Great unboxing video. It amazed me how well those leggy plants did with the netting. Your mother plants are looking great as well.. That would make a great tour video.
I live in 6a zone, and my Chuck Hayes didn't make it here, but it sure was beautiful and smelled wonderful! I am itching to start my nursery in earnest next year. I just bought 3 acres! I have several thousand plants started, but cannot wait to propagate everything I can get my hands on. Im doing a you-pick flower farm this summer, but I will work one more year, then finally retire at 67 with a full nursery...that's the plan 😊! 💚
Im in 6b/7a northeast tn, and the most cold hardy, thickest, fullest fastest growing gardenias that I have are "summer snow". They are the best!!! They survived the -4° weather. I've had them in groud for 10 years now. Unfortunately, the rapid temperature drop in one day killed them to the ground one year, but I cut the stems back, and they bushed right back out from the ground. Im from Florida where gardenias were not in danger of cold damage, but when I moved to Tennessee, I learned gardenias do not do well in our winters, but that summer snow has survived the past 10 years here, even in severe winters, they came back from the ground. That has only happened twice in 10 years. If the temperature drop wasn't so fast, the bark wouldn't have split, and they wouldn't have died to the ground, but like I said, even then, they came roaring back. I don't think your winters are as severe as mine. Im on the border of 6b in oak ridge TN. I think you are a little warmer than me, so I think you wouldn't get any damage at all where you are. I tried chuck hayes and frostproof, and they died, so don't waste your time on those. The daisy/single flower type bloom ones are good too but obviously not as pretty as summer snow which is double flower blooms typical of gardenias. The single flower ones actually get more flowers so they smell just as good as summer snow though, but I prefer summer snow over all of them. Hope this helps you.
Thanks for that. We got down to -6 this winter, which was the coldest here since 1989. Lost very few plants overall. Lots of Gardenias though, not all, but a lot
@@savvydirtfarmer i should mention that I didn't provide any protection to mine because they are 5ft wide and 5ft tall and in ground at my house. They were older, so I thought they'd do ok, but unfortunately I heard the reason some plants died back, and bark spliting waa because the temp dropped from warm to -4° in a matter of just a few hours so the plants just aren't capable of that type of fluctuation in just a few hours. I was certain they would die because of that bark splitting but I didn't lose any at all. But I did have to cut them back to only about 6" above ground, from a height of 5ft tall and 5ft wide I can tell you I was heartbroken having to cut those stems!!! But they grew 2 ft this year, and just as thick and full as they were before being cut, I just don't have the height all the way back yet unfortunately.
I found some 3gal. pots on sale they were 45 cents each . I was ordering 75 pots but I canceled the order as soon as I saw the shipping price of $ 400.00 I have no problem paying a reasonable amount The liners looked good nice and green.
If that was on a marketplace site like Amazon, then that's pretty common. Some sellers attract attention with a very low product price point but make up the difference and much more with an enormous shipping cos. Hoping many buyers won't notice until it's too late
Wow your inventory is building. Looking good. Beautiful 👍🙋 just wondering if you have talked to any landscapers for fall plantings? Do any of your suppliers handle corn stalks and straw bails and pumpkins for fall?
HI Savvy Dirt Farmer the radican gardenia is a ground cover and it does well in my garden. I have it growing as a border even when I forget to water them ,they still do well good luck. When is your nursery open again I hope you will show us.I LOVE the EXCITEMENT,ALL the best from Melbourne Australia.
Thanks for unboxing video. I like how you included the cost of shipping and breaking it down to $$ for each plant. Curious do you ever have worries about bringing in bugs , pest, things of that nature to your nursery from outside plants? Do you keep them separated just in case?
Part of having a nursery and shipping plants is being in compliance with your state's dept of agriculture's pest control regulations. Each state is different, but whether shipping out of or into any particular state, you have to be in compliance. It's not monitored closely, but as far as I know, all nurseries comply. I do. And, every nursery I buy plants from does. You're not a legitimate nursery if you don't.
Wow I wish I could get starters that cheap. Up here in Canada I've yet to find a place that does starter shrubs/perennials that size at a decent price... The best I've found is around $5-15/plant which means it needs to grow a couple years before I can sell it for $30... Yet I can get a 2 gallon shrub ready to sell for $17 that I can sell for $35 the next day. I guess there is a reason 99% of nurseries up here are re-sellers rather than growers!
Buy you some cheap vinyl window blinds (very cheapp possibly at thrift store) and cut them into 6 inch strips. Write on them with #2 pencil. Last forever, 2 or 3 cents per tag.
Will you sell all of the plants you received, or will you plant and grow out a row to use for future cuttings? At what point does it become more cost efficient to purchase rather than clone?
Sell some and keep some. Really depends on the model you want to use for your nursery. Are you going to be a propagator, grower, or reseller? I have no use for reselling as a long term plan. So, at a minimum I'm growing, and ideally I am propagating and growing. I think in the long term, it cuts plant acquisition costs way down and I never have to worry about quality of plants I'm receiving. Maybe the numbers would suggest that's not best because of the time involved, but that's a pretty complicated exercise to figure out.
