Selling Your Plants!

bethesda

bedding plants - marigolds (that have been mentioned already), salvias, pansys, geraniums, bellis, petunias and surfinas etc - that kind of thing sell well

DKLS

Orange_King wrote: »

Thanks for all the responses! Now Hostas, they are something I know absolutely nothing about! Are they small shrub like plants then?

Any particualr varieties you could recommend?

I have these in my garden I tend to prefer the blue and variegated american varieties.

First Frost



Blue Mouse ears


Guacamole


There are many many others have a google there is loads of information.

foreign_correspondent

katiel wrote: »

Title of another thread just reminded me - strawberries. Had lots of requests for strawberries. If your's are sending out runners now, peg them down and get some free plants to sell next summer. (Altho' if they're new plants this year I think the advice is not to so they conserve their strength?)

A lot of strawberry varieties are protected by a plant breeders license, and to propegate them either for your own use or to sell them is illegal!

Orange_King

Teresita wrote: »

I am keen to try this for next year. Wasn't sure how to go about it. Is there something you put the plants in to post them etc??

Thanks in anticipation

Teresa

Hi Teresa

As the arum lilys are grown from tubers, I specify the number of tubers that are supplied and also throw in some baby ones to boost the number of plants. So, I just dampen some paper and pop them in a bag and then iside a cardboard box (frim Magnums/Frubes/Cereal Bars etc) and send them off. It really cuts down on the postage cost.

Have always had good feedback so that helps the sales.

Orange_King

DKLS - those look superb plants. I think I may be tempted but need to consider the space issue! Can they be started off as smallish plants in pots?

katiel

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

A lot of strawberry varieties are protected by a plant breeders license, and to propegate them either for your own use or to sell them is illegal!

Well, you learn something new every day. Is this extraordinary to strawberries, or is propagation a potential can of worms?

SallyForth_2

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

A lot of strawberry varieties are protected by a plant breeders license, and to propegate them either for your own use or to sell them is illegal!

I'd like to know where it says that.

icecreamdogpark

I found Sweetcorn easy to grow and a great one for kids as they grow so tall and kids can touch it without the worry of it being fragile

foreign_correspondent

katiel wrote: »

Well, you learn something new every day. Is this extraordinary to strawberries, or is propagation a potential can of worms?

It applies to all varieties which the breeder has applied for Plant Breeders Rights on - it applies to a lot of newer strawberry varieties, and I know when my dad was growing commercially, he had to buy new plants from the breeders, he could not propegate his own. You must have permisssion before propegating and/or selling these plants and the breeder is paid royalties.

SallyForth wrote: »

I'd like to know where it says that.

Plant Breeders' Rights offers legal protection for the investment plant breeders make in breeding and developing new varieties. This service is open to breeders of any species of plant; agricultural, horticultural and ornamental.
Breeders can choose whether or not to apply for plant breeders' rights, which enable them to charge royalties for protected varieties. Royalties provide a means for breeding companies to fund their work.
A general Information Guide to Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR) is available. However, for full compliance with PBR procedures you should always refer to the appropriate Regulations (see information guide ). Also available is a more detailed booklet: Guide to the Plant Varieties Act 1997.
Plant Breeders' Rights are a form of intellectual property designed specifically to protect new varieties of plants. They entitle the holder to prevent anyone doing the following acts to propagating material without authority:

• production or reproduction (multiplication)
• selling or other marketing
• conditioning for the purpose of propagation
• offering for sale

http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantVarieties/plantbreedersRights/index.cfm

To give you an idea of which varieties of strawberry it applies to, the ones marked with a * on this page are 'varieties protected by Plant Breeders Rights, which means that they are sold for fruit production only and should not be propagated. Plant Royalty payments are included in the price shown.'

http://www.welshfruitstocks.co.uk/acatalog/Soft_Fruit_Plants.html

spugzbunny

I buy all my plants from car boot sales, fates etc. As I live in rented accomodation I look for plants I can grow in tubs and so far I have bought lettuces, lavender, herbs, tomatoes to name a few. I mainly look for food plants and judging by those looking at the same time as me - many people are interested in growing their own food also.