What plants do you start to sell seedlings?????????????

Question

I built my own green house and even sold several kits for them online, but I started out with the intenion of selling plants this spring. I have over a thousand seedlings already started and planted three more flats of 72 cells each tonight.
I know they sell all sorts of plants and tomatoes plants sell better than any other single plant, but I need to find out the best plants to sell and all the nurersiers are closed mouth about it.
I planted Better Boy,, Beef Steak, and Early Girl tomatoes tonight, but I am just wondering what else to plant.
I have 2 pickleing, and 2 sliceing cukes, 2 squash, cantalopes, watermellons, etc. planted and am transplanting to the 6" pots as fast as I can buy them.
What is the biggest thing that sells for a good profit????????

Answer 1

Try planting the 'new' varieties in this years seed catalogs. Join the American Horticultural Society and take full advantage of all the benefits the pros do. If I was starting out in the business I wouldn't try to compete with the pros, I would try to sell to a specialty or niche market with varieties the pros don't sell and then you can be tight lipped and even sell to them! RScott

Answer 2

Why not just walk the aisles of the greenhousees to see what they have? I wouldn't tell either, if someone asked.

Market research is hard work and nobody is just going to hand it to you.

Many larger greenhouses sell patented plants and you have to stay away from those.

Answer 3

I grow Corsican Mint. It is an early spring flowering ground cover that multiplies by itself, is low maintanence, and fragrant. It sells well as it deters fleas.
I started with 50.00 worth, and had much more in no time.

Answer 4

patience --- you can't rush things in a nursery --- and if you want to keep a good clientele --- you need to deliver without making rash promises --- but you do need tom be good with quality control . good luck.

Answer 5

tomatoes and cucumbers are the biggest sellers