Selling alpine strawb plants - how much?

**Hilary B** · 20-04-2009, 01:00 PM

I would tend to ask 2� times the cost of the pot, or 'cost of pot and compost, plus �1', whichever is the greater. If cost of pot and compost is really small �1 each might be fine.........

**shirlthegirl43** · 20-04-2009, 01:09 PM

Cheers Hilary, that is a big help. Think I will try �1 for the bigger plants and 50p or so for the wee ones. The spread like wildfire and I always give away clumps in late summer. Just decided to try selling a few this time.

**allotmentlady** · 20-04-2009, 01:24 PM

Hi hunny xxxx Sell em 1.00 a pot or buy one get on free, if u use the littlens......going to send u a menu soon, so could u please send me ur email addy through pm ta xx

**Hilary B** · 20-04-2009, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by shirlthegirl43 View Post

Cheers Hilary, that is a big help. Think I will try �1 for the bigger plants and 50p or so for the wee ones. The spread like wildfire and I always give away clumps in late summer. Just decided to try selling a few this time.

Just wish I was close enough. I would be buying a few at those prices!

**jackie j** · 20-04-2009, 05:00 PM

I tried selling some at a car boot on sunday I started at 95p per plant and didnt sell any so I kept reducing them still not one sold so I put them at 65p each or 3 for �1.50 not one was sold. In the local market they are 95p each and in the garden centres about �1.50p each. Hope you have better luck than me lol. I also had other plants and only sold a few I came home and put them on the garden wall and a lady walked past and bought 3 osteospurmums (sp )

**shirlthegirl43** · 20-04-2009, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by Hilary B View Post

Just wish I was close enough. I would be buying a few at those prices!

Want me to try posting you some?

**rogesse** · 20-04-2009, 07:49 PM

I've just bought 4 at �1.85 each - biggish pots though.

**Hilary B** · 20-04-2009, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by shirlthegirl43 View Post

Want me to try posting you some?

Nice thought, but safe wrapping would lead to prohibitive postage costs!

**shirlthegirl43** · 21-04-2009, 07:37 AM

Originally posted by Hilary B View Post

Nice thought, but safe wrapping would lead to prohibitive postage costs!

I am prepared to give it a try (if you can wait a few days for me to save up for stamps

)

**jackie j** · 21-04-2009, 02:36 PM

Originally posted by shirlthegirl43 View Post

I am prepared to give it a try (if you can wait a few days for me to save up for stamps

)

Two sheds gave me some advice about wrapping plants she puts them in damp paper in a plastic sandwich bag then insisde a plastic bottle ( cut off bottom ) wrap in brown paper or jiffy bag label as live plants and post. I dont think I have left anything out, I am sure she will notify me if I have lol.

**Polly Fouracre** · 21-04-2009, 04:31 PM

[QUOTE=jackie j;432004]I tried selling some at a car boot on sunday I started at 95p per plant and didnt sell any so I kept reducing them still not one sold so I put them at 65p each or 3 for �1.50 not one was sold. In the local market they are 95p each and in the garden centres about �1.50p each. Hope you have better luck than me lol. I also had other plants and only sold a few I came home and put them on the garden wall and a lady walked past and bought 3 osteospurmums (sp )[/QUOTe

Jackie, I obviously went to the wrong car boot sale! If you still have any strawberry plants I will happily buy them from you. P.M. me

**shirlthegirl43** · 21-04-2009, 04:32 PM

Cheers Jackie - will try that for sending a batch across country. Have to go and count how many plants I have now.

**jackie j** · 21-04-2009, 07:05 PM

Well i'm blowed I left some in the front garden with a sign saying 50p each thought they might dissapear, lo and behold a chap bought two on his way home from work and said he will come back tomorrow for some more lol.

That leaves 50 lol oh no niece is having 6 so that leaves 44

Polly I wouldnt dream of selling you them you can have some with pleasure will pm you in a mo.

**shirlthegirl43** · 21-04-2009, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by jackie j View Post

Polly I wouldnt dream of selling you them you can have some with pleasure will pm you in a mo.

Now that makes me feel really mean for asking someone to pay for mine

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