If you struggle with heavy, clay or compacted soil, you may also deal with poor drainage in your landscape. In this video, I'll demonstrate some of the drainage characteristics of soil and potting mixes. I'll also provide some tips on how to improve the drainage in your pots, containers and garden. If you find these videos useful, there are a few little things you can do to help me out: Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Follow our farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraservalleyrosefarm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm Or better yet, subscribe to this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FraserValleyRoseFarm?sub_confirmation=1 And for a place to indulge in random garden anarchy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unrulyrosesociety/ Photo credits: French Drain of Bunter pebbles, photo by Robin Stott used without changes under the Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license Children’s Book of Gardening, photo from National Library NZ on The Commons used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license Photo of plant roots with Striga plant connected, photo USDA APHIS PPQ Archive used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license Fodder radish crop in Drewton Dale, photo by Chris Morgan used without changes under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license North Caroline Red clay soil, photo by Dr. David Lindbo of the Department of Soil Science at NC State University used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license Flooded Field, near Stockton, photo by Stephen McKay used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license Garden Tilled, photo by Maggie McCain used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license The Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk, photo by Jonathan Hutchins used without changes under the Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license Drainage ditch, photo by Richard Dorrell used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license High Raised Beds, photo by the Local Food Initiative used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6A5XnpxkFc

You might get the impression that it takes a lot of money to get into the plant business, and over the long-run that's probably true. However, the humble beginnings of most nursery businesses also include the early step that were cheap or even free. The fact is that even some of the largest growers in the world started out without the growing space and money that they'd eventually need to thrive. In this video I'll go through 10 low cost plant nursery tip that you can explore even at the earliest stages of a backyard nursery or plant business. 0:00 Intro 1:41 Stock plants 3:06 Free growing info 4:39 Used plastic pots 5:47 Facebook Marketplace 6:30 Start plants from seed 7:40 Basements, window sills and decks 8:48 Low minimum orders 10:26 Get to know groups 11:39 Grow from cuttings 12:10 Don't be afraid to appear foolish! Here's the link to Darwin's "Perennial University": https://www.darwinperennials.com/university/ And here's to some of Ball's culture guides: https://www.ballseed.com/quickculture/ProductionGuides/ If you find these videos useful, here are a few things you can do to help us out: Send a tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Drop us a "Like" on our Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm/ Leave a review of our farm on Google: https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review Photo credit: Transporting plants by Dwight Sipler CC BY 2.0 For shareable articles on roses and gardening: https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/articles-on-roses-and-gardening/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpSMWj41aiU