How I make Money selling Houseplants | Sales & Profit Analysis

I run a small business plant shop from home & you can too! You can make good money selling houseplants online or locally! I want to share my experiences as a plant seller as well as my Excel sheets of 2022 with all the plant sales & profits.
I think it's an interesting look behind the scenes of the plant business.
Doesn't matter if they are common or rare, even small amounts add up and can get you a little extra cash on the side.
Capitalize on you indoor plants, Philodendron, Monstera, Syngonium, Hoya, Succulents or Begonia there is a market for every plant.
It's easy & quick + it's a great hobby to pursue as well.
Enjoy ♥
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[@LeafyLuster]

Hi plantfriends, thank you for stopping by. 😊Welcome to my yearly plant sales review. I hope you enjoy the look behind the scenes of a small business plant shop (if you can even call it that). HERE is this Years Shop Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZvPZGdsn8yXabM What are your thoughts on selling houseplants? Do you sell your cuttings? How do you go about it & do you want to hear more about anything? Special thanks to everyone contributing to this video by submitting Qs in the community tab 💚💚

[@jayelodell]

This is the best video by far about turning plant sale into side hustle. Both entertaining and informative. And the plants in your home are exquisite 🤩 Well done Kristina!

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you so much Jaye, it means a lot since I was so passionate about making this video. I just think selling plants is so much fun + it can be quite lucrative as well 😅. Glad you enjoyed your time here, see u soon 👋

[@violetpaints]

Depending on your country you don't even need to register a business because such a small set up is considered a hobby. It normal to generate revenu so the hobby pays for itself. Much less complicated, much more lucrative, no forms no problems. I'm in Canada. Another tip, don't compete with your local market, complete it! It's so easy to make interesting sales when you have plants not available locally.

[@chelseatomkowiak4207]

Thanks for being so transparent! I find there’s a lot of gate keeping when it comes to selling plants. Maybe not on the small scale but definitely if you’re trying to open a legit shop. I get it, technically a new shop would be “competition”, but I think there’s space for everyone who wants to sell plants, whether part time or full time.

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Chelsea, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I agree with you, I don't see a point in gatekeeping anything regarding my plant sales. People who want to start a shop will eventually do it anyway. I might as well be helpful to them 😅. You're probably right though. Maybe you think differently if you have a full on physical shop, l think that in this case you can still share helpful advice. Just keep your plant retailers secret or something. I'm pretty happy I'm so happy I don't have to deal with that kind of drama ^^

[@bitokay147]

There is a lot of gate keeping selling anything lol the world is so big . It’s okay to share . Love this video

[@iamwell5654]

Very impressive. I have been giving away too many plants and someone told me to start selling them as soil can get pretty expensive in the US.

[@LeafyLuster]

Yeah, that's right. People often underestimate how expensive it can be to keep many plants. Although it is nice to give away plants for free & I sometimes do too. It's just the best feeling when your plants can "support" themselves 😅. Go for it 💚😉

[@an-insane-llama]

I've been thinking of selling them myself just because all the props and babies I end up getting

[@rajarshiroyraju4770]

Thank you and love! Not only for selling plants but for love for the plants and planet. ❤❤❤

[@nearlygreenthumb]

Danke für Deine Offenheit und Transparenz - das ist total interessant zu sehen und zeigt, wieviel Arbeit auch in einem Kleingewerbe steckt. Richtig tolles, informatives Video 👍🏼

[@RodeoDogLover]

Your plans are so beautiful and flawless!

[@jessicabey275]

You are awesome and so pretty! My mother in law just bought Frydek variegated baby for me for Christmas and I think she is going to keep it at her house until Christmas 🙈 but I am going to hopefully sell corms and maybe cuttings of this along with the few plants I have in the upcoming years. I am soo excited!! She got a baby for around $90 and I will be stopping by to take care of it until Christmas. Other plants I have monstera adansonii, marble queen pothos, jade pothos and 2 types of tradiscanta (multiple cutting either rooted or in the process)

[@Plantsavvy]

This is VERY helpful and informative With the best ways to share our growth together with plants 🌿🙏🙌🤩

[@JoTruth777]

Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! This is very helpful! you are a blessing🙌🏼

[@LeafyLuster]

Happy to help, thank you for the kind comment Jo 💚 If you ever want me to talk more about something specific, let me know, have a great day!

[@justinamontgomery2618]

Hi Kristina :).....this video was so interesting....you are so helpful how you share this info with everyone....I think for sure you will have an increase this year in sales...love how you document on the spreadsheets....I think it is worth it selling...and you also enjoy it too....raising your plant babies....plus your a sweet pea so I am sure these people love their plant grown by you :)....I like the idea staying local and keeping life simple.....you could always change in the future ,it is all up to you.....keep doing what your doing....you have a unique touch! You do well steering your life :)thanksbutterfly

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Justina 💚 I'm glad you enjoyed the video once again. I am always happy to share all the experiences I can, I think there is no point in gatekeeping anything. Everyone can start a plant shop if they really want to :) See u in the next one 👋

[@expeditionadventure318]

I love plants AND spreadsheets so this video was amazing to me!

