuals into 1 litre pots to sell later and get better price . Dave uk
@kriswhite1344
4 ай бұрын
💡💡💡take those annuals and pot up into hanging baskets.. Its works! Mixed annuals baskets! Thats what we did at the garden center!
@dorisfields2586
4 ай бұрын
I worked for a nursery for 8 years. They sold many, many more annuals than perennials and, when the end of the season got close they dumped leftovers (annuals) in the compost pile. Special holiday planters sold very well. My job was to keep the plants trimmed, checking for pests and taking care of customers and I loved it!
@mattdaddi
4 ай бұрын
Those annuals are BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Just a video of their beauty to your local population should move them out in a couple of hours!
@danradtke1663
4 ай бұрын
Try linking up with landscapers that plant for customers. Or gardeners who plant for other people. As soon as your plants come in your landscapers come in pick their needs and it helps the flow of your annuals.
@Lynnhopeacres
4 ай бұрын
That’s what I’m trying to do this year as well, landscapers connections work wonders for free pots, leaves, grass clippings, and all sorts of beneficial resources. And you can sell them your plants!
@s44577
4 ай бұрын
Dude, it's mid April. You're going to crush it. ❤
@Lynnhopeacres
4 ай бұрын
Just gotta believe! :) We are all rooting for them!
@Growing-Our-Retirement
4 ай бұрын
Good to have a really full stock, likely all or most will sell out in the next few weeks. People love seeing lots of stock and will remember the great selection. Really looking amazing! Hope you have a great next few weeks of sales! 👍🙏🏼
@esmysyield2023
4 ай бұрын
Donate some of them to the nursing homes. Let the elderly enjoy them and if they are able they can care for them. It gives them something to do besides staring out of a window wondering why their kids dont love them anymore.
@awakenacres
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing all the ups and downs of your nursery business. It really is helpful to those of us who have our own budding nurseries. I’m at the not having enough plants stage.💚
@Lynnhopeacres
4 ай бұрын
Good morning Family! Growing pains is definitely part of the business, but I do see y’all doing what you need to do in order to make this work! Great job!
@jkkelley7582
4 ай бұрын
They all are so beautiful!!
@teresaholland4790
4 ай бұрын
My garden always has some kind of growing pain 😄
@nicomyth
4 ай бұрын
Mixed planted pots and hanging baskets... Mother's Day deals 🙂 Hopefully you can move them quickly!
@erbauungstutztaufgnade1875
4 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@pamelamercado6902
4 ай бұрын
I learned the same lesson basically this year last year people wanted more of the plants that I had but I ran out so this year I planted lots and lots I sold my veggies 3 for $ 10 .00 I made it for my final sale I sold lots and lots of them but I still had lots of tomatoes plants so I have tomato plants everywhere and what I'll do is I will sell the tomatoes once they are right so I figured nothing is lost
@ScottMatthewsBonsai
4 ай бұрын
I expected the update at the end to say you've sold them all and now the dilemma is you need more 🤣
@kburkes4245
4 ай бұрын
Approach a local farmers market or farm stand to see if they want to buy some. Better to sell them now while the market is hot and they look good. You may also have a local Master Gardener group.
@AnenLaylle7023
4 ай бұрын
I'm sitting on 500 pounds of broccoli. It happens in the farm world my man. I switched to floret broccoli this year and the yield is insane. I didn't plan to have soooooo much broccoli. Have you hooked up with a landscape company? That will help you move annuals. Your nursery is very pretty by the way. Good job my man.
@billsweetland294
4 ай бұрын
We noticed in Pennsylvania that a lot of folks would not even put annuals in the ground until after Mother's Day because of possible freeze. I also think you could think of your buying habits as fresh produce. If you order too much you will be stuck with it.
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
People have been buying annuals here since late March.
@gemhomebuys
4 ай бұрын
I think you’re on right track to get more annual plants sold quicker. Bigger and more pictures, and sales on Mon-Thurs also very good to motivate more sales on typ slower days. This too shall pass. Sounds like you’re already getting rid of more. Always new challenges, problems to be solved that usually turn into problems solved and blessings. Keep on keeping on. You’re doing just fine.
@1Kent
4 ай бұрын
I understand your anxiety but the middle of April is awfully early to be worried about it. In my area it's hard to find Lobelia until May.
@cmajors4596
3 ай бұрын
One more thing. I'd like to suggest that every year you plant some "extra" plants and shrubs that you will not be selling that year. Maybe set them aside and just allow them to grow, and maybe put them up for sale every 3-5 years on a continual rotation basis? Just a thought so you can have some larger, more mature plants to sell as well. Just a thought.
@michaelsasylum
4 ай бұрын
Your stands are looking really nice. Great work!
@FrancesCarolWorkman
4 ай бұрын
What a beautiful problem to have. 😊
@danarevell9425
4 ай бұрын
Beautiful structures. Beautiful plants.
