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Greetings. I'd like to pose a question for those of you in this tribe.
I'm 33 and have always grown up with a garden in the backyard... always had a "green thumb" as it were. In high school i opted out of the last two years of a catholic education and joined a career center where i took up horticulture and landscape construction. Since the time i graduated i've been working with the same partner and we've done pretty well for ourselves ,yep just the two of us doing over 300k a year (in contracts) here in Ohio. My question to you is this....
...Do you think there's a market for "Contract Gardening"?
By this i mean homeowners would contract to have a garden created.. tilled, fertilized(organic), planted, and cared for (weeded, natural pest control, etc.) on their land. I know a lot of you may do the "dirty work" yourselves .. but my idea will be geared more to the elderly ,urban families ,or green minded individuals. Of course, my theories and ideas have an Ohio base... but i'd like to hear from anyone.. any area or zone.
Please feel free to input any information you're willing to share.
Than you
I'm 33 and have always grown up with a garden in the backyard... always had a "green thumb" as it were. In high school i opted out of the last two years of a catholic education and joined a career center where i took up horticulture and landscape construction. Since the time i graduated i've been working with the same partner and we've done pretty well for ourselves ,yep just the two of us doing over 300k a year (in contracts) here in Ohio. My question to you is this....
...Do you think there's a market for "Contract Gardening"?
By this i mean homeowners would contract to have a garden created.. tilled, fertilized(organic), planted, and cared for (weeded, natural pest control, etc.) on their land. I know a lot of you may do the "dirty work" yourselves .. but my idea will be geared more to the elderly ,urban families ,or green minded individuals. Of course, my theories and ideas have an Ohio base... but i'd like to hear from anyone.. any area or zone.
Please feel free to input any information you're willing to share.
Than you
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Re: Contract gardening
Thu, March 12, 2009 - 7:51 PMYour ideal market would probably be busy professionals who may have the space for a small plot but no time to use it effectively. People who already hire someone to manicure their lawns and shrubs who might be willing to pay a little more to have some of their space actually produce something worthwhile and delicious. Often, their most precious commodities are time and prestige; by contracting their gardening, they save the former and accrue the latter. I would dig into some Census data and build neighborhood profiles so you could focus on which areas to direct your focus, since your costs will be lower when you are working in a concentrated area.
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Re: Contract gardening
Sun, October 18, 2009 - 2:52 PMI believe there is. Now is the time of year to begin planning for next years crop. Get out and make measurement, pre-qualify the soil, make other amedments! let me know if you need so help!
