1. Greenhouse Info for Newbies
1st Year? st school w/ GH?
Realistically Grow? Where do I start?
Where am I and where do I want to be?

2. STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PLANT SALE
Plan Your Crops
Pricing for Profit
Marketing & Promotion
Utilize Resources
STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PLANT SALE

3. Planning Your Crops Budget Greenhouse Space – benches, hanging, floor
Orders – full trays, assorted trays, split trays, shared orders
Customer Expectations
Realistic Expectations
Specific Plants/Crops
Planning Your Crops

4. What Crops are Expected by Your Customers?
Hanging Baskets
Mixed, Mono, Fuchsia
Geraniums – Zonals or Seed, Ivies, Interspecific
Petunias
Bedding Plants
Veggies – herbs
Perennials
What Crops are Expected by Your Customers?

5. What Are Your BestSellers? What Are Your Favorites?
Hanging Basket Combination?
Patio Container?
Tomato Variety & Container Size?
Favorite Petunia?
Easiest to Grow?
What Are Your BestSellers? What Are Your Favorites?

6. What Can we do for you? Find the best supplier to meet your needs
Offer timely growing information
Resources – online, YouTube videos, university sites, breeder info, tags - rippsheets.com
and
Recovers, controllers, fertilizer injectors
New Greenhouse
What Can we do for you?

7. View from the Potting Bench
Monthly – Timely tips, pointers & cropping ideas (pinching, fertilizing, pests)
Industry Media Resources:
e-Gro webinars
Greenhouse Management
University Resources
University of Massachusetts GH Fact Sheets
Plant Sale
Use Social Media: Pinterest, facebook, twitter

8. Bench Cards

9. What’s wrong with this picture?

10. Assorted trays

12. Amore Queen of Hearts
Amore Joy
Amore Mio
Amore Fiesta

13. Heartbeat
Night Sky

14. Crazytuninas Sparky Blackberry Cheesecake Citrus Twist Moonstruck
Swiss Dancer or Cherry Cheesecake
Moonstruck