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Allotment cash crop advice
Hi, My allotment is probably twice or 3 time more that I need to feed my
family, or even just keep weed free. Next year I was thinking of setting half to a very low maintainance cash crop..... Any ideas what this should be ? I'm not "that" interested in the money side, as long as it makes some holiday spending money to keep wifey happy. Its more important that whatever crop , it doesn't take too much effort, and fills a space otherwise occupied by weeds. Rich http://www.sh0pz.com |
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Allotment cash crop advice
"Rich" wrote in message ... Hi, My allotment is probably twice or 3 time more that I need to feed my family, or even just keep weed free. Next year I was thinking of setting half to a very low maintainance cash crop..... Any ideas what this should be ? Go to a couple of your local car boot sales and see the produce on sale there. If you're lucky the vendors will tell you how it's going, and you should get an idea of demand. Fruit may be a good idea, considering the prices of punnets of soft fruit at supermarkets. The previous occupant of my allotment was an old boy living on his own, and he used to grow far too much for himself, and used to take the excess down to the pub in exchange for his beer. I never met him, but I hear he was drunk most nights at this time of year. Steve |
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Allotment cash crop advice
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 22:14:45 +0000 (UTC), "Rich"
wrote: ~Hi, My allotment is probably twice or 3 time more that I need to feed my ~family, or even just keep weed free. ~ ~Next year I was thinking of setting half to a very low maintainance cash ~crop..... ~ ~Any ideas what this should be ? ~ ~I'm not "that" interested in the money side, as long as it makes some ~holiday spending money to keep wifey happy. ~ ~Its more important that whatever crop , it doesn't take too much effort, and ~fills a space otherwise occupied by weeds. ~ Be careful - a lot of allotment contracts prohibit sale of produce. I'd suggest you check yours before proceeding! But I think all allotmenteers are used to barter -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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Allotment cash crop advice
"David Hill" wrote in message ... Yes Tobacco was grown, but was sent to a specialist firm for processing, and then if you wanted to sell it, it would incur duty. You ask for a low input cash crop to grow on an allotment. All I can say is you must have much better security than I have ever heard of before for an allotment, most I know of regularly suffer from "Finger blight". What they would make of a saleable crop sitting there I hate to think. You would be better having a regular surplus every week that you could sell on to a few friends, especially if you are growing "Organically" -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk I'm not saying I'm not bothered if some light fingered idiot nicked the crop, but if they do, and it was a low maintainance crop that had kept the weeds down...... Anyway... thanks for the input guys, I reckon next year I'll fill half the gound with pumpkins.... Rich http://www.sh0pz.com |
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