Growing the Good Life

I Analyzed This .2 Acre Property and the Results BLEW MY MIND (Good Life Score Revealed)

748 views · 1mo ago · 13:03

Can a .19 acre lot in a subdivision REALLY grow $2,510 worth of groceries a year? I analyzed this $479,900 Charlotte-area house and the results shocked me! Watch as I grade this suburban homestead candidate on sun, space, sellability, and soil to reveal its true food-growing potential.

Topics: Unlocking the Hidden Value of a Suburban Home · The Sun Score: Evaluating Light Exposure · Maximizing Space: The Math of Food Production · Sellability: Navigating HOAs and Market Access · Soil and Sight: Final Verdict on the Property

Seedling Pricing Made Easy: Can You Find Customers Who are Happy to Pay?

1.1K views · 2mo ago · 14:51

Guest: Seedling Pricing Made Easy

There are two numbers in seedling pricing: what the market will bear, and what you need to earn. Most new growers only think about the first one, and that's exactly why they end up working for free. I'll walk you through calculating your true cost per sellable seedling, show you what I found when I scouted 3 local stores for fall transplants, and give you my rule for setting a price you can stand behind.

I Crossed 4,000 And 8,000 Watch Hours in 6 Months on an Abandoned Channel

418 views · 2mo ago · 21:20

Are new YouTube monetization requirements stopping your growth? See why these changes might not affect your channel as much as you think.

The Only 5 Onion Growing Decisions That Actually Matter for Massive Onions

342 views · 2mo ago · 12:14

Your onions stayed small for a reason, and it usually isn't your soil. If you've ever pulled up something the size of a golf ball and figured you just can't grow onions, this one's for you. I've been growing onions on my market garden here in the North Carolina foothills for years, and I've narrowed it down to five judgment calls that decide the whole crop. Not a list of tips. The five decisions I actually make every single season, and why I make them.

Topics: The bed I ruined · Why your onions stayed small · Call 1: Buy for your latitude, not for the catalog · Call 2: Fall or spring? It depends · Call 3: Feed the green engine, then get out of the way · Call 4: Leave them in the ground

Your First Seedling Sale Starts Here (Under $50)

1.8K views · 3mo ago · 7:17

Everybody shows you how cheap seed starting is while they stand in front of bulk soil and a basement full of leftover trays. That's not where most people start. So this is the version from actual zero: no extra trays, no bulk anything.

Seedling Sales Blueprint Ep. 8: Start These Seeds NOW or Lose Your Fall Harvest

782 views · 3mo ago · 18:19

It's mid-July, and this is the most important seed starting week of your entire year. Miss this window and you miss your fall harvest. In this video, I start my fall seeds by hand, in real time. There's no time-lapse, no "here's one I did earlier." You'll watch me lay out the seed packs, poke the holes, make the labels, and seed every row step by step, exactly the way I do it for my own market garden.

I Stopped Buying Lettuce After the Cyclospora Outbreak ($20 to Start)

1.1K views · 3mo ago · 12:14

There's a parasite spreading across the United States right now — and the hardest part is that by the time symptoms appear, it's nearly impossible to trace where it came from. I'm not here to scare you. I'm here to give you a more powerful way forward.

Time Your Seedlings to Sell Out! What to Start NOW for Summer & Fall Sales

2.6K views · 3mo ago · 15:39

Wondering when to start seedlings so they're the right size at the right time? This video gives you a complete Zone 8 market timing chart — what to start now for summer and fall sales, how to count backwards from your market date, and how to time tomatoes and peppers to peak together.

Sell THESE Plants for Profit This Fall (Box Stores Won't Touch Them)

46K views · 4mo ago · 13:16

The big box stores tear out their vegetable racks in fall and quit on the whole season — and that gap is exactly where a small grower can sell plants for profit with way less competition. In this video I walk through six categories of fall seedlings the box stores can't touch (and the pay-by-scan reason why), so you can charge what they're worth.

Topics: The real reason they sell the same plants every year · You're not competing — you're in a different lane

Is It Too Late to Plant Fall Vegetables? Here's How to Know in 30 Seconds

254 views · 4mo ago · 10:48

Every August, I get the same question: "Michelle, is it too late to plant ?" For years I answered it the long way — and plenty of times before that, I guessed wrong for myself and lost a ton of food. So I built the tool I wish I'd had, and in this video I walk you through exactly how it works.

The Seedling Math Most Growers Get Wrong

272 views · 4mo ago · 5:23

DAY 2: The 3 Costs Garden Sellers Always Forget to Count It's Day 2 of my 30-day series on building a profitable seedling business. Today we're talking about the 3 seedling costs you probably AREN'T counting, but should be.