Gardening

NickB79

(19,596 posts) Mon Jul 23, 2012, 11:11 PM Jul 2012

Thoughts on growing plants and selling on Craigslist for extra money?

I'm trying to figure out how to put my green thumb and massive yard and garden to work to make a few extra bucks on the side. Since I already grow many different species of trees and shrubs from seed for fun, I was thinking of selling the excess on Craigslist. For example, I now have 100+ hybrid chestnut seedlings growing in pots in my garden that are 12-18" tall right now, but I only have room for 6-7 on my property. I'm also playing around with grafting fruit trees onto seed-grown rootstocks, so I'm going to have numerous apple, crabapple, apricot, pear, plum and cherry saplings piling up.

The thing is, the containers are free through work (discarded 1-gal containers used for bulk cheese and yogurt), the compost is free from my neighbor who runs a yard care service, and I can get the seeds and scionwood for next to nothing locally or through a few nurseries I know of. Other than my time, the cost is virtually nil.

Anyone else try this?

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Thoughts on growing plants and selling on Craigslist for extra money? (Original Post) NickB79 Jul 2012 OP

I've been thinking of that same type of plan.. Viva_La_Revolution Jul 2012 #1

Sounds like a great idea! Since the costs are nil ad the ad is free go for it! snappyturtle Jul 2012 #2

A lot of people do it. I see plant ads all the time in the farm and garden section. Denninmi Jul 2012 #3

We bought a few peppers and tomatoes from a Craigslist jtuck004 Jul 2012 #4

what kind of cherries do you have? mopinko Jul 2012 #5

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)

1. I've been thinking of that same type of plan..

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 11:17 PM

Jul 2012

I had a ton of extra starts, mostly toms. If I get my hoop house up by January, I think I might make a go of it.

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)

2. Sounds like a great idea! Since the costs are nil ad the ad is free go for it!

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 11:25 PM

Jul 2012

Let us know how this works out. Best of luck.

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

3. A lot of people do it. I see plant ads all the time in the farm and garden section.

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 02:28 AM

Jul 2012

Why not? Go for it.

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

4. We bought a few peppers and tomatoes from a Craigslist

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 07:02 PM

Jul 2012

ad, they sell from their backyard, growing a little each year. We start our own, but I like to look around and add in a couple
things I haven't tried or didn't have.

Just know that it attracts all kinds, though the majority will be decent people, and repeat customers if your plants look good.

Especially with heirlooms, it takes a little more from the grasping hands of the corporate world...

mopinko

(71,713 posts)

5. what kind of cherries do you have?

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 09:30 PM

Jul 2012

working on a dwarf orchard here, tho i have about all i can plant this year.
need to get my grafting skills up. have a nice plot, but there is still only so much room. why not have 2 fruits in the space of one.

i think about doing some plant sales in the spring. had seedlings that i gave away this spring, but think i could make a couple bucks in the spring with this.

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