Seamfaster....If you have a Costco in your area, they carry a rolling metal
shelf about 7' tall and probably 6 shelves. Each shelf holds 2 1/2 of those
black plastic trays which in turn hold 16 of the 3 1/2" pots. It is really handy
and easy to move in and out of the garage.
I can see our operations differ somewhat in that all my stock is stagger
started for about a six week selling session. I only sell about $100 per
3 hr. afternoon session aside the road. As the season progresses, I can
start to estimate which varieties to give away to friends and relatives and
in some cases, which varieties to promote harder or lighten up on. I go heavy
on Sudduth and Cherokee Green as a number of customers ask my favorites
and while I tell them they all are, eventually they get me to confess to those
two. I find the roadside selling to be loads of fun. I did not enjoy the swap
meet selling and my one farmer's mkt experience wasn't too much better.
If I wanted to dicker, my sign would say "$3 or best offer".
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