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Old April 14, 2018   #49
Cole_Robbie
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Thanks. I am trying to transition to being a cut flower grower instead of a tomato grower. My garden has persistent disease issues that have taken out my plants earlier each year for the past few years. I can still sell a few container flowers and plants through the summer as well. My family still has the market membership; I'll just let them grow the actual produce. My cousin just built two high tunnels and wants to be a grower now, too.

Growing actual food has been far from profitable for me, unfortunately. I think all of our prices are set by international competition, whether we realize it or not. Live plants are harder to ship internationally, which is why the prices are higher, as compared to food, and thus more profitable to grow.
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