Suggested price to charge for seedlings in 4 inch pots

barbamWY · February 15, 2014

I am just wondering what you all are going to price at this year? This is our 10th year selling and I think we started at $1.50 and were $2.00 for years and then went up to $2.25 2 years ago. Our cashiers would like everything at $3.00. So what is your opinion of selling 4 and 6 packs, 4 inch veggies and 2-3" pots herbs, all at $3.00?
Barb

Cole_Robbie · February 15, 2014

I will probably go to $2 from $1.50 this year, 3 plants for $5. I am the only one selling 4" pot tomatoes I think. The 6-pack price has been $1.50 for years. People still buy them even when the plants look bad. What you can get for yours may be determined by the other vendors' prices.

Herbs all seem to grow at a different rate. Basil, parsley, and cilantro all grow very quickly. I price them the same as the tomatoes.

Worth1 · February 15, 2014

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Originally Posted by barbamWY

I am just wondering what you all are going to price at this year? This is our 10th year selling and I think we started at $1.50 and were $2.00 for years and then went up to $2.25 2 years ago. Our cashiers would like everything at $3.00. So what is your opinion of selling 4 and 6 packs, 4 inch veggies and 2-3" pots herbs, all at $3.00?
Barb

I would sell them for what the market will bear and what they are worth.
My opinion is you need to supply a superior product that people can see from the onset that it is.
Let the product speak for itself.

I for one dont believe people should undercut the big box store if anything they should be a little higher if there product is better.

The people I know that go to these places aren't there for a bargain they are there for a better product.
All of them I know dont mind paying a little more for it.
Charity plays a huge role in what you can charge.

I would also supply cheap fliers with the plants showing how to take care of them and what to expect in production.

Too many verities can be a down side, it confuses the customer.
They will walk off trying to make up their minds and end up buying from somebody else.

I wouldn't even speak the word organic unless I had a certification to prove it.
Environmentally friendly or naturally grown is a much better choice.

If I cant make money selling something then I simply wont do it.
Worth

February 15, 2014	#1
barbamWY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: North West Wyoming Posts: 466	I am just wondering what you all are going to price at this year? This is our 10th year selling and I think we started at $1.50 and were $2.00 for years and then went up to $2.25 2 years ago. Our cashiers would like everything at $3.00. So what is your opinion of selling 4 and 6 packs, 4 inch veggies and 2-3" pots herbs, all at $3.00? Barb Last edited by barbamWY; February 15, 2014 at 01:58 PM. Reason: name

February 15, 2014	#2
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I will probably go to $2 from $1.50 this year, 3 plants for $5. I am the only one selling 4" pot tomatoes I think. The 6-pack price has been $1.50 for years. People still buy them even when the plants look bad. What you can get for yours may be determined by the other vendors' prices. Herbs all seem to grow at a different rate. Basil, parsley, and cilantro all grow very quickly. I price them the same as the tomatoes. Last edited by Cole_Robbie; February 15, 2014 at 05:37 PM.