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad you enjoyed it 😂😂 Perfect Combo 😅

[@anniehad3848]

Thank you for the detailed video it was really helpful! I also sell houseplants from time to time, but I find most interesting is that the profit from the garden plants and vegetables is more. Greetings from Bulgaria!!

[@LeafyLuster]

You are so welcome Annie! I'm always glad to share any possible detail that might help out someone else. I can imagine vegetables are more popular than houseplants. Just in general plus when the growing season starts sales are probably booming! 😂 It would be kind of interesting to see a diagramm on the sales of vegetables throughout the year. I would love to do some outdoor gardening too. I don't have a garden though, lol. I only have some measly raised beds on the balcony ^^ Greetings from germany back to you 💚👋

[@sherrykumar2883]

Thank you for putting all of this data together and sharing it with us. I’ve been giving away as many props as I can but I still have so many left to care for and I am running out of space. I have been considering selling them so it was really nice to see this information broken down.

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Sherry, giving away plants for free or gifting them to friends, family and colleagues is awesome 🎉. I do that too whenever I can. Everyone always seems so surprised and happy when I randomly gift them a plant 🎁☺️. But I have the same problem you do. It's still too many, sometimes you can find Cafés, non profit organisations or teachers who would like to add plants to their classroom, to donate plants to. But still... Not enough 😅 plus I enjoy the business woman life 😎 Just try selling a few of your cuttings it's fun and you can keep it super simple and casual at first 😊

[@amanyatim5136]

this video made me subscribed! very informative

[@zakariaelrhandouri3054]

new member ! honestly you do a really professional work in your videos and how you share all the secrets and informations ... thanks a loooot and a looot

[@LeafyLuster]

Welcome aboard Zakaria! It means a lot to me that you enjoy the video quality and information. Thank you for letting me know, this makes my day. I see u in the next one 😊 Greetings from Germany👋

[@megantong9691]

This is a seriously impressive video!!! Thank you so much for sharing, I recently became obsessed with plants and I’m looking for a way to support my habit! This looks like a fun way to do it !

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gabimontoya-eyerman596]

Very interesting. I give away dozens of plant babies each year. But where I live is very remote so I would have to ship. I have wondered about trying to do local outside markets as I have never seen house plants. Anyways, I don't want to hassle with shipping yet. But my plant collection is getting quite large. I enjoy your videos!🏵️🌼

[@TheFitmar]

Fantastic job! Fantastic video! Thank you 😚

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@snapperproman21370]

Great,and imformative video.Thnk you for posting!

[@LeafyLuster]

You're very welcome, I'm glad the video was helpful to you! 😊 See u in the next one.

[@meianoitee01]

Thank you for this video, that is so nice! I didn't expect that to be so profitable. I work with IT, but I really would like to change jobs and work with plants. I believe either a plant store or a plant vendor can be profitable businesses. I was trying to find a Schrebergarten around Stuttgart to have a mini farm as a hobby, but it is almost impossible.

[@LeafyLuster]

Oh my goodness, don't get me started on Schrebergärten 😂😂😂. It's impossible. I believe to make it really profitable you'd either have to sell more "rare" plants, have a lot more space or buy & resell from wholesale sellers from NL for example. It's so tough if you have to rent out a physical shop space though.

[@floridasungarden3308]

Excellent video, thank you so much. Wishing you great success. I habe been so intimidated about selling plants, and you addressed some great questions. I had a look forward to selling some plants.

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you dear. I'm thrilled to hear it took away some of the concerns you had. There's really nothing to worry about selling plants, just start small and then go with the flow, I know you got this! 😉💚

[@floridasungarden3308]

@@LeafyLuster 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@KoolnJ]

This was very informative and you’re killing it especially to be considered your side hustle in a sense Appreciate your transparency loved the video

[@LeafyLuster]

Staaaahp I'm going to blush 🥰 Thank you! I want to grow my business even more this year... I'll have to list some more plants though if I really want to make it 😅.

[@KoolnJ]

@@LeafyLuster Oh i know you will! Been binging your page for the last 2-3 weeks giving me the blueprint on how I want to start especially being in an apt myself. Convinced me to air layer my albo about a week ago lol

[@eline95]

Thanks for your video! Great way to finance collection, especially since it's so enjoyable. I'd say: win-win(+win for the customer) :)

[@LeafyLuster]

Totally agree! Thank you again for taking part in the video and submitting a question 😊I'm glad you enjoyed 💚 See u soon

[@jccn1728]

This is super helpful. I am opening a small plant shop in the US

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad it was helpful Stephanie! Are you going to have an online business or do you want to sell plants locally?

