I sure appreciate that. We're doing our best.

Agreed. I have been self employed in a different industry. Doing it my way within the unspoken rules of respect and engagement between the sectors of supply chain. Nothing sticks if it is just handed to you. You have to have the like for it and the fortitude to make it your own effort. That is to say it's still real work if you want to be successful to whatever degree. If you want to make sales it will be easier to find wholesale. If you are just wanting to buy for your own use at a low wholesale price then you will not likely have success.

@@savvydirtfarmer you are a great resource, and sadly some people will have your name in their mouth with out your permission. Obviously, you take the time to develop good working relationships with the wholesalers you work with, and they will remember that. The better wholesalers **know** you aren't telling your viewers to call them. It's kind of you to share etiquette with your viewers, as good etiquette is highly undervalued. Not sure if you have started carrying native plants for your customers, but I work with lots of people who are... struggling with current events. I share the peer-reviewed research that shows more nature exposure yields better mental wellness. Now, a lot of my earliest clients are sharing YT videos on rewilding yards, going native plants for birds and bees, and are starting to share their knowledge with neighbors. Thought I should share with smaller, local nurseries like your self, so we can all work together to build a better future. Thank you for all you do!

@@THandP_org sure appreciate the kind words and encouragement. Thanks for being here.

So many thanks!!

Look at mast youngs plants or scnider nursery Dutch nurseries they would have minimum orders ( a few thousand plants )alright but have a great range of perennials (they only deal trade not to the public)

Didn’t mean to reply to this comment meant to leave my own comment

Thank you for your knowledge ❤

Very nice. Thanks for watching. Plant addiction is real.

Shade house of some kind is among the most valuable things you can have - especially in summer.

All good words... thank you!

Good plan - you can do it!

I probably need more myself

Thanks so much 😊

Thank you so much!

You are welcome! Glad you're here.

Thanks so much! I have a question for you, since you're a plumber. I do fairly well running my irrigation setups, mostly pvc, simple glue and go mostly. Nearly anywhere I have a threaded joint, usually at a timer, I almost always have a slow drip there. Do I need to use more tape? Tighten it more? I already feel like I'm gonna break them. But... it never fails, there's gonna be some dripping on those threaded connections somewhere.

@@savvydirtfarmer yes. Use more tape. I’m installing drip irrigation as we speak. Only 40 PSI. I’m finding that the irrigation fittings fit looser than regular plumbing fittings. Wrap the tape very tight 5-6 turns or more if necessary. Start at the hub end and work your way to the beginning of the threads. Try not to wrap the first 1-2 threads or you might cross thread them. I Blue Monster tape. It costs more but I don’t have leaks.

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It has served me well. I'm growing in that attitude every day - I've got a ways to go yet.

@@savvydirtfarmer wish you the best and thanks for sharing your journey and knowledge

Thank you

1 is fine. Thanks for watching- means a lot to us.

Same here! thanks so much

Thank you so much 😀

Great! Glad you’re here

No problem 👍

Much appreciated.

Great choices... wish I had a TON of each of those.

I appreciate that!

You can't do anything of value without making the mistakes and learning from them. Just don't be an idiot and repeat the same mistake over and over again (guilty here).

Things can and will go wrong. You have to move forward. On the flip side, you'll have a lot of things go amazingly right. Don't get hung up on the negatives and fail to celebrate the wins!

Agree. I don't mind answering A LOT of questions. I'll do it as long as I can keep up with it and feel like I can respond substantively.

Agree.

Nicely done!! Yes… perennials, shrubs, evergreens aren’t that hard to find.

Good job... always feels good to have nice find like that, then always continue looking

@@savvydirtfarmer yah I have a few other online websites Ive been looking at for the hard to find stuff. I have catalogs for around 5 different places. Im a certified NY State Grower/Seller now so I can actually start selling Wholesale, Which is what ive been leaning towards. and also sell my own product like a normal Nursery. Its fun, I love it.

Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for watching!

