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Home » Growing » How to Sell the Plants that You Grow.

How to Sell the Plants that You Grow.

Updated : November 5, 2014

28 Comments

Selling the plants that you grow is actually quite easy because people love plants.  They love to buy them, they love to plant them and they love looking at them.

This is How You Make Up to $93.60 per
Square Foot Right in Your Own Backyard.

How do I know this?

1.  I am one of those plant buying, plant loving crazy people.  I love the plants in my yard.

2.  I sell plants to people that love them and they tell me how much they enjoy the plants and how happy they are to be able to buy plants from me.

You can sell plants online, you can sell plants from home, you can sell plants at farmers markets and flea markets.  You can sell plants at plant parties.

Right now, as I am writing this blog post I am right in the middle of a Sunday of Selling Plants.   Actually this is my “First Ever Plant Sale” at this location.  I started this nursery two years and this weekend is the very first time that we’ve sold plants from Mike’s Plant Farm.

Purple Sandcherry hardwood cuttings out in the cold and snow.

Let’s see, how is this plant sale going so far.  Friday we sold $2,932.90 worth of plants and yesterday we sold $2,443.05 worth of plants.

So here’s the deal.  This is the part that you need to understand.  I just sold over $5,000 worth of plants in two days.  What do you suppose I am going to do with that money?  I am going to buy more plants with a lot of it, I promise you that!

But Mike, you have a nursery, you grow your own plants, why would you buy plants from somebody else?  Because that’s what I do.  That’s what all growers do.  They grow plants, but they also buy a lot of plants.  If I buy a plant today for 90 cents and can sell that plant in a year or so for $4.97 or more, why wouldn’t I want to do that?

Sure I grow a lot of plants, but to shorten the cycle for the time of production I do both.  I root my own cuttings, tens of thousands of them, and I also buy thousands of dollars worth of plants from others.

I Purple Sandcherry hardwood cuttings out in the cold and snow.buy a lot of plants from my customers who are scattered all over the United States.  And that’s why you should be growing rooted cuttings.  People like me will buy them from you!

This is How You Make Up to $93.60 per
Square Foot Right in Your Own Backyard.

With my “Small Plants, Big Profits from Home” system show you how to connect with wholesale buyers who buy plants on a daily basis.   Unlike retail customers wholesale buyers spend thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars on plants every year.

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Comments

  1. Jerry says

    September 24, 2021 at 12:17 pm

    I have about a thousand 4 to 5 year old Chinese windmill palm trees, 200 in 1 gal pots, and more starting. this fall. Should I wholesale or retail, or both ? ( I am not doing either yet.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      September 25, 2021 at 5:54 am

      Jerry,

      Both if you can find a wholesale buyer. I just sold 680 one gallon arborvitae to one buyer.

      Reply
      • jerry says

        September 25, 2021 at 7:39 pm

        Thanks Mike. Does it make sense to hang on to them till they get a lot bigger? ( space allowing). In your experience, do you have a few thoughts about marketing to end users? I was thinking maybe restaurant chains that are associated with southwest or tropical regions of the world.

        Reply
        • Mike says

          September 26, 2021 at 7:45 am

          Jerry,

          These are questions that you can easily get answered in our members area and you can sell a lot of plants in there and pay for your membership. At the very least test drive the members area for $7.00 when it opens up. http://backyardgrowers.com/join I think selling liners to our members could be a very lucrative thing for you.

          Reply
          • Jerry says

            September 27, 2021 at 1:30 pm

            Thanks Mike,

            I watched your video, and read most of the testimonials. I hadn’t thought about liners, but that may be a way to at least give the thousands and thousands of seeds I get every year a chance to become beauty in someones yard, instead of losing strength in a storage box here. I really like the idea of the support as a person considers joining. Cheers !

  2. Tiffini D Fairchild says

    May 13, 2021 at 1:25 am

    I grow plants as a hobby. I plan on moving and can’t take them all with me. I want to have a moving sale for stuff, including some plants. Can I do this legally without a license ?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      May 13, 2021 at 7:48 am

      Tiffini,

      Technically, no. But a lot of people grow and sell plants without a license. But it’s not something I can recommend because it could be a problem if they come calling.

      Reply
  3. Nita Cranfill says

    June 1, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    I’m curious about selling my Yucca. We had a wonderful rainy spring and they are blooming all over our 5 acres. We have so many 5 gallon size. I wasn’t sure if I need a license and if I can shipped them in the mail? Also what about our soil and any pests that may be living in the plant or soil? By the way, if your interested in our Yucca, let me know I’ll be happy to sell you some!

