I Cant Grow For That

[big rockpile]

Went to Lowe’s they have Tomatoe plants for $1 apiece. Boston Ferns for $10 . Small Easter Cactus for $4.

My wife said just grow for us don’t sell.

big rockpile

 

[LionGardener]

Went to Lowe’s they have Tomatoe plants for $1 apiece. Boston Ferns for $10 . Small Easter Cactus for $4.

My wife said just grow for us don’t sell.

big rockpile

Is this Lowes store by your house?
If you are selling to your neighbours - would they buy it from you - to save on gas?

Or if selling tomato plants won't work - what about selling tomatoes?
If selling food won't work - what about flowers?
Or what about clippings of your own plants/bushes/shrubs?

Everyone is good at something:
There's always something we can do that other people can't or won't.
I am still looking.

 

[big rockpile]

I figure bunch buy $1 Tomatoe Plants after frost kills them resale for $6.

Plus the plants were Hybrids and I’m going with Heirloom.

I checked another place and plants were what I expected $6 for most plants $70+ for Boston Ferns.

Lots of them go to the Amish which they have much better plants. LOL Lots of them actually learned from me.

big rockpile

 

[LionGardener]

I would go and study what the Amish are selling and grow something that they don't have.

I have seen people going to plant sales - buy - repot - grow them for a year or two and sell them for a lot more than they bought it for. Same as hanging baskets in the summer.

I use to see people buy tiny Japanese maples - grow them for a few years and sell them.
You just posted an Azalea and I'm sure you have other plants that you can propagate.
Just an idea -
I know a lady just sells bouquets of flowers.
The wife can sell your bouquets at work and she can keep the tip.

 

[big rockpile]

I could start lots of stuff from cuttings in January and have them looking good this time of year.

My wife has Sales she is going to. She can take some.

I was at the Doctors Office swiped a cutting off a Wondering Jew. I sold a nice one then realized I didn’t have any starts. Asked the woman I got mine from. She no longer has hers. So I’m in the Doctors Office doing what comes natural.

big rockpile

 

[LionGardener]

People on the Internet are selling lots of dahlia plants.
They buy a dahlia that they like - next year they start the extra tubers in pots and sell those.
If dahlias like where they are growing - they produce a lot of tubers.

 

[GFTL]

I have trouble giving away extra plants every year.

 

[big rockpile]

Compost.

I stole a cutting because I wanted one the other day. Not giving anything away.

Either I won’t raise it or sell it. Not good at giving.

Have a friend say she was going to Lowe’s to get Tomatoe Plants.

They are Hybrids and I’m raising Heirloom for seeds but at that price I might reconsider.

big rockpile

 

[big rockpile]

Wife comes home guy is looking all over for Heirloom Tomato Plants. What kind you got?

Marglob. How many you got? I have enough for us you told me not to grow any for sale.

You want me to plant some more?

 

[Trippkerr]

Nice! That’s a pretty solid deal. $1 for tomato plants is a steal. Your wife’s probably right—grow for yourself and enjoy the harvest. Plus, those Boston ferns look great indoors!

 

[Sluggy]

big rockpile you brought back memories of my grandmother who visted Nationality Trust gardens with a large handbag and a pair of scissors. She could stick a pencil in a pot and it would grow.