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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Potted bulbs...any experience out there?
  • Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 08:38:42 -0500


Carole,
We do this with lilies - both Asiatic and Oriental. We find that they sell
very well at Farmers Market. They are a colorful pot, and the customer gets
a perennial that will continue to multiply in their perennial bed. We
spread the selling season out by potting up about 2/3 of our order early and
keeping the other third under refrigeration for 3-4 weeks, then potting.
Early spring bulbs flower before the market opens, so we do not do those. Be
sure you order from a wholesale source. Asiatics can be bought for .50 each
or a little less, most orientals for just under a $1.00. Add a 1 gallon
pot, a little potting media and tender loving care for a few weeks, and you
can see the profit potential. In our small-town farmers market, we get 4.95
for all our perennial pots, including the lilies, and almost always sell
out.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm (South Central Kentucky)

> ----------
> From: Carole Pivarnik[SMTP:carole AT tuliphillfarm.com]
>
> One idea is to grow and sell flowering bulbs in pots...seems
> like there are at least a few varieties for Spring Summer and
> Fall that are popular and which would do well in pots--and
> that could later be transplanted into the buyer's garden...
> for added perceived value.
>




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