[@reginahutchinson4057]

YES IT IS WORTH IT🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

[@gloriasanders9616]

This video is awesome thanks so much for the great tips im thinking of doing this soon im in south carolina U.S

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad it was helpful, best of luck in all your endeavors 🤞😊💚

[@22dolxxxphin22]

Super interesting video. Thank you so much :) I noticed that you take amazing plants pictures. Maybe a video idea could be how to take pictures for Instagram or for selling:) Also you have soo much sunlight!!! I'm soo jealous... Here in Lübeck it's super dark at the moment

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Brigitte , I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks again for submitting a question and taking part in it that way. Even though I am not active on Instagram right now I could probably integrate that into a future video ...I'll definetly write that into my idea list, thank you. I had luck with the sun....recently I'm stuck in the dark too. Greetings from Mainz 👋💚

[@Edda-Online]

I am (in) German(y), too. So, this is double interesting to me - having two overflowing balconies and can’t help bringing in more plants… Do you have an estimation of the time you consider „work“ for each sale? Probably, I would consider keeping up the database and maybe even taking pictures „work“, while propagating and caring is a fun thing I do anyway. If I have got it right, you haven’t hardly sold anything in January and February. So, you were able to sell the remaining plants in March? How many left-overs do you have? Thanks for sharing! Have a nice day!

[@mrvirgo7617]

Thank you so much for not gatekeeping

[@LeafyLuster]

You're more than welcome, I mean what's the point in that anyway. 😊💚

[@davsie87]

Thank you for the really nice video. 😊 Do you also plan on selling other plant stuff like hangers, pots, or those lovely plant pictures? I always see them in your videos and would live to get my hands on them 😍

[@LeafyLuster]

Always welcome 💚 I have those pictures listed in my plant shop as well. If anyone get's plants from me they can also check out the wall art. Plus I can also ship those, since they are not affected by the plant passport dilemma 😅.

[@consiglidigiardinaggio]

good idea

[@Lacerated1DJ3]

Thank you for all the tips! I love your positivity and I help. I dont know anything about gardening or houseplants and I want to start something new this year. what easy houseplant would you recommend for a small hanging plant over my desk? Thank You!

[@LeafyLuster]

Happy to help! 😊 I think as a beginner you can't go wrong with a nice Pothos of any kind. Or maybe a Scindapsus Pictus. Both are absolutely beautiful trailing plants, easy to try out propagation and don't need as much special care.

[@daniellabirch2600]

This has been so helpful! I have been getting more and more into tropical plants. The kind of plants that don't always make good gifts. I am starting to wonder what to do with all the propogations I will end up with. Thanks for the info! I didn't even know that ebay has a local only option!

[@LeafyLuster]

I'm glad it has been helpful to you, I know that feeling. I got a few coworkers that are more into plants so now they are also plantcrazy and sometimes buy plants from me ^^. But otherwise it's really best to sell those propagations off or trade them in local facebook plant groups. I am in a German plant group as well as a local plant buy sell trade group of my city. You could also try selling them at local flea markets, but I guess the more special plants won't sell there as well. Have a great day Daniella 💚

[@johandutoit2006]

Thank you for the information

[@LeafyLuster]

My pleasure

[@DzejlanJaylaHadziefendic]

Thank you for going in such a great detail! I just found your channel and love it! Could you please tell me how much time weekly or monthly you spend just working on plants part for selling?

[@LeafyLuster]

Any time, glad you liked it. I have never really timed my plant efforts specifically for the sales part. I did calculate my plant care for a week in a video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqrRmIWlisuFi6M On average I think it's 3-5 hours/week on general plant care/propagating and potting. Taking pictures & listing them takes another 2-3h but I do that only once a month. Then the actual sales part is the most difficult, I'd say correspondence via chat takes max. half an hour per week and the actual meetings with people depends heavily on the person picking up the plants and if we chat for half an hour or not 😅. It's a rough calculation but I hope it helps ^^

[@user-mm1ot5de7r]

Thank you very much for sharing all of this 411.

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad it was helpful 💚

[@remelynnarciso4104]

Thanks for sharing this informative vedio on plant business. It motivates me to do the same. Watching here in the Philippines.

[@LeafyLuster]

You can do it!

[@tylerk.7947]

I think considering your space limitations, to profit 1000 is great! Imagine the potential scaling this up

[@AmarilysLys]

That was in a year right?

