Common Greenhouse Plants
If you have a greenhouse why not make some money from it as well as enjoy the fun of owning your very own greenhouse? Small greenhouses are easy to maintain and you can make a nice supplemental income from your plants and flowers. Many different herbs and popular vegetables and flowers are easy sellers. Look in your local news prints to get selling venues like school fundraisers or roadside or farmers markets.Herbs will always be popular staples. With all the cooking shows on television these days they are your best form of advertising media for fresh herbs. You don't have to stop at fresh herbs either - go ahead and dry them as well as offering fresh herbs in small 4" potted plants for sale.
[http://www.asiafarming.com Common Greenhouse Plants ] Some of the most popular herbs for growing and selling are: basil, cilantro, wheat grass, thyme and lemon thyme, rosemary, mint (spearmint and peppermint).Vegetables will always be good sellers since small framed gardens are so easy to maintain. Some of the most popular vegetables are: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash. Remember you don't have to grow these to full size. Use your greenhouse to grow seedlings and growing them in 4" pots will do. Don't forget that you can harvest the seeds too and sell the seeds Greenhouse grown flowers that sell very well are: any bulb flowers, Forget Me Knots are good Valentines Day, sunflowers, cyclamens, begonia's, African Violets, and anything tropical are always big sellers - think orchids! Keep them small and force the blooms. Before you know it you can run out of space and wish you had a larger greenhouse. Remember to harvest and sell your flower seeds also.
You get the idea and there are lots of places locally that you can sell your plants. Having a greenhouse offers you many options for fun and profit. Be creative and experiment with different types of plants and vegetables that are popular in your local area. Remember having a greenhouse is a way to have fun and show your creative side while making extra money.
