Justifying the £7 cost per plant to a mail order one is a false equivalence, but the truth is you will pay inflated prices if you're in desperate need and used to getting what you want all the time.
I don't really see how anyone can be in desperate need of a chilli plant, or any plant come to that. Is the distinction between "want" and "need" becoming blurred?
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I won't pay more than the plant will produce, so for me a £7 chili plant would about break even, but I would expect a large well grown plant with the first chili's already on it for that price at this time of year.
I do sometimes buy cucumbers but I don't like paying more than £2 per plant and normally wait till they are on clearance at 50p
I did just spent £3 on 3 tiny little ramson plants although I hope they will grow and spread!
As my other 'hobby' generates an 'income', I could justify spending £7 on a chilli but I would much sooner sow some (free) seeds and see what happens
At the moment I've got 9 small de cayenne plants (4-6 inches tall) and I'm wondering what I will do with all of them if they continue to grow and stay healthy. Maybe I could sell them at £6.99 a pop
We saw a tray of chilli plants, about 4-5 inches tall, last Sunday placed outside our church with a collection box beside them. The recommended contribution was 50p per plant.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
As my other 'hobby' generates an 'income', I could justify spending £7 on a chilli but I would much sooner sow some (free) seeds and see what happens
At the moment I've got 9 small de cayenne plants (4-6 inches tall) and I'm wondering what I will do with all of them if they continue to grow and stay healthy. Maybe I could sell them at £6.99 a pop
I'd go for £7.10 Biglad - that extra 11 pence may well convince potential buyers that your Chilli plants have that little extra "something "
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
At the moment I've got 9 small de cayenne plants (4-6 inches tall) and I'm wondering what I will do with all of them if they continue to grow and stay healthy. Maybe I could sell them at £6.99 a pop