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To: nw_arizona_granny
I have a rather large backyard but not large enough to grow as much as I am planning on this year--especially the heirloom potatoes which store very well through the winter (better than hybrid varieties.) As I was driving a few miles outside of town I got the idea to post on Craigslist an ad for "land to rent for veggies." I was willing to pay, but got an elderly gentleman who offered several acres for free. He's just glad someone is going to put the land to good use.

My harvest will be outstanding this year. And since I am growing exclusively heirloom, seeds will be abundant for myself and several families next year.

LIGHT BULB ALERT!

The FreeRepublic Seed exchange!
4,791 posted on 03/16/2009 5:10:36 AM PDT by stentorian conservative (FUBO!!)
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To: stentorian conservative

Welcome to the thread, you have excellent ideas.

It is fantastic that you found extra land to farm, that is a miracle in this day and age.

Will the crop be safe? Does the owner live there? Did you put a contract in writing?

Without a contract, you could find someone else owned your crop, at harvest time.

A seed swap, would need to be cleared with Mr. Robinson first, I would think, as he would be involved as the owner of the site.

I see nothing wrong with it, gardners have always shared what they had, plants and seeds multiply, that is God’s intent.

You might find you want to take full control of the project and it could be done as a Freeper project, but using a Yahoo group as the base for it.

Here in the Kingman area, we found the old varieties and some of the oriental greens would grow, but the new hybrids do not produce at all, we are dry, hot in the day and cool at night.

Good luck with your garden, you will find out what real work is and also the joy of seeing all that food growing.


4,796 posted on 03/16/2009 6:11:50 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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