50 most profitable vegetables to grow

 If you're gardening on a small city lot or an apartment balcony you really want to plant vegetables that will give you the most profitable yield for your space and your effort.
One does not need to be genius or in possession of any economics or accounting knowledge to see that everything is now commercialized and profit oriented including farming.
It may be surprising to find out that most of the famous vegetable can’t make it to the list of the 50 most profitable vegetable to grow. To illustrate this point, vegetables such as carrots, onions and potatoes may taste wonderful when grown at home, but unless they are solely for you and your family to eat, they are not very profitable to grow. The hotels and restaurants will be unwilling to pay more than a few pounds for a sack of either of them and they can easily take up a large area of land and effort for only a minimal return financially.
So what vegetables can you grow this year to save the most money at the grocery store? Yields per square foot and dollar value and of that (organic) produce at harvest in the supermarket are considered here as the yard sticks to form this list below of the 50 most profitable vegetable to grow.

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50 most profitable vegetables to grow  50 most profitable vegetables to grow

Asparagus

As a saying goes, patience pays” Asparagus probably the most profitable crop of all to grow if you have the patience to wait until they can be harvested as it will take 3 years to harvest from seeds. It becomes profitable in a long run as once planted expect an ongoing crop for anything from fifteen to twenty five years afterwards. Although each year your harvest period is only six to eight weeks, the price of these is very high, and each row will produce pounds of asparagus per year. Currently about 100 grams of baby asparagus spears retails at about £2.50 in most European supermarkets.

Beetroot

These ones If harvested when small (golf ball sized), these are a pricey vegetable to buy. Even four of these can be over a pound retail once prepared by boiling. Of course selling them to your local hotel or restaurant will not require you to prepare them yourself, but they will still pay a good price for them.

Courgettes / Zucchini

These are very expensive vegetables in the shops. Many supermarket in Europe and central America sell three small courgettes(zucchini) for over £2.00. Bearing in mind that each courgette plant can produce 20 courgettes or more over a season, this means that filling a large area of your land with courgettes can potentially generate many pounds in income.

Cucumbers

If you happen to have access to a greenhouse so much then you’re on a better side as the indoor cucumbers are of quality as they lack the spines that the outdoor cucumbers have on their skins. Each plant will produce about fifteen to twenty cucumbers in a season, and these usually retail at about 89 pence or more in the supermarket. An essential ingredient in any salad most families use these and therefore they are in high demand. Again a vertical crop ensures maximum return on a minimal amount of space, and these can be grown in a grow bag if you don’t have access to enough land.

French / Green Beans

These ones apart from taking up little room as they grow vertically, they are equally expensive. The very young beans are sold for nearly £2.00 for about 150 grams in the average supermarket.

Ginseng Roots

Believe or not Ginseng Roots Can Bring Up to $400 a Pound. Facts indicate that growing plants for profit is a great way to turn your gardening skills into serious cash. Ginseng is a crop that can bring as much as $90,000 per acre and are quite easy to grow.

Leeks

This is another high value crop, although the growing season can be rather long but juicy and worth patience. Mind you, look at the price in the supermarket for three or four of them any you may be quite shocked. They are a little more tricky to grow as you may well need to plant most varieties in a hole and water carefully in order to ensure a long, thick, white stem to the resulting leek. I can’t be sure of the exact current price, but know it is well over £1.00 for about three of these

Mangetout Peas

Unlike many profitable vegetables, Mangetout Peas mature very fast as they attract value while still young. Mangetout Peas are among favorites in restaurants. 100 grams of these retail at around £2.00 in most shops. A row of twiggy canes will host many of these plants and they in turn will offer a good crop of pods for you to sell on to your local restaurant or shop.

Radishes

Though they mature quickly in a short period of less than 6 weeks, they are fairly expensive to buy as a vegetable. A small bag holding about 150 grams will still cost you the best part of a pound to buy in a supermarket.

Runner Beans

This delicious crop is ever popular and yet a small handful of beans. Imagine just a dozen priced at well over a pound. One of the best reasons to grow this profitable bean is the fact they take up little space because being climbers their cropping space is largely vertical rather than horizontal.

Spring Onions / Scallions

Being popular and a delicious salad in sandwiches, Scallions are highly demanded attracting an eye catching price tag. More to that, they are easy to grow 

     

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