[@johlssonse831]

Love this video, so nice😍 I started selling plants this year in may and so far I'm at 150 euro 😍 before plants I sold art but plants are way easier and plant people gosh, they are crazy 😂

[@LeafyLuster]

That is awesome, I also find plants just go better. I tried selling plant art (pressed, dried & framed leaves) No one wanted to buy them 😅 As a plantlady I can confirm, plant people are crazy 😁😁💚

[@johlssonse831]

@@LeafyLuster thanks for taking your time to answer 🥰

[@user-km1uy6qz8p]

Nice video.... Cheers

[@LeafyLuster]

Thanks for the visit

[@ExploringtheHimalayas]

You're getting more beautiful year to year 🤪

[@LeafyLuster]

Ohhhh thank you 🥰.

[@melanieklarofficial]

Thank you for this! Very helpful! Question: You don’t sell unrooted cuttings?

[@LeafyLuster]

I usually don't. If it's a fresh cutting I cannot guarantee it will survive, so I prefer selling rooted or even better potted & growing ones. 😊

[@gujumong5154]

i love plant

[@LeafyLuster]

me too 💚😊

[@inasauliani2030]

I'd like to see your update of queen anthurium that you are propagate

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Inas, I already got 2 videos on that, you can see a 3 month update here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpPclJSvos-Xp7s And a 1Year+ update here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIOwqnael72Je80 Enjoy 😊💚

[@CallMeGameGirl]

I know once your profits reach $500 a month (in the USA) you start having to pay taxes, so imagine that is the cutoff line of when it’s casual vs business. I imagine the uk has something similar. If there is tighter rules on being an official business legally I’m unsure. I’ll have to look more into anyway later once I’m ready to sell my plants I plan to grow in the coming weeks.

[@LeafyLuster]

That is such a helpful piece of information. The 500 $ cutoff is new to me. It may help a lot of my US audience. Unfortunately in Germany we don't have clear numbers or rules like that 😑 I wish. I wish you all the best with your plants and your sales 🤞💚

[@knicks252525]

Hi can you share the excel template in your video

[@christinam.9592]

Thank u

[@LeafyLuster]

You are very welcome Christina, I hope you got some interesting insights from that video :) Greetings from germany 👋

[@SparklinYoga]

Hi! Have you considered getting pots from shops or privates that do not need it anymore ? You would save them from going to landfill :)

[@LeafyLuster]

I have not, but it's a great Idea. I could also check the graveyard maybe. What I do is often times private people will declutter their home and offer cache pots and nursery pots for free. I often pick these up from them.

[@eluddf]

basically everything in this is explaining how the government makes it much harder to start a small business

[@gymmomentsxnxx]

what a video!1

[@maralarkin2922]

This was a great video!

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad you enjoyed it Mara! Thank you again for taking part and submitting a question 💚

[@richardr5878]

Very good video. Probably just me as a cynical American, but my first thought was “cash and face to face transactions! Wonder how much she REALLY made” and hearing your P&L statement, you know those grow lights take up at least 3X that much energy and the plants easily use 1/4 of the water in your house. 😂 Sorry if I’m a bad influence.

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Richard, I am with you on the water for sure. With the light I don't really follow. I thought just by taking the Watt/h statement of each lamp I could calculate the Watts needed to power all my lamps everyday. Why would they need 3x the stated amount? EnLIGHTen me please 😁. My P& L statement iiiiiis indead a little basic I would say. A lot of stuff is very much simplified in there since I also you know just keep my plants for my own pleasure/collection. I don't buy them explicitly for sales.

[@LeafyLuster]

Oh and because I didn't understand your first thought and how you meant it. Just to clarify my english understanding you know 😅😅 Learning everyday. Do you mean you did not believe me how much I really made or just that you thought it would be less than I actually made.

[@richardr5878]

No, just joking, but serious. In the US, businesses tend to maximize deductions and minimize income to avoid taxes. I’m sure that’s pretty universal. You are probably doing things 100% correctly and conservatively. How you presented your business was perfect. Many would do a bit more creative accounting (privately, of course). As far as lights, I’m sure the time you have them on varies but my math would be (16 hrs a day each light) X (max output power )X(peak power cost)X (365 days). I would always have a loss for my small business each year if possible. For example, let’s say you went on holiday to the Netherlands. While there, you looked at plants and filmed even some B roll. In the US, that would be a business trip as the reason you went there was to look at plants (you have a plant business) and film (KZbin). The fact that it was a holiday is purely coincidence, as the reason you went was for your businesses, making it tax deductible as an expense. (The trip, hotel, mileage, possibly meals, if you talked business of course). Again, beyond the scope of your video that I enjoyed and get its intent, your phone, phone bill, computer, software, and office space you use in your home you film and edit would also be deductible. Many small businesses don’t think of these things and over estimate profits and overpay their taxes. Generally, if you can make the argument and your reasoning is valid, it’s allowed as deduction. Think about a movie that grossed $600million box office, but somehow lost money for the studio.😂 However, I am not a tax professional. Just experienced with corporate America and tax accountants. Keep up the great work and can’t wait to see monstera update.

