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- From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing
- Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 08:53:44 -0700 (PDT)
I have found a mix that works great and it is really simple. It is a 5:1:1 mix 5 parts Pine Bark Fines I use screened pine bark mulch (2 2-cubic feet bags) 1 part Peat (5 gallon bucket) 1 part Perlite (5 gallon bucket) 2 cups limestone 2 cups control release fertilizer This mix cost me about $13-16 to make. Less when I can get materials on sale at the end of the year. More when I buy during the season. I get 23-25 hanging baskets out of one batch. This equates out to $0.50-0.60 cents a basket. The baskets cost me $1.30-$1.50 shipped. The seeds/plants are nominal 16-25 cents a pot. I will have $1.96 -2.35 in each basket. I have not figured labor because that varies from farm to farm. I have been using this stuff for 3 years and I am very happy with the results and so are my customers. It retains water well and is light and airy for good root development. I encourage my customers to fertilize (fertilizer of your own choice) at half strength every 2 weeks. Jay Jay's Jellies, Produce and More Clay Center, Kansas www.jaysjellies.com http://highfarming.blogspot.com/ --- On Wed, 5/5/10, Richard Sherrington <rgsherr AT gmail.com> wrote:
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[Market-farming] transplant pricing,
Rob Wallbridge, 05/04/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing, Jay Sleichter, 05/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
Jay Sleichter, 05/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
BarbaraJ, 05/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
Jay Sleichter, 05/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
Richard Sherrington, 05/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
Jay Sleichter, 05/05/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing, Richard Sherrington, 05/06/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
Jay Sleichter, 05/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
Richard Sherrington, 05/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
Jay Sleichter, 05/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] transplant pricing,
BarbaraJ, 05/05/2010
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