A Colorful Market Table - Page 43

Cole_Robbie · August 26, 2018

I sold a loaded purple ghost pepper to day to three young people, I believe they were Chinese. They mulled over the flowers, but did not buy them when I got the point across that they were annuals, after a broken English conversation. A girl picked up the ghost pepper, paid me, and was walking off when I tried to tell her, "Hey, you know that's hot, right? You understand? Hot?" I think she got it, but I'm not positive.

More zinnias in late August - I am breaking all the rules.

clkeiper · August 26, 2018

Cole, how much did you charge for the peppers? by the piece or in a basket? I planted 15 plants in the high tunnel and they are beautiful but what is a fair price for them?

Cole_Robbie · August 26, 2018

Sadly, just $3, as was everything on that table. I have lowered prices as the summer progresses and demand dwindles.

greenthumbomaha · August 27, 2018

WalMart got a late shipment of zinnias in 6 packs after they had already cleared out their greenhouse of all but Angel houseplants. The flats were gone in two days.

Yours are beautiful. Did you sell out?

- Lisa

clkeiper · August 27, 2018

after the success of selling annual flowers over the Summer months I think I will start some intentionally next June for Summer sales. I was absolutely amazed to sell them. and all of them were people who had spots that just needed a little color where something died or just a spot of color in the yard or to replace a hanging basket that died from neglect ...

Rajun Gardener · September 10, 2018

From this past weekend, it was a 4 hour market and sold over half of it. That's 16 cases!!
This is a bad pic, the sun was so bright I couldn't get a good one.

I'll have only 2 free weekends till Dec 15th. That many festivals and markets to close out the year. The next big one will be the Omelette festival.
https://www.giantomelette.org/

Cole_Robbie · September 10, 2018

Nice table, very attractively arranged. And nothing is going to go bad if it doesn't sell.

I know what you mean about the sun. Some of my best table pics are on cloudy mornings.

bower · September 11, 2018

Oh my, Rajun. Some lucky lucky shoppers at that market. Yum!!!!

August 26, 2018	#632
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 3,978	Cole, how much did you charge for the peppers? by the piece or in a basket? I planted 15 plants in the high tunnel and they are beautiful but what is a fair price for them? __________________ carolyn k

August 27, 2018	#635
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 3,978	after the success of selling annual flowers over the Summer months I think I will start some intentionally next June for Summer sales. I was absolutely amazed to sell them. and all of them were people who had spots that just needed a little color where something died or just a spot of color in the yard or to replace a hanging basket that died from neglect ... __________________ carolyn k

September 10, 2018	#636
Rajun Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lafayette La Posts: 2,114	From this past weekend, it was a 4 hour market and sold over half of it. That's 16 cases!! This is a bad pic, the sun was so bright I couldn't get a good one. I'll have only 2 free weekends till Dec 15th. That many festivals and markets to close out the year. The next big one will be the Omelette festival. https://www.giantomelette.org/ __________________ Rob

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August 26, 2018	#633
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,256	Sadly, just $3, as was everything on that table. I have lowered prices as the summer progresses and demand dwindles.

August 27, 2018	#634
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,068	WalMart got a late shipment of zinnias in 6 packs after they had already cleared out their greenhouse of all but Angel houseplants. The flats were gone in two days. Yours are beautiful. Did you sell out? - Lisa

September 10, 2018	#637
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,256	Nice table, very attractively arranged. And nothing is going to go bad if it doesn't sell. I know what you mean about the sun. Some of my best table pics are on cloudy mornings.

September 11, 2018	#638
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 5,947	Oh my, Rajun. Some lucky lucky shoppers at that market. Yum!!!!