Does this vendor sell also to individuals if they want to buy the flats? I'd be more than happy to get baby plants to start off landscapes compared to the $12-15 for buying a 3in pot or quart size online. Most that I see don't charge sales tax, so you have to be a licensed seller to order from them.
Is there a place you can buy these types of plants at these types of costs without providing a business ID, or do they all require you to be a retailer?
Have you ever done lantanas before? I grew some cuttings i started in late july. Theyve all rooted but dont seem to be producing leaves. I checked the pots and the roots are doing amazing but no new leaf growth. Is that normal?
Dont know. Lantana is an annual here. We sell a lot of them in Spring... I bought a couple hundred small lantana plugs in early April, grew them out for 8 weeks, and sold them by June 1... that worked really well. But since they are annual here, I don't have much interest in propagating them.
Great unboxing video. It amazed me how well those leggy plants did with the netting. Your mother plants are looking great as well.. That would make a great tour video.
total perfect unboxing- goodnight, )
I live in 6a zone, and my Chuck Hayes didn't make it here, but it sure was beautiful and smelled wonderful! I am itching to start my nursery in earnest next year. I just bought 3 acres! I have several thousand plants started, but cannot wait to propagate everything I can get my hands on. Im doing a you-pick flower farm this summer, but I will work one more year, then finally retire at 67 with a full nursery...that's the plan 😊! 💚
I like it!
Such valuable information to know, thank you for sharing
Im in 6b/7a northeast tn, and the most cold hardy, thickest, fullest fastest growing gardenias that I have are "summer snow". They are the best!!! They survived the -4° weather. I've had them in groud for 10 years now. Unfortunately, the rapid temperature drop in one day killed them to the ground one year, but I cut the stems back, and they bushed right back out from the ground. Im from Florida where gardenias were not in danger of cold damage, but when I moved to Tennessee, I learned gardenias do not do well in our winters, but that summer snow has survived the past 10 years here, even in severe winters, they came back from the ground. That has only happened twice in 10 years. If the temperature drop wasn't so fast, the bark wouldn't have split, and they wouldn't have died to the ground, but like I said, even then, they came roaring back. I don't think your winters are as severe as mine. Im on the border of 6b in oak ridge TN. I think you are a little warmer than me, so I think you wouldn't get any damage at all where you are. I tried chuck hayes and frostproof, and they died, so don't waste your time on those. The daisy/single flower type bloom ones are good too but obviously not as pretty as summer snow which is double flower blooms typical of gardenias. The single flower ones actually get more flowers so they smell just as good as summer snow though, but I prefer summer snow over all of them. Hope this helps you.
Thanks for that. We got down to -6 this winter, which was the coldest here since 1989. Lost very few plants overall. Lots of Gardenias though, not all, but a lot
@@savvydirtfarmer i should mention that I didn't provide any protection to mine because they are 5ft wide and 5ft tall and in ground at my house. They were older, so I thought they'd do ok, but unfortunately I heard the reason some plants died back, and bark spliting waa because the temp dropped from warm to -4° in a matter of just a few hours so the plants just aren't capable of that type of fluctuation in just a few hours. I was certain they would die because of that bark splitting but I didn't lose any at all. But I did have to cut them back to only about 6" above ground, from a height of 5ft tall and 5ft wide I can tell you I was heartbroken having to cut those stems!!! But they grew 2 ft this year, and just as thick and full as they were before being cut, I just don't have the height all the way back yet unfortunately.
When a few hundred plants can become a few thousand! Great fun unboxing new plants!
❤ new starters
Thanks, Craig. Great info!
Blessings ❤
Same to you!
Good morning.
I found some 3gal. pots on sale they were 45 cents each . I was ordering 75 pots but I canceled the order as soon as I saw the shipping price of
$ 400.00 I have no problem paying a reasonable amount
The liners looked good
nice and green.
$400 for a few pots is ridiculous
If that was on a marketplace site like Amazon, then that's pretty common. Some sellers attract attention with a very low product price point but make up the difference and much more with an enormous shipping cos. Hoping many buyers won't notice until it's too late
Look for free pots for a good start and maybe ask for the customer to bring back maybe for a discount on next purchase
Thank you for this video, especially the shipping bit. :D and the Hisea boot code, so good, got my pink ankle boots on order. Thanks hee hee.
Great! Thanks
Wow your inventory is building. Looking good. Beautiful 👍🙋 just wondering if you have talked to any landscapers for fall plantings? Do any of your suppliers handle corn stalks and straw bails and pumpkins for fall?
At this point, I'm not interested in doing all the fall extras. Yes, I know people buy them........
Just ideas for you or other people on your channel for fall ideas to bring new customers.