[@LeafyLuster]

Ahhhhh that's what you mean 😊. It's the same here, where you try to maximize the "losses" . I could definetly write off a looot more but for example with business trips I can only write off a certain % if there is also some sort of private leasure involved (I think ^^). It was my first year of small business and taxes so I tried keeping everything low key. I didn't want to document, milages, percentages of electricity bills etc. just because it would make it so much more overwhelming in my tax statements 😅. Plus my boyfriend pays the electricity bill, how would I account for my costs there if I don't have any 😂 have to figure that out. It's kind of difficult to properly state all the P&L in my plant sale videos because I not only sell plants. My YT is included in my small biz, so obviously I have more expenses there. Like a new laptop, camera gear, plants, building materials etc. Despite all that I still managed to make a profit "unfortunately" .😂 That's why I keep it especially conservative in the video, because I really just want to show people how they too can make a profit from ONLY selling plants and what kind of costs are involved at a bare minimum. Thank you for the clarification 💚

[@user-sy2dj9nv4e]

I dont know what euros is so was curious what the price she charged for each plants🎉 good video🎉

[@LeafyLuster]

You would have to check the exchange rates then.

[@stickitupyourasteric]

Can you also calculate trips to the post office.

[@LeafyLuster]

I do not ship plants anymore but in theory you should be able to write off at least the gas, packaging material and postage you'd need for shipping.

[@tierneylogan5943]

If you are selling on eBay locally, where do you meet people? Do they come to your house? I would just hate having to plan meet ups with people.

[@LeafyLuster]

Planing the meet ups and communicating back and forth is my least favourite part of the business for sure, sometimes it's really easy and quick and sometimes peolpe take forever to respond and pospone the meetings etc. It's not that bad though. People can either pick it up at my place whenever I am home or I can bring the plants to work and then they can pick them up in the City :) I'm actually meeting someone today 😊

[@Magic-Suit]

Hi. Ich nehme mal an, dass du auch deutsch kannst. 😄 Wenn ich, z.B. Yu Gi Oh Karten gewerblich neu & ovp und Lego Sets kaufe um die wieder verkaufen will, wenn die z.B. 2 Jahre EOL sind, wenn ich gebrauchtes Lego, Figuren, Sets, Einzelteile, Blu Rays, DVDs, Pflanzen, Trödel wie z.B. Tassen, Bücher, Möbel verkaufen will. Welche Unternehmensform wäre die passende? Welche Unternehmensform, hast du denn? 🤔🙂

[@LeafyLuster]

Wenn du Sachen wieder verkaufst egal was bist du ein Händler, es besteht ja dann Gewinnabsicht. Ich würde jetzt mal schätzen das du dich als Einzelunternehmer anmeldest. Ich bin auch Einzelunternehmer, ohne Mitarbeiter. Dabei kann man danach noch wählen ob man die Kleinunternehmerregelung annehmen möchte oder nicht. Ich hab die z.B. angenommen. Ich musste z.B. auch keinen Handelsregister Eintrag machen weil ich als Einzelunternehmer auch einfach meinen Namen für das Unternehmen nutze. Bitte alle diese Infos mit Vorsicht genießen. Ich bin absolut kein Experte 😂

[@annaruge6133]

Mich würde mal interessieren wie und womit du deine Pflanzen düngst! 😊 ich hab das selber vernachlässigt und versuche mich gerade in die Richtung zu informieren, aber ich finde die Angaben zum ph Wert, dem ccm Wert und dem Kalkgehalt vom Wasser so verwirrend 😐️. Meine Pflanzen stehen alle in Erde aber wir haben sehr kalkreiches Wasser. Wäre auf jeden Fall cool wenn du ein Video dazu machen könntest 🥰

[@annaruge6133]

Ach ja und desinfizierst du eigentlich deine Erde bevor du sie benutzt? Ich mache das immer und würde natürlich aber gerne auch gute Bakterien usw. In der Erde haben. Hast du Tipps wie man z.b. sicherstellen kann dass der Kompost Schädlingsfrei ist? Liebe Grüße

