Discuss your tips, tricks and experiences growing and selling vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants and herbs.
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#31 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a
Posts: 1,162
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My folks are flagging me down all over town now - in the FOOD LION my butcher squalled, "You growing them maters again? Save me some big uns!". City works guys are circling our cul-de-sac to see when I begin setting up the saw horses (this week but I have to finish moving the pile of pine mulch & hot horse manure to be able to back the boat out of the driveway first LOL) (they were busted out by a co-worker). I have been getting eggs in trade in anticipation of really good slicers (I can do that for sure). We have been contacted by the groups I donated to last year - loved the charitable donation tax deduction for the unpurchased!. Repeat buyers are calling (I tell them to bring their friends) & I am still transplanting but very excited (this year I am setting aside my "picks of the litter" - forgot to do that last year & learned runts do great LOL!
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#32 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Tucson
Posts: 659
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I am planning to try and grow some plants in the greenhouse so that in the spring, I will have tomatoes for people to taste when they buy the plants. I am hoping this will work.
I had one lady drive 25+ miles just to buy plants. MINDBLOWING |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a
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That's cool Mensplace. A tip from my insurance agent - if you sell the maters - do not transport them - sell them on your property to be covered by your homeowner's policy rather than having to buy additional coverage if you tote them around. I am far too small scale to consider buying insurance 'cause of a "bad" mater...
A bit of young labor goes a long way doesn't it? Heck any labor when it comes to labelling cups & scooping media is slavishly appreciated around here right now LOL. I keep transplanting & potting up even in my dreams! |
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#35 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Danbury, CT
Posts: 492
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For those of you selling your plants, how much are you charging? I'm thinking about selling my extras this year. Thought about putting an ad on craigslist and having a plant sale.
Thanks! Jen |
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#36 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,013
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The price may well depend upon your local market and competition. I'm trying to move mine fast just to be done with this phase. 2.50 for the small cups and 3.50 for the large. The mindset here is often that of HomeDepot, Wal-Mart, Lowes, and several others. Too, most don't even know what heirlooms are, so I am also spending quite a while with each customer in explaining that and qualifying their desires in terms of taste. I WILL have to start pushing the foreign named varieties. I'm sure that many here are selling at a higher price...and they are well worth it, but most have no idea of the cost or time involved in growing plants. Frankly, I will be VERY glad when this phase is done so I can better tend to my garden.
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#37 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a
Posts: 1,162
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$2 a cup (TY COSTCO) - if I am in the mood I'll throw in extras (usually I am in the mood LOL).
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa - GrowZone 9
Posts: 595
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Hope this helps... |
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