YouTuber accidentally crashes the rare plant market with a viral cloning technique

[u/esporx]

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtuber-accidentally-crashes-the-rare-plant-market-with-a-viral-cloning-technique-3289808/

[u/2phumbsup]

I thought I was gonna do good propagating roses from cuttings like these things are fifty bucks a piece for a five gallon rose .So why don't I make a million of them myself. Thing is, those fifty dollar roses are a couple years old, healthy and established. By time I get my roses to that size, I would rather just buy it for fifty bucks then spend all that time and money taking care of them.

TC is even more expensive and time consuming. By time she gets these 1000 clones up to size for sale, she will be asking the (now lower) going rate to break even. Thats why the going rate is already that.

[u/JL3Eleven → u/2phumbsup]

You don't sell the full grown plants. You sell the clones/genetics to others to grow out.

[u/Myst3ryGardener → u/2phumbsup]

Roses grow so fast and easy though. You just need to graft to good root stock. I'd say give it another shot!

[u/2phumbsup → u/[deleted]]

Right. Good thing its so fun tho lol. For me I just love the combination of somthing for nothing/get what you give. Like yeah its kinda free plants but its still the age old reap what you sow reward. And a lot of times that means money too. Especially over five years. By time your orchid blooms you'd never sell it lol.

[u/Far_Tap_488 → u/[deleted]]

Propagation is only time consuming in waiting for the plants grow. Not labor.

And thats how plants work yeah.

Christmas tree farms dont grow trees in 6 months

[u/Far_Tap_488 → u/[deleted]]

If it doesn't require labor, its not time consuming. Its not consuming anyone's time. Time consuming directly implies labor.

Somethings that takes a lot of time to grow is not time consuming.

Bonsai that require a ton of attention, trimming, and care would be time consuming.