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Anna, ich bin auch kein Experte in Sachen Dünger bzw. hatte bis her noch nicht die Muse mich intensiv damit zu beschäftigen. Aaaaber... Ich mische gerne Regenwurmhumus direkt mit in meinen Aroid mix. Dann gibt es schon mal eine gute Grunddüngung. Soweit ich weiß kann man mit Humus auch nicht wirklich überdüngen, da muss man sich also nicht so den Kopf machen wie viel und wann und wie man das macht. Ich kaufe da den 1,5kg Pack vom Dehner amzn.to/3nOF2c8 Ansonsten mische ich einfach etwas flüssigdünger beim Gießen mit ins Wasser (ab frühjahr so alle 2-3 Gießrunden). Ich benutze den vom Dehner: Blusana Volldünger für Hydrokultur weil ich auch ein paar Pflänzchen in pon stehen habe und sich da alle Bestandteile gut im Wasser lösen. Was ich momentan noch teste sind diese Dünger Kugeln von Substral (osmocote) Dachte das kann ich dann auch einfach in die Erde mischen. Eventuell auch statt dem Humus. Aber da kann ich jetzt noch nicht wirklich sagen ob das jetzt alles so ein riesen Unterschied macht. Was ich jetzt mal neu getestet habe ist Cal Mag (Calcium Magnesium Lösung). Das sind wichtige Nährstoffe die oft zu einer Mangelerscheinung führen. z.B. häufig bei Anthurien. Das ist wichtig für Chlorophyll Bildung, Zellwand Aufbau, Blütenbildung und generelle Wasserzirkulation in der Pflanze uvm.... bis jetzt bin ich davon begeistert. Nehme da das von Biobizz: amzn.to/40FUDch An ein Video dazu habe ich mich bisher noch nicht richtig rangewagt 😅

[@LeafyLuster]

Meine Erde desinfiziere ich nicht im Ofen oder ähnliches. Das ist mir viel zu Aufwendig. Ich hab aber auch noch nie Probleme gehabt. Gelegentlich mal ne Trauermücke oder ein paar Pilze die dann aus der Erde wachsen. Die ziehe ich dann einfach raus und dann hat sich das erledigt. Es kommt aber deifinitiv ganz stark auf die Erde an. Ich hab mittlerweile meine Lieblingsprodukte gefunden und die sind bis auf die kleinen Pilze sehr unproblematisch. Ich kaufe gerne im Horbach (floraself) die Orchideenerde dann gemischt mit der Zimmerpflanzen Erde von dort. Zuhause kommt natürlich noch Perlit etc rein. Wenn man eigenen Kompst benutzt weiß ich nicht so recht wie man das dann am besten macht 🤔 Was für Schädlinge sind denn da überhaupt drin? Wenn du weiterhin desinfizieren möchtest, kann ich eventuell Mykorrhiza empfehlen. Gibts z.B. Dynomyco oder eventuell auch im Gartencenter zu finden. Das kannst du dann danach wieder in die Erde mischen.

[@erjusik]

I was trying to sell cuttings, but I had issues with fungus gnats. But then things got worse - my plants got thrips, and that really put me off. 😭 I tried everything to get rid of them, but failed. Now I can't really sell my cuttings, knowing that they might be infested.

[@jule7706]

Hey :) Mich würde interessieren wie viel %Steuer du dann noch darauf zahlen musst. Ich verkaufe auch meine Pflanzen auf Ebay-Kleinanzeigen…was mittlerweile glaube auch eher am Rande der Legalität ist 👀 Aber mich schreckt es noch etwas ab nicht zu wissen, welche Pflichten und Kosten als gewerblicher Anbieter auf mich zukommen.

[@luisaj9928]

Dem würde ich mich anschließen 👀😄

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Jule und Luisa, ich werde dieses Jahr das erste mal Steuern machen müssen aber von den Kosten her ist es eigentlich total easy. Ich bin als Einzelunternehmerin angemeldet und habe dann die Kleinunternehmerregelung in Anspruch genommen. Das bedeutet ich mache am Ende vom Jahr eine Einnahme Überschuss Rechnung ( alle Einnahmen - Ausgaben) und auf das was dann übrig bleibt (der Gewinn) muss ich Steuern zahlen. Es gibt dann eine Umsatzsteuer ( als Kleinunternehmer entfällt diese), eine Gewerbesteuer (entfällt bis zu einem Umsatz von 22 000€/Jahr) und eine Einkommenssteuer (die ist eigentlich das einzige was bei mir zum tragen kommt). Da ich ja noch meinen normalen Vollzeitjob habe, wird mein Gewinn sozusagen einfach auf mein Gehalt drauf gerechnet und somit muss ich dann meinen normal Steuersatz zahlen den ich auch auf mein Lohn/Gesamteinkommen bekomme ( Ist also bei jedem anders je nach deinem Gehalt und Steuersatz). Lass das mal 20% effektiver Steuersatz sein, also bei 1000€ Gewinn ein Abzug von 200 €. Wenn man z.B. keinen Job hat weil man Student ist oder so dann gilt die Freibetragsgrenze von knapp 10 000€ pro Jahr glaube ich. Die wären dann z.B. komplett Steuerfrei. Wenn dein Kleingewerbe aber einen Verlust verzeichnet. Verringert sich durch diesen Verlust auch dein Gesamteinkommen. Folglich kannst du mit einer Steuerrückzahlung rechnen. Deshalb immer schön Ausgaben sammeln damit man das von der Steuer absetzten kann ^^. Hoffe das war verständlich erklärt 🙈 Grüße 💚

[@Cacti_Of_Mexico]

What types of permits do I need to open a plant business? I want to be able to ship to all states except maybe Hawaii.

