The fifth item needed to start a plant propagation business is the actual misting beds to root your cuttings in. I touched on the rooting media you need for the misting beds in part 4 and will explain how to construct a misting bed and a few tips when building one that will greatly aid ...…
The fourth item needed to start a plant propagation business is rooting media for your cuttings. As I mentioned in part 3, sand can be used to root softwood cuttings. Common everyday sand. The best thing about using sand is the fact that it is usually readily available and inexpensive. What kind of sand can ...…
Types of plant propagation structures To propagate plants you will need propagation beds. Propagation beds are nothing more than a bed of sand or other rooting media that is used specifically to propagate plants. These structures can be loosely broken down into a few categories: Greenhouses Misting Beds Cold Frames Hotbeds Misting beds, coldframes and ...…
The third item needed to start a plant propagation business is space. Surprisingly, you really don’t need much space to start your plant propagation nursery. I know what you are thinking; every nursery you have been to has been fairly sizable if not quite large. True, but to start your nursery you only need an ...…
The second item needed to start a plant propagation business is plants. Not just any plants, but the exact plants you will be taking your cuttings from. At this point you need to decide which business you are actually in. Are you making cuttings and growing plants to sell to your friends, neighbors and relatives? ...…
When a misting timer is programmed, it will follow the program until the propagator makes a change or some other device tells the system to operate differently. These devices can include an electronic leaf (which I don't recommend in most cases) or a rain and freeze sensor…
Rooting cuttings is actually quite easy when using a misting system. Prior to misting systems, nursery owners and plant propagators had to use other methods such as…
Yes, you read that right; Mike McGroarty and his backyard grower system is a fraud. Not my words, but the words of others. Cruising message boards that deal with gardening and plant propagation, I often see folks who say something along those lines. Mike Mcgroarty is a fraud, Mike Mcgroarty is a scam artist, Mike ...…