Container Nursery Production Crop Guide
| Estimated Cost | $10,000 per acre establishment costs (grading, roads, water, drainage) |
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| Market Outlets | Retail garden centers, landscape contractors, retail sales |
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| Market Potential | Some room for expansion |
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| Profit Potential | $0 to $12,000 per acre per year |
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| Adapted Areas | South and East Texas |
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| Labor Requirements | One man per 3 acres depending upon many variables |
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| Equipment Requirements | Ranges from a minimum of a small tractor, trailer, sprayer to much more |
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| Soil Requirements | None - all plants growin in artificial media |
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| Water Requirements | Daily watering necessary most of the year; water quality very important. Low sodium content and high volume water sources are required. |
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| Minimum Size | 1 acre |
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| Risk Factor | Moderate |
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| Other Limiting Factors | Location is important especially if delivery to customers is not possible. Locations near major markets are second only in importance to a good water source. Continuously monitor numerous diseases and insects. |
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| Comments | Texas is currently producing less than half of the container plants sold here. Competition from large producers in California and other Gulf Coast states is intense. |
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