[@kevinhuffman3815]

Every State is different and it can be a p.i.t.a to get everything setup. LLC, EIN, Sales Tax permit, register with the State and have inspections for diseases/pests, etc. Some States are picky about soil material being shipped into their State. Avoid the invasive species lists of plants.

[@LeafyLuster]

Amazing, thank you so much for the information Kevin 🙏. I really don't know how stuff works in the US, since I can only speak on EU regulations. Even though I believe it's very similar when it comes to registering and inspections etc.

[@architkushwaha7008]

I Love Plants, can you help me starting out my business?

[@ellahenry3221]

There is a new rule/law in Germany how much you can sell for example on ebay or in classified ads, without reporting from what I understand.

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Ella, ich hoffe deutsch ist ok. Ja genau das ist neu. Als Privatperson darf man nur noch 30 Anzeigen pro Jahr hochladen oder 2000 Euro verdienen, dann wird man automatisch ans Finanzamt gemeldet. Bzw. unter 30Anzeigen/2000€ muss man es nicht angeben. Die Sache ist halt, wenn man regelmäßig verkauft. z.B. jeden Monat 15 Pflanzen hochlädt, dann gilt man womöglich sowie so schon als gewerblicher Anbieter und ist eigentlich verpflichtet ein Gewerbe anzumelden. Wobei man da jetzt sowieso recht schnell die 30 Anzeigen Grenze überschreiten würde. Ein weiteres Kriterium für gewerblihen Handel ist z.B. wenn man immer die selbe Art Ware (hier z.B. Pflanzen) verkauft. Viele Leute verkaufen Privat obwohl es eigentlich per Definition schon gewerblicher Handel ist. Ich bin sehr gespannt ob sich merklich etwas auf Ebay ändert.

[@melanieklarofficial]

How much time do you actually spend on it?

[@LeafyLuster]

Depends, on average I spend about 3 h a month potting new cuttings, 1h on photographs, 2h listing everything. And then the correspondance with the customers is anywhere from 5min to 1h per customer. Sometimes we end up chatting for a long time. ^^ Of course I have to water all my plants every week...I have to buy soil etc. so there is of course more effort that goes into it. But I do spend my time caring for plants anyways 😅

[@God7OD]

Which plants sell the most?

[@cassandraCC]

You are so nice 😊

[@LeafyLuster]

No, you are so nice 😅💚 Sending love from germany 👋

[@lelawarren2356]

Plant sales will always drop in the summer because Plants are available at the stores as well.

[@LeafyLuster]

Interesting, I never really thought about that. I was under the impression my local plant stores or online shops always have the same amounts of plants available. 😊 Thank you for the input.

[@ashrafnakkaran9976]

I am Fathima currently living in abudhabi .I have some plants.i am interested plant selling .I don't know . how to sell. Plss reply your suggestion

[@LeafyLuster]

Easiest way is to start selling a few cuttings on an online marketplace: ebay, etsy, facebook or whatever you have available. Keep it simple.

[@karngam]

Hi, what kind of license do i need to sell plants online?

[@LeafyLuster]

I can't really tell you that. Depends on where you live and what you want to do. I can only help you out with German law 😁💚

[@user-rl2rn7sx6p]

🙌🏾👍🏿💪🏾

[@viniciusofbonfim]

Do you live in a flat of 16 ou 60 square meters?

[@LeafyLuster]

60m^2 😅, 16 would be very rough for 2 people and like 200 plants 🙈

[@tariqulislam3982]

Hello I want to start small business. Please can you help me?

[@LeafyLuster]

What more questions do you have ?

[@annmckelvie3375]

Hi...what about patents.

[@LeafyLuster]

If you want to be safe you should check the online data bases, there are some plants like the zz-raven or the Hoya tricolor, a few Philodendron & alocasia etc. that are in fact patented. In all honesty I don't think anyone would really check small scale businesses like mine. It's a valid concern though. I was already selling plants when I learned about plant patents even existing 😇.

[@LeafyLuster]

I'm not sure how accurate this one is but it has pictures as well 😅digital.lib.umd.edu/plantpatents/search

[@annmckelvie3375]

Thanks for that. After all, they are popular on Etsy.

[@norauniverseindiathekpopfan]

I just really want mango seeds to give a new life people just throw it away without even thinking but I want to give life to those mango seeds I am even ready to sell them for free but I just don't know how I will sell all of them I have even put giveaway in my channel for plants but it didn't get any attention how am i gonna give so many mango trees to sell out i just don't get it that's what stopping

[@LeafyLuster]

hmm maybe because your channel isn't about plants, the audience isn't really interested in those mango plants. I would try an online marketplace. Maybe Facebook or ebay or whatever is available in your country.

