How much would you charge?
gardengrl
15 years ago
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Comments (8)I really can't imagine anyone being happy about getting 10 lettuce seeds in a packet, even for $1. I think many home gardeners direct seed most greens, including lettuce, and expect at least a 1/2 teaspoons worth. Besides, most small seeds are produced on plants in large enough quantity that its still very profitable to sell this much as long as you get a retail price. Example: This past season I let 10 ft of arugula go and now have to figure out what to do with a quart of seed! I agree that for larger seeds (beans, pea, squash) 20 or so is usually enough....See MoreHow much to charge? What would you pay?
Comments (7)Without the reputation or establishment of a nursery behind you, I'd only pay a dollar for the veggies and maybe 50 cents for the herbs, plus I'd be easily put off if the plants looked like they had any sort of problem. I'm not saying anything bad about you, your methods or your plants. It's just that I'd be willing to pay double for the guarentee that the plant is as advertised and that I can bring it back and complain if something goes wrong. (Not that I ever have had cause to complain about plants bought from nurseries or garage sales.) If your sale is near St. Paul, I'd like to come by and browse. I'll be buying my tomato and pepper plants this weekend anyway. I think there might be a forum rule against advertising products for sale, but maybe you could skirt the issue by directing those of us who are interested to where we could look up the sale in a newspaper listing ourselves? Or the neighborhood or something?...See Morepies
Comments (1)Our pie baker at our market sells all her pies for $10 each. I can't tell you much more than that. She always sells out. Jay...See MoreHow much would you charge?
Comments (15)I think that friendly, generous people get taken advantage of in this way. I tried bartering with a neighbor of mine: sewed different projects for her, but when it was time for her to reciprocate, the timing was never convenient. After six months, I gave up, and was "busy." It was different when someone was in genuine need. Another neighbor approached me to repair the blue jeans she wore to work. I did, but it took a half hour. For what I charge, she could have purchased another three pair at Salvation Army (knowing now how long it takes, that is what I'd suggest, now). I told her, "no charge." You know how people say karma is a boomerang? Seven days later, DH is stranded elsewhere in town, and I have no vehicle, and a couple simple items from our garage will put him on the road again. Neighbor with blue jeans brought them over to him, and I'm certain she had other things she'd rather have been doing on a Saturday morning. There's a difference, too, in things that are genuinely necessary, example: shoveling the walkway of an elderly lady who physically can't do it herself, as opposed to sewing her a custom-made dress for $10....See Morejrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
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