Need to find out how to buy flowers and plants at wholesale prices?
My friend works in a nursery but we are thinking of attempting to sell plants at home. did some research but the guy was charging 300 dollars for his e book.
Can someone give me some advise and tell me how to go about buying plugs or flats that are cheap enough to make a profit from.
Thanks
May 2nd, 2010 at 1:08 am
Before most places will sell to you at wholesale prices, they’ll want to see a copy of your resale permit. Most of them also have a minimum order, usually $500, they don’t want to be bothered with $20 dollar orders.
Then, you need to be able to get a supply of pots, soil, and fertilizers so you can put your plugs into something while they’re growing. It takes a lot of time and a lot of work to grow plants. You also need to have extensive knowledge of the plants you’ll be selling, because people will come back to you if they have any problem with what you sold them. Which ones like sun? Which ones need shade? How much shade? How much sun? How wet? How dry?
May 2nd, 2010 at 1:31 am
To buy wholesale plug trays from any reputable company you will have to have a nursery license…they will require it. You could find a local grower where you live and find out how much they would sell you flats for….but it’s going to be more work than you think. You have to have pots…soil….fertilizer and lots of water and lots of space and most states require you to have your plants inspected at least once a year…everything must be labeled properly and must be disease and insect free. If the state finds out that you are growing and selling flowers out of your home I’m sure they would give you some sort of fine. They do this to protect the plants….if anyone and everyone could just start growing and selling from home that would increase the chances of debilitating diseases and insects spreading and causing major problems for the horticultural society. It could put many plants in jeopardy.
If you want to do it from home I would check into your states requirements for doing so….it will save you money and time in the long run.
Good luck and keep the spirit!