I am quite seriously considering following in your footsteps here in Jacksonville, FL and I greatly appreciate your help here. At this stage I am learning and estimating, so your advice is exactly what I'm looking for.
1.) Approximately how much time per plant is spent pruning? Labor seems to take a big chunk out of profit on indeterminate toms.
2.) Sell any determinate varieties?
3.) Sell any hybrids?
4.) Did you have to send the toms to a washer/sorter/packer before selling?
5.) What was usually in your "sample tasting" box?
6.) Was it fancy-looking, like velvet-lined? ;-)
7.) What was usually in your "restaurant sales" box?
It occurred to me that the way to present out-of-season would be to greenhouse-grow a few of the better plants like Brandywine/Cherokee Purple.
Can't believe I am actually thinking about doing this as a business. As of a few weeks ago all I knew was how to work on computer servers. LOL It'll be a few years before I try to sell anything; next one to three years will be experimentin' time!
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