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I can tell you that in the US, decorative plants are so much higher a cash crop than food that it would not be worthwhile. Think of tobacco or marijuana vs. t
by jhallenworld 7y ago
I can tell you that in the US, decorative plants are so much higher a cash crop than food that it would not be worthwhile.
Think of tobacco or marijuana vs. tomatoes...
On the other hand, some greenhouse businesses I know that do grow some food can be classified as essential businesses and stay open.
Actually there is an interesting optimization problem here. You are a greenhouse grower with a certain number of acres: which plants do you grow to maximize profits? You can grow the most profitable one, but then you don't have a very diverse stock, so you might not get as many buyers. On the other hand, many crops are expensive (in terms of seedling cost, greenhouse heating costs during the winter, opportunity costs because they take a lot time in the greenhouse).. You could sell planning software for this.
- wil421 7y agoThey already use software. I called a pecan orchard in the southern part of my state. When I asked when they would be ready to harvest they gave me a specific date. When questioned she said they take measurements of the nuts, a few other inputs, and their software gives them an ideal harvest date. They roasted the nuts themselves so they could give you a very accurate ship date early in the season.