[Gabz]

I thought this was a really great article!!!!

[Red_Devil 232]

Sounds like something I wish I could have done when I was younger. Like something I would like to do now also. Good luck to this young gardener.

Is this the Weekly Gardening post?

If it is you forgot the ping list.

[Gabz]

And who says today’s teenagers are all lazy layabouts!!!!!

[Zuben Elgenubi]

[Gabz]

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[ZGuy]

My gardening thoughts . . . . IT’S JUNE!!!!! The apples are ripe. The peaches are ripe, The various berries are ripe. The corn is looking great. The flowers are up. The roses are at maximum bloom. The zuchinnis are ripe. This is for me in southern California. I hope all of you are having great gardens too!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Way to go, Kiddo!

The few years I’ve had my Farm Stand have been very lucrative. I made $2K alone on Raspberries one summer, though that’s a labor-intensive nightmare I really don’t want to go through again, LOL! (MIL feels the same way about strawberries.)

Husband added 60 crowns of asparagus this season, so in another two years we’ll have plenty of asparagus to sell at top dollar; also a labor-intensive crop, but worth it. :)

If anyone has the right setting, I’d encourage you to sell started plants in the spring (try “heirloom” tomatoes; they’re still all the rage!) Herbs also sell really well, as do cuttings from any of your houseplants or geraniums, especially the scented ones.

Make pesto and jams and jellies later in the season to sell. Herb-infused honey sells well for me, too. Gabz and I have made some tidy profits on those items even though we’re many states and half a growing season apart. :)

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Iowa? Isn’t that the state that handled their recent flooding catastrophe without whining and DEMANDING immediate aid from the feds? and were not these citizens of the Heartland also prepared prior to the crisis?

Hmmm....same people who cling to their guns and bibles!

[tubebender]

Kudos to this “kid”. At 17 my son was employed in our business after school and summer break and lived and breathed motorcycles. My grandson is 19 and has been working for his Mother and Uncle in the same business and lives and breathes motor cycles and his Ranger pickup. He does help me when I ask.

Being born in 33 gardening was survival for our family but excess was bartered for things we didn't grow.

[gardengirl]

Hey guys! Late to the ball game. Had the gbaby all day yest and today when I got off work. Hubby plowed out the taters this evening and we let the gbaby help us pick them up. we had a ball! Got about a 5 gal bucket and a half out of a 60’ row. Nothing to brag about.

Sounds like everyone is busy and having a productive season!

[tubebender]

Some California agricultural facts... FFA