[@trm75]

cute

[@LeafyLuster]

Hihi, thank you 🥰

[@horrorcoder]

Nice and interesting video, too bad it seems an activity very diffucult to scale to the point you can at least survive with it, You basically have to sell like 15-20X more than that and honestly to my eyes seems not manageable... Would like to hear your opinion Cristina or any other, happy to be proven wrong :) cheers!

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Andrea, I think you're right. I think there are only 2 options to really scale the business. 1. If you have more space you can have more plants and sell more. Living in a small flat it's much harder than maybe if you have a house, garage or a cellar to put plant shelves or grow tents in. Or you could rent out a space, which is a bigger commitment then. 2. Focus on selling more expensive plants/rare plants. I personally sell whatever I have in my collection (mostly inexpensive plants like pothos (5-10€)) but if you focus on cultivating more expensive plants like Anthurium Warocqeanum or alocasia frydek, you can make way more by selling a single plant (50-150€). (3.) By shipping plants you can reach more people, so if I had to make a living off of it, I'd definitely offer shipping. (4.)Lastly you could just buy in additional plants from wholesale retailers or import plants cheap and resell with a margin. I think that's what a lot of plant shops typically do. Greetings from germany 😊💚

[@horrorcoder]

​@@LeafyLuster Thanks for the reply, interesting points...for sure who already have proper spaces is in big advantage but as you suggested there are other possible options for trying to scale up. At this point also searching for good supplier or even fellows small businness that are willing to collaborate together is another important step I think. For now I'm happy to grow some plants as a passion, but I often like to bring out the enterpreneur side in me :) And since I'm a web developer I'm intrigued by the fact that the indoor plants niche is maily run via online sales. Cheers from Italy!

[@LeafyLuster]

Online is definitely better, I used to ship my plants and most of the times all of the listings/plants were gone the same evening. There is a high demand and with some web developer skills you could easily set up your own shop :)

[@horrorcoder]

@@LeafyLuster I have to confess that is tempting, I would love to diversify, even if just a bit, with some kind of personal passion...we'll see :) Anywayi if you ever need help on something web related feel free to drop me a line, I will happy to help if I can!

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you 😱

[@RabiulAlam-ov7pm]

I am a Bangladeshi, would you please help to have same opportunity

[@LeafyLuster]

Unfortunately don't know anything about selling plants in Bangladesh, maybe you can ask some Bangladeshi plant sellers.

[@justinLP3108]

Kannst du bitte mal ein Deutsches Video machen?

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Justin :) Ich glaube das würde meine Zuschauer seeeeehr verwirren 😅. Das geht auf dem Kanal hier leider nicht, vielleicht ja mal in Zukunft mal auf einem seperaten Kanal. Hast du denn noch Fragen zu dem Thema?

[@user-qx7tm5df8j]

this click sound effect AAAHHH

[@dontfollowthecrowd6949]

I think you should also deduct the costs of the plant purchased originally from which you propagate. if you did that there would be no profit probably to speak off...

[@LeafyLuster]

I did talk about that in the sales video the year before. It's true while you're building your collection the costs for the plants are higher than the profits. BUT since I already have an established collection with lots of lush established plants, I hardly buy in new plants anymore and just cut back existing ones. This way the same plants keep making me money every year. For example my Philodendron Micans or my Monstera Adansonii cost me 15€ each. By now I have made more than 100€ off each of these plants. Same with my Monstera deliciosa Variegata. cost me 50€ when I boght my first cutting. I sell 10 cuttings of it every year now, for 30-50€ each.

[@paulreynolds4268]

I doubt that this is only a side gig for her ..... Money is not worth the time she puts into it ... Just get a real job !

[@LeafyLuster]

Yes exactly that's the point I'm making here. You can't live off of that, and of course I have a full time job 😅. I'm a Lab Technician 👩‍🔬.

[@AfroKreamy]

Itd hilarious you think imma report my plant sales to thr government 💀💀

[@jessek-9scentdetectiontrai10]

Beautiful Smile ma'am 🤎🌹🇺🇸

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jessek-9scentdetectiontrai10]

@@LeafyLuster Your welcome 😍

[@ConnieP92]

You’re amazing Kristina! That’s so wonderful that you’ve shared this process with us!👏🏻 Been thinking about it but still a bit nervous to take the first step 🥹 You never know though, you’re enthusiasm is quite contagious 😁 🪴

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Connie, I do what I can to share everything I learn on my plant journey. There is no point in keeping secrets anyway 😊 I can only encourage you to try it out. The beauty of it is you can just list a few plants and see how you like it. It can be pretty low comittment at first.....tryyyy it 😂😂😂😉😉 See u soon 💚👋

[@ConnieP92]

@@LeafyLuster Thanks for the encouragement 😁💪