GREENHOUSE COSTS OF PRODUCTION BUDGETS
New Guinea Impatiens in Hanging Baskets
Table 6. Costs of producing New Guinea impatiens in 8-inch baskets from cuttings.
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Finished Flat Costs |
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Small |
Medium |
Large |
| Variable costs |
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|
|
| Rooted cutting1 |
$1.26 |
$1.08 |
$1.02 |
| Basket |
0.61 |
0.53 |
0.49 |
| Rooting medium |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
| Labels |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Fertilizer |
0.09 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
| Pesticide & fungicide |
0.09 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
| Labor |
0.50 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
| Interest on variable costs |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.10 |
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|
|
|
| Total variable costs |
$2.77 |
$2.47 |
$2.35 |
| Overhead costs2 |
2.33 |
1.73 |
1.66 |
| Loss allocation |
0.27 |
0.22 |
0.21 |
| Total per pot |
$5.37 |
$4.41 |
$4.22 |
Table 7. Costs of producing New Guinea impatiens in 8-inch pots.
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Greenhouse Size |
| Production time |
Spacing |
Small |
Medium |
Large |
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| 8 weeks |
12-inch centers |
3.90 |
3.32 |
3.17 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
14-inch centers |
4.05 |
3.44 |
3.28 |
| 2 weeks at final spacing) |
16-inch centers |
4.22 |
3.57 |
3.41 |
| |
18-inch centers |
4.42 |
3.71 |
3.55 |
| |
20-inch centers |
4.65 |
3.88 |
3.70 |
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|
|
|
|
| 10 weeks |
12-inch centers |
4.32 |
3.63 |
3.47 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
14-inch centers |
4.62 |
3.86 |
3.69 |
| 4 weeks at final spacing) |
16-inch centers |
4.97 |
4.12 |
3.94 |
| |
18-inch centers |
5.37 |
4.41 |
4.22 |
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20-inch centers |
5.82 |
5.74 |
4.53 |
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|
|
|
|
| 12 weeks |
12-inch centers |
4.74 |
3.95 |
3.77 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
14-inch centers |
5.20 |
4.28 |
4.09 |
| 6 weeks at final spacing) |
16-inch centers |
5.72 |
4.67 |
4.47 |
| |
18-inch centers |
6.32 |
5.11 |
4.89 |
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20-inch centers |
6.99 |
5.61 |
5.36 |
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|
|
|
|
| 14 weeks |
12-inch centers |
5.16 |
4.26 |
4.07 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
14-inch centers |
5.77 |
4.71 |
4.50 |
| 8 weeks at final spacing) |
16-inch centers |
6.47 |
5.23 |
5.00 |
| |
18-inch centers |
7.27 |
5.82 |
5.56 |
| |
20-inch centers |
8.15 |
6.47 |
6.20 |
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|
|
|
|
| 15 weeks |
12-inch centers |
5.37 |
4.41 |
4.22 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
14-inch centers |
6.06 |
4.92 |
4.70 |
| 9 weeks at final spacing) |
16-inch centers |
6.84 |
5.50 |
5.27 |
| |
18-inch centers |
7.74 |
6.17 |
5.90 |
| |
20-inch centers |
8.74 |
6.91 |
6.61 |
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|
|
|
|
| 16 weeks |
12-inch centers |
5.58 |
4.57 |
4.37 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
14-inch centers |
6.34 |
5.13 |
4.91 |
| 10 weeks at final spacing) |
16-inch centers |
7.22 |
5.78 |
5.53 |
| |
18-inch centers |
8.21 |
6.52 |
6.24 |
| |
20-inch centers |
9.32 |
7.34 |
7.03 |
Table 9. Costs of producing New Guinea impatiens in 10-inch hanging baskets from cuttings.
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Finished Flat Costs |
| |
Small |
Medium |
Large |
| Variable costs |
|
|
|
| Rooted cutting1 |
$2.10 |
$1.80 |
$1.70 |
| Basket |
0.83 |
0.71 |
0.66 |
| Rooting medium |
0.14 |
0.14 |
0.13 |
| Labels |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Fertilizer |
0.21 |
0.18 |
0.17 |
| Pesticide & fungicide |
0.14 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
| Labor |
0.64 |
0.64 |
0.64 |
| Interest on variable costs |
0.18 |
0.16 |
0.15 |
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|
|
|
| Total variable costs |
$4.28 |
$3.78 |
$3.59 |
| Overhead costs2 |
3.65 |
2.70 |
2.59 |
| Loss allocation |
0.42 |
0.34 |
0.33 |
| |
|
|
|
| Total per pot |
$8.35 |
$6.82 |
$6.51 |
Table 10. Costs of producing New Guinea impatiens in 10-inch baskets.
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|
Size |
| Production time |
Spacing |
Small |
Medium |
Large |
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|
|
|
|
| 8 weeks |
15-inch centers |
6.05 |
5.12 |
4.87 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
16-inch centers |
6.14 |
5.19 |
4.94 |
| 2 weeks to final spray) |
18-inch centers |
6.33 |
5.33 |
5.08 |
| |
20-inch centers |
6.56 |
5.50 |
5.24 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 10 weeks |
15-inch centers |
6.70 |
5.60 |
5.34 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
16-inch centers |
6.88 |
5.74 |
5.47 |
| 4 weeks to final spray) |
18-inch centers |
7.28 |
6.03 |
5.75 |
| |
20-inch centers |
7.73 |
6.36 |
6.07 |
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|
|
|
|
| 12 weeks |
15-inch centers |
7.36 |
6.09 |
5.81 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
16-inch centers |
7.63 |
6.29 |
6.00 |
| 6 weeks to final spray) |
18-inch centers |
8.23 |
6.73 |
6.42 |
| |
20-inch centers |
8.90 |
7.23 |
6.90 |
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|
|
|
|
| 14 weeks |
15-inch centers |
8.02 |
6.58 |
6.28 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
16-inch centers |
8.38 |
6.85 |
6.53 |
| 8 weeks to final spray) |
18-inch centers |
9.18 |
7.44 |
7.10 |
| |
20-inch centers |
10.07 |
8.09 |
7.73 |
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|
|
|
|
| 15 weeks |
15-inch centers |
8.35 |
6.82 |
6.51 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
16-inch centers |
8.76 |
7.12 |
6.80 |
| 9 weeks to final spray) |
18-inch centers |
9.65 |
7.79 |
7.43 |
| |
20-inch centers |
10.65 |
8.53 |
8.14 |
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|
|
|
|
| 16 weeks |
15-inch centers |
8.68 |
7.07 |
6.74 |
| (6 weeks pot-to-pot |
16-inch centers |
9.13 |
7.40 |
7.06 |
| 10 weeks to final spray) |
18-inch centers |
10.12 |
8.14 |
7.77 |
| |
20-inch centers |
11.24 |
8.96 |
8.56 |
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