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So You Want to be a Professional Grower?
By: Nancy Maltais
I have had so much mail from people wanting to know a sure fire way to sell products they could produce in a greenhouse. I get this same question from people I meet in person. The last one was "What 3 crops could I grow and make a quick profit?" Most of these people have never run a greenhouse even as a hobby, all have never sold plants commercially; a few have never grown anything more complicated than a bunch of purchased geraniums. Quick profits are not known in this industry. Your plants and greenhouses need tending 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. They do not take any days off. 15-hour days are the norm during season. The capital outlay to get enough greenhouse space to support a living wage is staggering. One does not just build a greenhouse, throw some seeds into a tray and voila, instant gorgeous plants. There is a lot of skill required to making everything come out right.
Ok, you see all the ads pushing making your living in your own back yard. Ads are out there telling you absurd amounts of money you can make selling hydroponic vegetables. Just because you grow it does not mean you can sell it. You need a strong marketing background to get your product sold, and you better be sharp in order to sell it at a profit.
If you are looking to run a wholesale greenhouse, your product better be perfect. Every plant in every tray the same consistent size and quality and ready for delivery at the correct time. Trays delivered to a garden center can go back on your truck as quickly as you unload it with subsequent orders canceled for the season. I can pop out a few bad six packs in my retail center, but this can't happen in my wholesale business Then there is the problem of pests, which seem to invade just before delivery time. Aphids come up here on warm winds from the South. I scout constantly after our first tropical weather day. The news gets worse, aphids bring friends, like thrips.
If you are truly sincere about trying to be a professional grower, go and work at a successful commercial greenhouse for at least one year. They are always looking for help.(that statement should tel....[MORE]
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