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  • From: <sunnfarm AT netscape.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Transplants
  • Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 08:57:29 -0700

When I first started out selling plants at market there was a big demand for dwarf marigolds and nobody had any. I had plenty but they were small and not rooted into the cell packs. They needed another week. I marketed them anyway. A customer pulled out a poorly rooted plant got very mad and insulted me in front of the whole market. The lesson I learned that day was to never sell a premature plant of any kind. Its better to wait until the plants are perfect. Often by that time everyone else's will be spindly and over grown and yours will be just right... Bob.

--- elainegranata AT msn.com wrote:

From: "Elaine Granata" <elainegranata AT msn.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Transplants
Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 22:00:37 -0600

Sheila:  I would bring them to market, tell people they need a couple or 3 more weeks before putting out.  I don't put mine out till June 1st -- I tell people that tomatoes and peppers need for it to be 50 a night consistently to begin doing anything anyway, so not to rush getting them in the ground.
 
Good luck.
 
Elaine
Denver
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:55 AM
Subject: [Market-farming] Transplants

 
Here in Colorado we are rapidly approaching plant out date for tomatoes, etc.  However, I am late in getting my transplants  ready to sell (for too many reasons to whine about).  Other vendors at our market have been selling for a couple weeks -- counseling customers on frost protection of course.  Customers are asking where are our transplant.
 
I've got 50 varieties of heirloom tomatoes lots of peppers and several eggplant.  The plants are anywhere from about 2" to 4" tall, very healthy, good strong stems, no stretching, but roots have not filled the 2.5" SVD pot.   Maybe some will by this weekend, but many won't.   I need to get in the game or customers will be buying elsewhere.  If I brought them to market, what would you suggest that I tell customers? 
 
Let them keep growing in the pot till the plant is more rooted in?
Go ahead and transplant when ever you want, but be gentle?
 
Truth in marketing....Should I put up some sort of sign indicating that the plants may not be fully rooted in the pot?
 
Or should I just wait and miss the early season shoppers?
 
Sheila
 
P.S.  As I was hoeing some bind weed yesterday, I was remembering the posts about getting it when young.  As best I can tell, that gives you about a 48 hour window to catch it while young....that darn stuff grows a foot overnight I think. Geez!  

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