RE: The Green Thumb Thread
July 2, 2011 at 2:45 pm
(This post was last modified: July 2, 2011 at 2:48 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Summerqueen, was thinking about low input shoestring type ag enterprises...think I have one you might like.
You'll need some space to grow, a stick, some seeds, and some shelac...sound shoestring enough?
Google "Three Sisters Garden"..basically emulating the native american agricultural method.
Essentially, you'd be growing ornamental corn as a support for pole beans.....which you would dry and collect as seeds. Beneath these things you would be growing ornamental squash, which you would split, hollow, and fill with seeds. Then you shelac the whole thing. Got a great marketing angle. Native american system..blah blah blah...organic..blah blah blah, low impact with no irrigation. Of course they would be beautiful, and much less perishable than vegetables for market. I would also add, that each piece would be a completely unique work of art...hard to get the same exact gourd to grow twice. So there's an idea to float around..lol.
late addition: the cornstalks themselves are also sold for ornamental purposes....or made into corn dolls..etc. In fact, the last time I grew corn, my profits from the stalks were higher than my profits from the corn.
You'll need some space to grow, a stick, some seeds, and some shelac...sound shoestring enough?
Google "Three Sisters Garden"..basically emulating the native american agricultural method.
Essentially, you'd be growing ornamental corn as a support for pole beans.....which you would dry and collect as seeds. Beneath these things you would be growing ornamental squash, which you would split, hollow, and fill with seeds. Then you shelac the whole thing. Got a great marketing angle. Native american system..blah blah blah...organic..blah blah blah, low impact with no irrigation. Of course they would be beautiful, and much less perishable than vegetables for market. I would also add, that each piece would be a completely unique work of art...hard to get the same exact gourd to grow twice. So there's an idea to float around..lol.
late addition: the cornstalks themselves are also sold for ornamental purposes....or made into corn dolls..etc. In fact, the last time I grew corn, my profits from the stalks were higher than my profits from the corn.
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