I had things up and running a couple years ago but had gotten busy since and things had gotten neglected.
The focus this year is on berries: Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, sold in trade gallon pots.
I intend to keep more regular updates going forward 😉
I've sold about $800 so far over the last 3 weeks.
Some learnings thus far for our area (Western NY):
1.) I was trying to sell at $15 each or 3 for $40. This was too high, or, at least I wasn't making any sales, so I'm down to $10 each or 3 for $25 and things are selling.
2.) People typically don't know about plant varieties at all so there is a lot of education required. Even things like the fact that they come back, year after year. When you'd get berries, etc. People are far removed from seasonality.
3.) Having leafed out plants is important.... about a month ago it was still pretty cold so especially at early sales, people would exclaim, "Those are just sticks". Next year I'll keep them in our nursery area with the black ground cover to get leaves on them, earlier.
Economics/Cost:
Plants I bought in cost $4-$5 each (including shipping). Pots are around $0.44 each. The growing medium is well rotted wood chips, biochar, and worm castings, which just cost me time.
I propagated about 75% of my plants myself (Raspberries, Blackberries) so that cost is just my time.
If you have a green thumb, a little cash to invest, and some space and time, this would be a good way to make some quick cash.
That's the first post for now, I'll follow on with more specifics so you can duplicate or learn!
#permaculture #gardening #propagation #grownostr
