My attempt to start a small gardening business here flopped hard

I spent about $300 on seeds, pots, and soil back in March after seeing how expensive fresh herbs were at the market in Athens. Then the landlord told me I couldn't use the courtyard because of some building rule I didn't know about. Had to give most of the seedlings to a neighbor and just took the loss. Anyone else try to start something small here and hit a wall you didn't see coming?

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barbarab564d ago

Oh man, that's rough. I had a similar thing happen with a small plant sale I tried to do from my apartment. I ended up just selling a few extra plants on Facebook Marketplace instead and that worked out way better because I could meet people at a park nearby.

river_scott4d ago

Heard that, @barbarab56 - Facebook Marketplace is way easier than dealing with a whole website setup lol

gray_schmidt817h ago

Heard a tip recently that a lot of people just use Nextdoor or local buy nothing groups too. Getting plants to people in person is way easier than paying for shipping and dealing with packaging. Sounds like you found a solid workaround that actually works!