Re: Wanting to start small hobby farm

Posted by Dug on February 20, 2005 at 18:13:46 from (63.167.143.100):

In Reply to: Wanting to start small hobby farm posted by Kevin on February 20, 2005 at 07:36:32:

Kevin,

A slighlty differnet approach, one I am following, is growing fruit trees. The turnaround time is much longer, but it should work great on a small scale. I am planting apples, peach and cherry initially. I plan to add pear, plum, grapes and blackberries over the next year or two. I am not going for volume on any one type of fruit, but rather a good mix of fruits ripening throughout the summer months. There are several orchards in the area, but my plan is to grow the varieties that they are not growing. I know I won't get rich, but I have two small boys (ages 5 and 6) this should provide a way for them to make a little money during their teen years and hopefully teach them a lesson in life also. Once everything is producing (probably 5-6 years from now) we will have crops June through October, starting with the cherries and ending with the apples.

We could also add veegies, pumpkins, watermelons, the list is endless. Just depends on how ambitious my boys turn out to be!

Dug

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