Make Money From Growing Plants – Great Home Business Opportunity

How would you like to make money growing plants?

Probably one of the most enjoyable thing for gardeners is watching new plants grow. I love it when one of my plants I grew from seed or cutting starts to grow, then flowers for the first time.

The only problem with growing new plants is we get too many, our gardens get crowded and we end up throwing some out, or we stop growing new plants. One solution for this is to sell some. Not only does it provide us with some space in our greenhouse, it also allows us to finance our gardening hobby, for free.

I want to share with you a secret. The most enjoyable business in the world is making money from growing plants, and if you have a few spare plants, you can start today.

The first thing you will need to do is to start growing some plants. The best way to do this is to either sow some seeds, take some cuttings or divide some perennials.

Sowing Seeds

To me this is a easy way to grow plants and there are lots to choose from. To start with its probably best to grow some perennials such as Lupins, delphiniums, campanula, poppies ect. We want to chose plants which are easy to grow and flower quickly. Check out a seed catalogue and look for first year flowering.

Sow the seeds in a seed tray, wait for them to germinate and within a couple of weeks that can be potted. Once potted wait a for them to flower (six to eight weeks), then sell them.

Taking Cuttings

This is a little harder than seeds, but it opens up more possibilities. You can grow most plants from softwood cuttings, but our aim here is to grow and sell quick, so chose fuchia, geraniums, Phlox ect. You can grow shrubs also this way but we want quick results to start with so if you search the web for plants to grow this way, we want plants which will root in a week and flower young.

The easiest way to take cuttings is softwood cuttings, just cut out the tips of a stock plant, put them in a small pot, 5 cuttings per pot with seed compost and wait for them to root over the next 3-4 weeks.

Dividing Perennials

This is probably the fastest method. To do this you will need some large perennials in your garden (or a friends garden). Basically we then dig the plant up, split it into as many as you can, depending on the plant you can get up to 100 small plants out of a big plant.

That’s the easiest way is to dig up your large perennial in February, then cut it up unto small pieces with a piece of the crown and a root attached. Pot this into a small pot and wait about a month for it to grow. It should be saleable with a flower in a matter of months.

This covers the basics of growing plants to sell. I hope you can see what I see. The chance of a great lifestyle business

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Kind Regards

Karen

PS. Richard has been doing this for 20 years. He knows his stuff, so if you love plants or gardening you really should check out his book – it will give you the full low down on starting your own home gardening business. He explains how to get the most from your new business. Wouldn’t it be just great to make money doing something that you love?

Weed control is constant battle and it remains the most hated job for the gardener. There is no permanent way to keep weeds out of your garden but below are a couple of methods to help you to keep control.

The most effective way to deal with weeds is to try and eliminate as many as you can them before you actually plant anything. A very cheap and simple way to begin is to simply cover the area with a piece of old carpet or a tarpaulin, fix it down to stop it from blowing away in bad weather then leave it in place for two weeks. You are depriving the weeds of the sunlight they need to flourish.

After a couple of weeks, lift the cover and using a tiller to make the job quick and easy, turn the soil and remove any visible weeds that come to the surface. Then replace the cover for another week then repeat the tilling and removing of weeds. Once you have planted up the area, you can spread a good layer of mulch such as bark chipping to control any remaining weeds that appear. But you have to check regularly and remove anything that pops its head above the mulch or they could easily gain control again.

Or you could use a chemical weed killer to control the weeds in your garden. When buying a weed killer, be sure to read the label carefully and make sure you buy the right type. If you want to control weeds in your flower beds, a lawn weed killer would only harm the flowers whilst having absolutely no effect on the weeds. Conversely a weed killer designed for flower beds would not help your lawn as it could potentially kill the grass.

Weeds are hardy little blighters and can survive the worst conditions imaginable. So in order to keep them under control your best plan of attack is vigilance. Do a regular patrol of your garden and always pull up any weed that is beginning to show its ugly little head. Don’t wait for it to grow big or it will be throwing its seeds all around and before you know it, weeding will again become a big part of your gardening.

 To remove the weeds from the cracks in your paths you can buy a propane tool that burns them and if you keep frying them, you will significantly reduce the amount of weeds that pop up.

There is really no short cut to weed control, but you should remember that, in a well planted garden, there will not be much room for the weeds to grow. Similarly, if your lawn is lush and thick, the weeds will be unable to flourish.

Finally, can I wish you lots of luck in your quest for a weed free garden and if you ever find the answer to complete and total weed control – you will be a very rich gardener!