04/16/2026
Guess how much đź’°
Let’s talk about numbers when it comes to baptisia, this gorgeous spike-flower crop!
Each of these plants started as a bare root—meaning just the bit that’s underground, no top growth. I selected 8 varieties that were available at the time through Walters Gardens. If I remember correctly, these roots were about $5 each WHOLESALE. I bought 200!
It’s been three years and our plants are well established and we cut hard on them!
So far from one variety of 25 plants, we’ve cut 480 stems, that’s 48 bunches and we sell each bunch for $20-25. That means from 1 of our 8 varieties (perhaps our most prolific variety) we will make $960-$1200. Now let’s be generous and say that we make that on all 8 varieties—we would gross about $8000 a year on this crop!
Again, this is just one crop and one piece of the puzzle of this farm!
What are your thoughts?
