The 5 Most Profitable Plants for Your Nursery Business

Gardening as hobby is fine until you start dreaming bigger. There comes a point where one wants to grow something other than just tomatoes for the family salads. To start a nursery business, one should start small. Small steps before the leap. You should consider something that would only require little capital but give good returns. While specialty crops do not require much attention, it is prudent to have some level of knowledge and skill. Without a little bit of plant education even the simplest plants to grow will fail. You should make user to get the highest quality seeds and supplies possible. This will ensure the seedlings stay healthy when transferred. Below are five guaranteed wins for a nursery business.

1. Landscaping

Everyone likes a good-looking lawn and yard. It therefore safe to assume that the market for landscaping plants is vast. Bamboos are especially very popular. They are tropical plants but can still survive in the winter. 

One can also find a specific landscaping shrub or tree to be known for. Having a niche allows you to charge a premium price. This requires a lot of marketing and word of mouth advertisements. Ornamental grass is another profitable plant. These come in many shapes and sizes and can be grown in a small space. They are resistant to drought and very easy to maintain. This makes them very popular. 

2. Herbs 

Natural herbs have many medicinal purposes that cannot be pharmaceutically achieved. Plants like lavender offer remedy for stress and anxiety as well as being a source of essential oils. Not to mention the heavenly scent. 

The Asian community has used ginseng roots for eons as a tonic and healing element. Ginseng takes about six years to fully mature but it still has economic benefits from rootlets. It may take a long time but it sure is worth the wait.

Other herbs are basil, cilantro, and oregano. These are not only great in stews, they are good for the body.

All of these require very little maintenance and fairly minimal capital input. They are also on high demand especially with the wellness fad going around. They can grow on small areas like in a garden nursery. They will surely give a good return.

3. Flowers

This can go many ways. Before delving into this, one must find out what grows best in the area. They also need to find out which flowers are mostly demanded by event planners and flower shops. This way they know which flower to concentrate most on. 

Different flowers require different levels of attention. You have to talk to experts. Let them tell you how they run their own nurseries and what mistakes are prevalent in the business. Running a flower nursery is relatively cheap. One only needs seeds and supplies to get started. From then with the right skills and attitude, the sky is the limit.

4. Mushrooms

Mushrooms can sprout anywhere under the right conditions. They require minimal space and even less attention. They have a high return per square foot. They are highly perishable which gives local growers an edge. They are so popular that on market days, they are some of the first items to sell out.

There are many types of mushrooms. The oyster mushroom for example takes six weeks to harvest. There are then Portobellos, which cost about $50 to grow. 

5. Marijuana

Yes, that is right. Cannabis is very unpopular with it being illegal. However, studies conducted over 40 years have shown all the benefits of marijuana on pain, stress, anxiety, appetite, and cancer. There is even a strain called Charlotte’s Web because it was used to help with epileptic seizure sin a little girl. 

Not just any marijuana should be grown but medical marijuana. This type has high concentrates of an element called CBD with little to no traces of THC. Medical marijuana is therefore all healing without the dramatic mental stimulation.

It has been reported that medical marijuana rakes in as much per square foot as an Apple Store. It was named as the world’s most profitable cash crop in 2014. It is in great demand. The stigma against it is fading. The populace is now embracing it as a natural source of health wellness. More and more states are legalizing it. 

A nursery business should aim to stock up on the plants that are easiest to grow but with high yield and return. You should research on gardeners, landscapers and other parties who are prospective clients for the nursery business. Their insight is important in knowing what one should focus on more.