@stevenfrey8034
4 ай бұрын
They'll sell, and bring in buyers for other plants
@emilyneal7888
4 ай бұрын
My strategy was alway to have the order come on Thursday to sell Friday, Saturday and Sunday Then you do your next order by what sold out or sold way down. Don’t panic. They will sale. If something gets leggy or isn’t selling you discount it.
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
I don't always have control over what day they get delivered. No panic. Ever.
@MrDuffy81
4 ай бұрын
The annuals look great. Those Vinca are really nice.
@MrDuffy81
4 ай бұрын
Pot em up. Sell arrangements
@GlacialRidgeHomestead
4 ай бұрын
Wish you were near Idaho , I’d buy some!
@SindySchneck
4 ай бұрын
I feel your anxiety! I'm ordering in annuals for the first time and not sure how many I can sell. Luckily my wholesalers is just 10 min away and no minimums, so I can place small orders each week. If perennials don't sell, you can just overwinter or divide them for next year. Annuals HAVE to be sold, so it's a different kind of pressure. I wish us both well :)
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
That's a great resource for you to have that so close!
@cmajors4596
3 ай бұрын
You guys are the bestest! I love watching you grow! Question: Why do you start out planting your hedge trees in small containers? Why not just plant them directly into the 1-3 gallon containers and let them grow there? It seems a lot of time would be saved doing it that way, but maybe there is a reason behind your madness? I live in Lakewood, Washington State. Just an FYI. 🙂
@savvydirtfarmer
3 ай бұрын
They take up way too much space for way too long if you start out in large containers. Every square foot is valuable (that's not a cliche, it's math), so, that's why i do it. Also, plants benefit greatly from being bumped up. Potting soil gets "stale" over time and up-potting them always causes a very noticeable, and fast, burst of new growth.
@cmajors4596
3 ай бұрын
@@savvydirtfarmer Interesting! Thanks for the comment.
@MrDuffy81
4 ай бұрын
Drive around to businesses and offer to replenish the pots that are outside of their front doors that are plantless.
@Lynnhopeacres
4 ай бұрын
All great ideas and inputs!
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
If I had time......
@MrDuffy81
4 ай бұрын
@savvydirtfarmer send the kids with the wagon
@angieketcher5917
3 ай бұрын
Just now saw this. I have a idea. Load your truck up n go to town n sell them. Ppl do this around our town all the time.
@savvydirtfarmer
3 ай бұрын
Well, I have a business, with a physical location, with regular hours, and people come to us instead of us going to farmer's markets, etc. That's a whole 'nother animal.
@Jordan-dg8tp
4 ай бұрын
If you have too many begonias, I will 100% buy a few off your hands if you do mail ordering like you used to with hardwood willow cuttings :)
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
No desire to ship living begonias. I'm not "savvy" enough to get them to you alive.
@melodyscamman244
4 ай бұрын
👍👍❤️
@risalangdon9883
4 ай бұрын
It probably isn't as much of a help as selling them would be. But as a business and a KZitem channel (check with your accountant), but if you make videos on how to and plant information, using some of the plants to beautify your business and home you should be able to deduct their expenses on your taxes. It's my understanding that as a KZitem creator, there is a lot that can be deducted from taxes. Check into that. As well as great advertising on Facebook and plant sales.
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
The plants are already a business expense for the nursery. You can't deduct them twice.
@popandbob
4 ай бұрын
Honestly that didn't look like a huge amount to me compared to the nurseries I see up here based on the space you have. The nurseries in my area have their benches full and then have the ground under them full as well. They just swap the trays once a day bench to ground and ground to bench to ensure everything gets light. It's a lot to manage but I would say its not unmanageable.
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
look up "Odem's Nursery"
@RogerBaird-wf2fv
4 ай бұрын
Great channel!! Quick question, is there a good nursery supply store close to Birmingham, Alabama?
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
Not that I know of. If there was, I'd be on it! Those places are gold when you find them, and the nearest to me, that I know of, is 2+ hrs away
@RogerBaird-wf2fv
4 ай бұрын
Wow, where is that? Thanks for all you do!!
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
@@RogerBaird-wf2fv BWI in Memphis; Morton's in Mcminnville, TN
@RogerBaird-wf2fv
4 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@hosta127
4 ай бұрын
I have 15 trays of 72 seedlings each 😮 (=1,080) growing in my basement, so I may have a similar problem in a few weeks! I have a question about fertilizer. Do I put the slow release fertilizer Osmocote 18-6-12 on my hydrangea and arborvitae now?
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
yes
@subsonicdemon
4 ай бұрын
At 6:34 what is the plant that has like this ruby red color on the edge of the leaves and the center is a bright light green color?
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
coleus
@RogerBaird-wf2fv
4 ай бұрын
Do you have to have a business license before places will sell you liners or plugs?
@savvydirtfarmer
4 ай бұрын
Varies by nursery. Hardly any have asked me for it. One or two have.
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