How To Start a Christmas Tree Farm

    If you’re looking for a profitable cash crop for your small acreage, consider growing Christmas trees. They are a low maintenance crop, ideal for a spare time project, and can produce a good income for years to come. By planting a portion of your acreage with new trees each year, it will provide […]

How To Start a Backyard Tree Nursery For Under $600

  One of the very best ‘shoestring startups’ for anyone who enjoys gardening is starting a tree nursery in their backyard or acreage. A tree nursery can be started with just a few hundred dollars and a few essentials. Here is what is needed: Room to grow. Although many established tree nurseries cover over a […]

How to Make Money With Tiny Trees

  High school science teacher Pauline Muth enjoyed growing and training bonsai trees in her spare time, and decided to turn her hobby into a real bonsai business when she retired from teaching. Now, several years after retiring at age 55, she has realized her dreams with a home-based bonsai business that provides a substantial […]

Earn Extra Cash Growing Trees in Your Backyard

  Starting a backyard tree nursery, or tree farming, can be a great way for gardeners to turn their green thumbs into cash. It’s also a good way to ‘bootstrap’ a few hundred dollars into a steady income from tree sales. Because the hours are flexible, growing trees is also an ideal part-time business for […]