Anyone sell their seedlings?

[curly_kate]

DH and I have been considering joining the farmer's market crowd this spring to sell coffee, honey, and eggs. I'm going to have a ton of extra seedlings that I've started, and I was thinking about putting them up for sale, too. Anyone have any experience with this? How much would you charge per seedling?

 

[digitS']

Their value will depends on the market, their quality and other things, Kate.

You might be okay with selling annual bedding plants: 4-packs for $3 and 6-packs for $4. A 3" or 4" pot may go for $2.50. Perennials should be considerably higher priced.

Survey area garden centers and your market.

Steve

 

[journey11]

I'm going to sell my extra heirloom tomato plants. They are pretty sizable after I put them in separate containers with potting soil, so I was thinking maybe $1 each. Walmart sells the large tomatoes in peat pots for nearly $4 though. Maybe I could get more. We'll see... (Selling roadside.)

 

[silkiechicken]

Yeah, depends on where you are, variety, and competition. I sell gold nugget, early girl, beaver lodge and sweetie tomato starts from 1-2 each, in a 9 or 18 ounce drinking cup respectively.

 

[ninnymary]

Here in the bay area things are very expensive. I have driven 1hr and 20 min. to go to Love Apple Farm for their heirloom tomatoes. Cynthia grows over 100 different varieties are her plants are nice and healthy. Two years ago I bought some for $3.50 each. I'm sure they are higher now.

It's nice that you can go to one place and get the varieties that you want. I wish someone closer would have the most common heirlooms. I have space for only 7 plants. Two early girls, 1 roma and 1 sungold I can find locally. The other 3 heirlooms, I usually have to drive all over the place to find them locally.

Mary

 

[barefootgardener]

I'm going to sell my extra heirloom tomato plants. They are pretty sizable after I put them in separate containers with potting soil, so I was thinking maybe $1 each. Walmart sells the large tomatoes in peat pots for nearly $4 though. Maybe I could get more. We'll see... (Selling roadside.)

What size containers are you putting them in? If they are a nice size, and green and stocky, dont sell them to cheap..$2-3 dollars would be the best range..Even roadside.

My elderly mother grows some extra to sell out in her driveway by the road..Heirloom tomatos and herbs..She lives in the country, in a very small town, and sells her tomato plants, which are very nice, stocky and green and transplanted in 16 oz. cups or whatever she can find to transplant in , and sells them for $2 dollars each..Always sells out..

My friend grows around 1,000 tomato plants..Mostly hybrids..She plants a lot in her garden and the rest she has taken orders for ,and her husband sells some at work for her. She sells hers for $2 ..Her's are a bit tall and leggy, but she still sells quite a few...

Me? I always give mine away...I have been telling myself "This is the year I am going to have a roadside stand"..(right I live out in the boonies with little traffic..Except when the nearby church camp is in session during a few weeks in summer) or sell at the new farmers market in town...I have yet to do it..But if I do I would sell mine for no less than $2 each.

 

[journey11]

I'm going to sell my extra heirloom tomato plants. They are pretty sizable after I put them in separate containers with potting soil, so I was thinking maybe $1 each. Walmart sells the large tomatoes in peat pots for nearly $4 though. Maybe I could get more. We'll see... (Selling roadside.)

What size containers are you putting them in? If they are a nice size, and green and stocky, dont sell them to cheap..$2-3 dollars would be the best range..Even roadside.

I put them in old cottage cheese containers that I have drilled holes in the bottom. (You would not believe the stack of containers I have in my garage--I've gotten to where I won't throw any out because I know I actually need them... #5 plastics can't be recycled around here anyway.)

The plants are usually just over a foot tall when they're ready. As soon as they get out of their cell packs and into the good potting soil, they take off quickly.

 

[barefootgardener]

I'm going to sell my extra heirloom tomato plants. They are pretty sizable after I put them in separate containers with potting soil, so I was thinking maybe $1 each. Walmart sells the large tomatoes in peat pots for nearly $4 though. Maybe I could get more. We'll see... (Selling roadside.)

What size containers are you putting them in? If they are a nice size, and green and stocky, dont sell them to cheap..$2-3 dollars would be the best range..Even roadside.

I put them in old cottage cheese containers that I have drilled holes in the bottom. (You would not believe the stack of containers I have in my garage--I've gotten to where I won't throw any out because I know I actually need them... #5 plastics can't be recycled around here anyway.)

The plants are usually just over a foot tall when they're ready. As soon as they get out of their cell packs and into the good potting soil, they take off quickly.

I save all my containers to..Much to my husbands chagrin, I have them stacked in the garage........Since your tomatoes are around a foot tall and in nice size containers, I would not sell for less than $2 dollars a-piece..JMHO..Good luck!

 

[MuranoFarms]

I was going to ask this same thing!

Thanks!

 

[Rozzie]

I have seen folks here selling them on Craigslist. You might try that, if you have a Craigslist for the place you live. The advantage is that it is free to post!