    Reply
    • Mike says

      June 2, 2019 at 8:02 am

      Nita,

      You do need a license to sell plants.

      Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    June 11, 2018 at 8:37 am

    hi iam a 38 yr old from the uk and my name is amanda j prince and i have this dielemmer iam growing lilac buddleias that bees hoverflies and butterflies its getting out of hand i lost my dad last year and ive been growing them ever since and now i have a garden full of them and i dont know who to sell them to

    Reply
    • Mike says

      June 12, 2018 at 9:24 am

      I’d suggest our $7.00 cash machine guide, lots of info in that e-book.

      Reply
  5. Michael Robinson says

    November 27, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    Thanks for teaching me more about how to sell the plants that you grow in your backyard. One thing that I found rather intriguing was that you mentioned how you could sell your plants online, from your home, at farmers markets, and even flea markets. My girlfriend loves to go to the farmers market, and we notice people selling plants there all the time. They are often times very beautiful, and we are tempted to buy them. If we were to ever sell our own plants, we would make sure to find the right place where the buyers are going to. Thanks again for the information!

    Reply
  6. ADG says

    October 31, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    What plants are in demand?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      November 1, 2017 at 8:49 am

      This is a pretty broad question and the answer is too far and wide to list the plants in demand. In short, flowering shrubs, evergreen and trees. There are very few things that don’t sell. If they are pretty or serve a purpose in the landscape, they will sell. In our members area you can get an idea of what others are growing and selling successfully. http://backyardgrowers.com/join

      Reply
  7. Karen says

    September 24, 2017 at 2:33 pm

    Hi Mike How long does it take to have plants ready for sale? I’m thinking two planting seasons at least.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      September 25, 2017 at 7:57 am

      Karen,

      That really depends. In the members area, http://backyardgrowers.com/join, I encourage people to start selling right away. Root many of your own, but also buy from the other members and start selling those right away. Things you root? Usually a year or two, some things take longer.

      Reply
  8. M says

    October 4, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    I have a cacti and succulent garden, and have huge cacti trees that I would like to sell as it is getting too big for my house.
    How can I do that?

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      October 5, 2016 at 7:59 pm

      Legally you have to be licensed and inspected to sell plants, there are rules that we all have to follow.

      Reply
  9. Brandon says

    August 14, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    Hi Mike,
    I recently bought a house with quite a few mature, healthy tropical plants that are just not my taste. Are you aware of any way that i can sell these? I’m not looking to start a business; it just seems a shame to throw healthy plants in the dump.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      August 14, 2016 at 6:08 pm

      Brandon,

      Advertise them on craig’s list, you might be surprised.

      Reply
  10. Jamin says

    April 19, 2016 at 11:45 am

    Hi am jamin from kenya i have flowers to sell help me to search market

    Reply
  11. B, Taylor says

    May 6, 2014 at 1:26 am

    Hello Mike.

    I have a large Cacti plant in my yard I would like to sell, If you are intrested
    please contact me by e-mail. I am located in S, Florida

    Reply
  12. John Gagnon says

    May 20, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    Is system complete with no other parts to buy?
    I have bought your hard cover book.
    john

    Reply
    • Mike says

      May 20, 2013 at 7:03 pm

      John,

      Everything that comes with my “Small Plants, Big Profits from Home” system is listed on this page. http://freeplants.com/wanted.htm That’s all the information you need to get started. How big or fast you decide to go is completely up to you.

      Reply
  13. Laura Mikaite says

    May 20, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    Hello Mike,
    Thank you for sharing all of this good info with us.
    I have a question about heuchera (coral bells). Do you know which kind heuchera can I propagate? I know some of them have plant patent, but can’t seem to find wich ones. Any idea??? I love these parrenials and would love to have more not just for me but for sale as well.
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Mike says

      May 20, 2013 at 8:27 pm

      Laura,

      There are a lot that you can propagate, but you have to have the original plant tag to keep yourself out of trouble.

      Reply
      • Laura says

        May 20, 2013 at 8:44 pm

        Mike,
        It’s good idea to have labels, but if I propogate 30 plants and have only 2 labels is that enough, or every pot has to have it? Where do I get labels like that?

        Reply
        • Mike says

          May 21, 2013 at 5:38 pm

          Laura,

          My system, http://freeplants.com/wanted.htm comes with a wholesale directory that lists all of the suppliers that I use.

          Reply

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