[BicesterKev]

I would guess I have adopted the right approach over the last couple of seasons and take a box of goodies down the local most saturdays during the summer for the locals to take away for their sunday dinner but am thinking of having a couple of car boots / front garden sale this year with veg produce, small veg plants and trays of plants grown from seed to try to raise a bit of money for a holiday.
Does anyone on here doing anything like that, and if so, do you get much success from it?

[sunshineband]

'Garden Gate' sales of surplus produce is within most site policies without any issues.

A couple of our plot neighbours do rather well at a local car boot sale with trays of veg seedlings, potted up rhubarb, rooted black currant cuttings, pelargonium cuttings etc.

Front garden sales need plenty of people walking past.

Carboot sales are more successful at middle sized events (so they told me!)


And don't forget to shade plants etc from the sun or they look dreadful and no-one buys them

[angelavdavis]

Our allotment terms forbid us from selling produce for personal gain. 

However, I used to do really well in London from selling my excess plants. 

I used to cover the annuals costs of seeds and compost - which was all I really wanted to do.  I used to sell at car boot sales at Easter and early May.

The most popular plants by far were tomatoes and bedding plants.  I would have thought chilli plants and herbs would be popular now too.

[Aunt Sally]

Genuine excess may usually to sold under "farm gate" laws but an allotment plot cannot be used for the purpose of growing food for sale.

Are you gardening on your own land, BicesterKev ?

[BicesterKev]

Genuine excess may usually to sold under "farm gate" laws but an allotment plot cannot be used for the purpose of growing food for sale.

Are you gardening on your own land, BicesterKev ?

Errrrrm...I can do Aunt Sally! 
I only have half an allotment plot so I doubt in reality I will grow enough to have too many sales from there after I feed the family if I think of success over the last couple of years. To be honest, I was thinking I had more of a chance growing and selling small plants - be they bedding plants or summer squashes/tomatoes/chillies. Having gone up the local commercial garden centre yesterday and seen 24 tiny marigolds going for £4.99 it would seem there must be a market crying out for these for £1.50 for example.

[Aunt Sally]

You could do that from your garden at home but you run the risk of losing your allotment tenancy if you do it from your plot.

[Jamrock]

I've sold bits and pieces - chilli plants, salad and brassica plugs mainly. Only through word of mouth really

I'm not sure you will make enough for a holiday though!

[sunshineband]

Genuine excess may usually to sold under "farm gate" laws but an allotment plot cannot be used for the purpose of growing food for sale.

Are you gardening on your own land, BicesterKev ?

Errrrrm...I can do Aunt Sally! 
I only have half an allotment plot so I doubt in reality I will grow enough to have too many sales from there after I feed the family if I think of success over the last couple of years. To be honest, I was thinking I had more of a chance growing and selling small plants - be they bedding plants or summer squashes/tomatoes/chillies. Having gone up the local commercial garden centre yesterday and seen 24 tiny marigolds going for £4.99 it would seem there must be a market crying out for these for £1.50 for example.

If you are growing these at home for sale, then there is little to worry about.

Unless you are going to exceed the tax limits of course