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| Do you do well on them?
Are they worth the effort/time? How do you get the word out? What sells the best? Least? How many plants are enough to make it worthwhile? I have more stuff than I could get rid of at the swaps this year and am considering doing a sale.
Linda |
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- Posted by zenpotter z4 MN (zenpotter@tcq.net) on Thu, Apr 29, 10 at 20:08
| Linda, I am interested too. Pauline |
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| Hm....where is everyone? I know at least 4-5 of you who do plant sales! LOL Linda |
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- Posted by happyinthegarden MN 4 (My Page) on Thu, May 6, 10 at 13:12
| I want to know also!! |
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- Posted by pasimachus z4 MN (My Page) on Wed, May 12, 10 at 22:29
| I'm having a sale later this week (Friday, in St. Cloud), so I can report. |
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- Posted by leaveswave (My Page) on Thu, May 20, 10 at 20:04
| I was away for a while, kept meaning to check here this spring, but between my private practice and my garden, I've missed the swap and happenings. I'm planning on having a sale in a couple weeks. Did it for several years then took a hiatus. To answer your questions: One idea you might like to try, is to discount what's left during the last hour, to minimize leftovers. Or, you could find a worthy cause to donate them to. Is that helpful? |
Here is a link that might be useful: The return of the garden goddess plant/garden sale and tour
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- Posted by lazyweeder z4 MN (My Page) on Thu, May 20, 10 at 23:17
| Is it worth the time and effort? Depends on your location. If you have a home near a high traffic area then go for it. You will need approx 300 plants to have a sale. I have approx 30 to 40 varieties of hosta plus about 25 different perennials. Prices vary $5 to $10 with most at the $5 range. Today was the first day of my sale and it seems a little slow this year. But a bad day of gardening beats a good day at work! |
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- Posted by rosebacopa2 4MN (My Page) on Sun, May 23, 10 at 22:41
| A thought .. for a second day of a sale. I marked everything left at 2$, put some envelopes out and had people go on the honor system and put the envelopes under the cracked garage door. Nice to come home and find lots of money... didn't need to stick around as the signs posted told all the details. If you have a sale ... signs are the way to advertise! |
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- Posted by leaveswave (My Page) on Thu, May 27, 10 at 7:40
| I'm not surprised to hear about slow sales. If you look on craigslist, seems like everyone's having one. It also depends on what you're selling. Can't ask as much for daylilies as for epimedium, for example. Signs are an excellent way to advertise but check your neighborhood for how common they are and the city ordinances about them; if it's not a common practice and a slow day, you might get a cop stopping by to tell you to take them down. |
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