Work harder AND smarter. That's always the goal. I don't always get it right either, that's for sure.

Maybe. I'm quite the introvert. much more energized by being alone than with people. Maybe the camera is my "person." What I do really love? Teaching. And, that requires talking.

indeed it is

Local nursery suppliers, greenhousemegastore.com amleo.com

thank you!!

Sorry... just seeing this. I can relate. Your main job? To me, you need to get started on a small level and see if you like it or not - all of it. The plants, growing, tracking down supplies/plants, the customers, etc. You'll know real quick if it's for you or not. You get a pretty good feel for it. Step by step is the right way, as you mentioned. But, yes, getting started is hard, but you just have to do it. Buy yourself some pots and plants for them... then you're committed to starting, or you just threw money out the window. You CAN do it.

Considered it? yes. I have nowhere to do it at all right now.

All those questions are answered in the video.

Congratulations.

NW Alabama

Cannot propagate any plant under patent.

Excellent point

no. I have years ago for other things, but I don't see a practical use for it in my nursery now.

Typically a mixture of pine bark and hardwood bark… a DIY mix. I have multiple videos on it

@@savvydirtfarmer thank you! I ended up finding them. We ordered 100 arborvitae from the state and should be receiving them soon. The plan is to plant them on the west side of our field to block neighbors who recently bought the adjacent land. I'm not sure if I should go ahead and put them in the ground or plant them in pots until they mature a bit.

@@kat4479 Depends on their size and your ability/willingness to take care of them. If they are small seedling size, they will be OK in the ground if you'll baby them all year. Otherwise, grow them out in pots for a year and plant them next Fall. Plants are a lot less susceptible to all kinds of things the bigger they are when you plant them.

@@savvydirtfarmer I got a dibble to plant. Just baby with regular watering?

@@kat4479 water, weeding. In their first summer, the roots are going to be shallow and will dry easily.... just got to keep an eye on them. Not every day or anything, but regularly when you go through dry periods, for sure.

Right now, I'd love to be able to get some Clematis at the right price (that always matters), various hydrangeas, various perennials, fruit trees. All sorts of things. But... I can find hydrangeas, perennials, and fruit trees and plenty of them, whether they are the exact kind I might like to have or not.

@@savvydirtfarmer thanks for the reply. I'm finally in a point in my life that I can devote time to a nursery. I would like to get into wholesale. I did a quick google search on clematis, and your right. $8-9 a plant seems high from what I found.

@@jaysonwarden5979 They sell for a high price for sure, and they are show stoppers, no doubt, but I need to find them for less than that. If I can't? No worries... thousands of other great plants.

And, sometimes research means watching a lot of youtube videos. Lots of ways to dig. Ask questions, make calls, etc. Can't find the answer here? Find it somewhere else.

probably

They will, but more than that, people just want to find a way to get what they want without making sacrifices.... putting in the work, spending the money, educating themselves, etc.

Sorry... thanks for watching.

Can you? Do what you want. Can I? I want them in mine.

@@savvydirtfarmer I'm just wondering if it's economically viable. They seem to be a staple for so many backyard nurseries. What % of your revenue would you ballpark that they make up?

I don't know, but pretty high... but that's misleading because we have had a limited number of varieties in a tiny nursery in year's past/ Look at it this way... is it a wise move for the grocery store manager to stop selling bread because he doesn't like bread? Even if he hates the things? Customers are just going to go get bread, and all their other groceries, somewhere else. So whether he likes bread or not, he should sell bread. Why? Because he's a smart businessman.

Authenticity matters more than anything for me. If I came across as sour, probably because I'm sour.

I am a veteran nurseryman and this is great information for those who are starting out. He is telling it like it is and I like his directness.

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I definitely need to do more with grasses. The few times I've had some, they sold well.

@@savvydirtfarmer Exactly, you can choose from many types and they can grow in almost all zones in this World, few types for each zone if you ask me and they are working like Hostas, division. Have fun and thank you for your videos!!