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07-03-2006, 09:52 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 7/3/06 9:19, in article ,
"Jasbird" wrote:

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The kind of niche I suspect could make money would be in growing
nursery plants but ... prices for mainstream nursery plants in
B&Q are pretty low now so it would really have to be a niche.
The market for a niche is, by definition, small and there are
many other countries with much lower average labour pay rates
than the UK where plants grow much faster. So - think about it
again - why would you be growing these plants in the UK rather
than, say, Costa Rica, South America or West Africa?

To this I would add: Absolutely do not go into growing for any one outlet.
Absolutely not. The chain you supply can cancel their order at a moment's
notice and you're left with thousands of plants nobody wants and no money
for them. We hear of this often. And don't over-specialise, either -
selling a wide range of plants brings in far more people.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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