my parents just bought a 120 acre farm in upstate new york an hour west of Albany.
they want it to breed german shepherds and retire, but they told me i can grow whatever i want on it. my heads already spinning as to what i should grow and the equipment i would need. i live in nyc at the moment, so a crop that doesn't require huge amounts of daily care is best, basically something i can just go check on every second or third week.
i was thinking apples, grapes, or strawberries. preferably strawberries.
what is the best way to water an entire field of plants? there is a stream that runs diagonally through the middle of the entire property, also a lake 1/4 of a mile north. the property also has an artesian well and 5 natural springs.
id really like something i can do mostly by myself, the first year i wont have much to pay people for help. i'm not going to get crazy, maybe just a few high tunnels to start. i heard with most crops at that latitude you have to either use a high tunnel or lay down plastic.
my parents already purchased a 25 thousand dollar kabota, and it was used. slammin' deal though, only had 50 hours as a snowplow.
the former farmer used it as a dairy farm but he also said he made 100,000 dollars a year under the table selling the hay that grew in the open fields to people in long island with smaller farms. as you can guess i have dollar signs in my eyes, but i'm a novice. help me choose an easy crop.
i did some research and have decided that organic heirloom veggies are my best bet, but its too late in the season.
you should see the names of the different strains of veggies and fruits you can get for commercial growing. the melons have very weed-sounding strain names like "early sweet" and "sugar baby".
they want it to breed german shepherds and retire, but they told me i can grow whatever i want on it. my heads already spinning as to what i should grow and the equipment i would need. i live in nyc at the moment, so a crop that doesn't require huge amounts of daily care is best, basically something i can just go check on every second or third week.
i was thinking apples, grapes, or strawberries. preferably strawberries.
what is the best way to water an entire field of plants? there is a stream that runs diagonally through the middle of the entire property, also a lake 1/4 of a mile north. the property also has an artesian well and 5 natural springs.
id really like something i can do mostly by myself, the first year i wont have much to pay people for help. i'm not going to get crazy, maybe just a few high tunnels to start. i heard with most crops at that latitude you have to either use a high tunnel or lay down plastic.
my parents already purchased a 25 thousand dollar kabota, and it was used. slammin' deal though, only had 50 hours as a snowplow.
the former farmer used it as a dairy farm but he also said he made 100,000 dollars a year under the table selling the hay that grew in the open fields to people in long island with smaller farms. as you can guess i have dollar signs in my eyes, but i'm a novice. help me choose an easy crop.
i did some research and have decided that organic heirloom veggies are my best bet, but its too late in the season.
you should see the names of the different strains of veggies and fruits you can get for commercial growing. the melons have very weed-sounding strain names like "early sweet" and "sugar baby".
