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  • From: "Sharon and Steve" <shopkins AT tdstelme.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Cell Pack Rant.
  • Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 15:12:24 -0500

Hate 1801 cells with a passion, absolute bears to superate, and flimsey to handle once you do it, and lots more.

Belden Mini-squares fit 1020's the same way, are hugely more expensive, but lots of mine have been with me for 10 years and have been re-used numerous times. Over the years it is surprising how many folk are bringing them back for recycling.

When I was doing thousands of them I made a washer from a 150 gal black rubbermaid stock tank, a pedestal sump pump, and a bit of lumber to make a work shelf. Now I am reduced down to the laundry sink in my cellar but keep on doing it, tryed a case of 1801's last year and remembered in a hurry how bad a vacuum molded pack is for handling a larger plant.

MAsteveINE


----- Original Message ----- From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Selling Live plants at a Farm Market


I guess I want to add to this discussion that all of our vegetable and
herb transplants are in 1801 cells (3.5 inch pots). We sell them singly
for a good reason. Vegetable transplants sell for $1.50 each, times 18
in a flat, $24.00. If we were selling six packs for even $2.00 (and at
our market they usually sell for 1.50) times 6 in a flat, $12.00.
Double the money for the space used in the greenhouse, in transport, etc
and not much more cost. And, most of our backyard growers don't want 6
of any one variety, they want 1 or 2 of several different varieties.
And, if folks bring us the pots back, we recycle them until they fall
apart. They fit in a standard 1020 flat, and we display them in that
flat on a custom built table that Paul designed that holds 18 flats at a
nice slant plus pots across a top member above. It knocks down flat and
goes up in about 3 minutes.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm


-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Andrew R.
King
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:34 PM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: [Market-farming] Selling Live plants at a Farm Market

I was wondering if anyone in the group sold plants at their farmers
market.
If you do, what do you start from seed and which plants are started from
plugs you buy?
Any pointer on how to transport plants to market?

Andy King
Sunflower King's Farm
PA Zone 6



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