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Geo1ThiChi
Simpsonville, SC
(Zone 7b)
November 29, 2004
9:33 AM
Post #1169783
OK, I'll try again with a little more detail.

I ran into a bulb sale on mixed asiatic lilies, tulips, iris, crocus, ect. and bought a bunch of them. I plan to put them into pots and try to sell them at our small roadside market next spring. My question is, what size pots to use and how many to put in each pot?

We have about 300 4" pots, 200 7" pots (all new), about 1000 1 gal. pots, a few hundred of 2 gal. and up pots (all used). The pots that I have cost us about 5 cent each, we will have to buy potting soil (about $8.50 for 3cu. ft.), and here is our cost for the bulbs:

Bulbs------------------Number--Total------Cost
Type-------------------Bulbs-----Cost------Each
--------------------------1923---$101.85----0.053

Crocus----------------890-------$19.95---0.022
Dutch Iris-------------250------- --$5.25---0.021
Asiatic Lilies--------240------- $25.20---0.105
Tulips------------------170-------$10.85---0.064
Bearded Iris---------100-------$26.25---0.263
Siberian Squill------100-------$4.40-----0.044
Striped Squill---------75--------$4.25----0.057
Chionodoxa-----------75--------$4.25----0.057
Anemone Blando----20--------$1.10----0.055
Hyacinths Orientals---3--------$0.35----0.117

I was hoping to get $1 to $1.50 on the 4" pots, and $3 to $4 on the 7" and up pots. So, what pots should I use for what, and how many in each pot?

Thanks for any ideas anyone can give.
George

This message was edited Nov 30, 2004 1:12 PM

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