HI Savvy Dirt Farmer the radican gardenia is a ground cover and it does well in my garden. I have it growing as a border even when I forget to water them ,they still do well good luck. When is your nursery open again I hope you will show us.I LOVE the EXCITEMENT,ALL the best from Melbourne Australia.
Thanks for unboxing video. I like how you included the cost of shipping and breaking it down to $$ for each plant. Curious do you ever have worries about bringing in bugs , pest, things of that nature to your nursery from outside plants? Do you keep them separated just in case?
Part of having a nursery and shipping plants is being in compliance with your state's dept of agriculture's pest control regulations. Each state is different, but whether shipping out of or into any particular state, you have to be in compliance. It's not monitored closely, but as far as I know, all nurseries comply. I do. And, every nursery I buy plants from does. You're not a legitimate nursery if you don't.
great video! thanks for the info
No problem!
Great video! Thank for the information
I was just complaining to myself about Muck Boots...just seem to not last....I will order from your recommendation... HISEA
Starting my part time nursery here in texas. Is your source the one located at Eustis florida?
I ordered azaleas from them and they wrap netting around them like that. I can endorse them!
Wow I wish I could get starters that cheap. Up here in Canada I've yet to find a place that does starter shrubs/perennials that size at a decent price... The best I've found is around $5-15/plant which means it needs to grow a couple years before I can sell it for $30... Yet I can get a 2 gallon shrub ready to sell for $17 that I can sell for $35 the next day. I guess there is a reason 99% of nurseries up here are re-sellers rather than growers!
More hardy gardenias...Frostproof and Klims Hardy. Radicans is a great one
Look at August Beauty Gardenia. I am between Charleston and Columbia S.C. and it has no problem with winter here even just being a rooted cutting.
Yes!! They weren’t available when I wanted them
Planting before first frost.
How much time do you like to have before your first frost day to get your plant in pots? Do you have a cutoff date?
I don't have a cutoff date. I just like to give them a few weeks to root in before it gets cold.
💚💚
Where do you buy your starter plants?
Sorry, I do not share that info here anymore for a number of reasons. But google is your friend, for sure!
Where is a good place to order arborvitae seedlings? Also, where was this shipment from? Thanks in advance!!
For a number of reasons, I don't share my wholesale sources here anymore. But, they aren't that hard to find via google searching
@savvydirtfarmer understandable. Thanks my man.
Do you put a tag on each plant and if so how much do they usually run?
Buy you some cheap vinyl window blinds (very cheapp possibly at thrift store) and cut them into 6 inch strips. Write on them with #2 pencil. Last forever, 2 or 3 cents per tag.
Try Frost proof gardenia it works It Oklahoma
I wanted frost proof but was unavailable.
What supplier would you recommend for perennials?
Sorry, for a number of reasons, I don't put that information on UA-cam anymore. But... some google searching can get you what you're looking for.
Will you sell all of the plants you received, or will you plant and grow out a row to use for future cuttings? At what point does it become more cost efficient to purchase rather than clone?
Sell some and keep some. Really depends on the model you want to use for your nursery. Are you going to be a propagator, grower, or reseller? I have no use for reselling as a long term plan. So, at a minimum I'm growing, and ideally I am propagating and growing. I think in the long term, it cuts plant acquisition costs way down and I never have to worry about quality of plants I'm receiving. Maybe the numbers would suggest that's not best because of the time involved, but that's a pretty complicated exercise to figure out.
Will you show what pots you put these in.
Do you give name of wholesale grower?Thank you
I potted them all into trade1 pots
On your Altro, what are the names of the black crêpe myrtles behind you?
Lagerstroemia 'Ebony Flame'
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you
Does this vendor sell also to individuals if they want to buy the flats? I'd be more than happy to get baby plants to start off landscapes compared to the $12-15 for buying a 3in pot or quart size online. Most that I see don't charge sales tax, so you have to be a licensed seller to order from them.
I really don't know... different wholesale nurseries have different policies
Is there a place you can buy these types of plants at these types of costs without providing a business ID, or do they all require you to be a retailer?
Every nursery can do what they want, but most require you to buy a larger quantity and/or have a growers or retail license.
can you list some wholesalers?
I don't share those here anymore for a number of reasons. They come up quickly on google search
Have you ever done lantanas before? I grew some cuttings i started in late july. Theyve all rooted but dont seem to be producing leaves. I checked the pots and the roots are doing amazing but no new leaf growth. Is that normal?
Dont know. Lantana is an annual here. We sell a lot of them in Spring... I bought a couple hundred small lantana plugs in early April, grew them out for 8 weeks, and sold them by June 1... that worked really well. But since they are annual here, I don't have much interest in propagating them.
Do you guys have 100-250 or so smaller green giants. Shipped or I can pick up
What size are you looking for? I have trade gallons right now.
@@savvydirtfarmer small…trying to buy a bunch on a budget
You should affiliate with them and provide a link
what color butterfly bush is that?
"Nanho Blue," but the color is more light purple than blue.
@@savvydirtfarmer thanks