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- July 23, 2008 at 9:59 pm #260332Guest
Hello, everyone . . .
Several years ago, the fairly new home with about 1/2 acre of yard,
sold to a family consisting of Dad, Mom, three children, andGrandma. Because of our busy schedule, we have only achieved a
nodding, waving acquaintance. We were fascinated watching the change
Kim and her mother wrought on their piece of land. We kept check withour twice a day drive-by.
First, Kim ripped out almost all of the existing lawn, secured a used
roto-tiller, and proceeded to dig up her front, back, and one sideyard. Next she had several loads of good soil mixes delivered,
spread these out, working some long hours. Then came the mum
plants! She had ordered some of the big, beautiful showy ones, alongwith smaller blooms. Planting them in long rows, Kim carefully
staked each plant, carried hoses, buckets of water to each, along
with hours of weeding on her knees. She was rewarded over the longSummer with colored beautiful blooms of all sizes. My eyes never
tired of seeing the splendor.
Why? What was she doing? After moving to her home, Kim visited thelocal florists within 20 or so miles. She ascertained their need and
made some bargains. Those mums were being growing for the local
flower businesses — fresh from the field, little delivery costs,carefully aiming for pesticide-free plants, the blooms were a godsend
for the local florists — and being local was a great selling point
for the businesses. Kim paid for all her supplies, plant tubers,everything, from her first year profits. This is Kim’s 4th year, and
she has added raspberry bushes to her remaining side yard, and sells
all the berries to the local green grocer.Kim says in ways she misses a yard, but the children have a large
deck, driveway, and the nearby small park. The money earned has
helped pay off the small starter loan far ahead of time, and enableher to purchase an acre plot of land next door — for more plantings.
So, look around your yard . . .
your parent’s yard . . .it doesn’t
have to be large . . .
check out your local florists, see what theyneed or would love locally grown. Maybe Rhubarb, green beans . .
.
see if you can sell the excess.Maybe an idea for next year.
hona . . .
in western washington state, usa
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