Well, the final weekend of the sale that was supposed to only be one weekend was great….weather-wise! It didn’t snow, and there were no tornados. We didn’t learn there was a volcano under our house and there were no notable natural disasters. That was a relief.
We did have a few people come out and buy some plants. We were fortunate to meet some really nice folks who thought we had a beautiful spot. I hope they come back next year. I wasn’t overly thrilled with the product I was selling. According to a couple farmer friends, the plants should do fine once they’re planted but it was hard to feel real good about them. They were definitely starting to turn yellow…tomatoes and squash mostly(which was what people mostly wanted, of course). The peppers seemed to hold their color very well. Everything was just in the pots too long and ran out of nitrogen and other food. Lesson for next year: sow less, more often. That should help keep a continuous supply of fresh, green, healthy looking plants. I definitely sowed WAY too much. I think I’d have less leftover if the weather had been more cooperative. We may have seen a bit more traffic at our place and I think my wholesale accounts would have moved more product and bought more from me. But I consider it a good lesson. And my overhead will be a lot less next year, now that I’m set up with plenty of trays, leftover pots, I don’t have to buy a heater, pay a plumber to set it up, etc etc etc. I’m very optimistic. I’m also glad its over.
Great website G-man and the lullaby is awesome, reminds me of the old days in the beautiful red carpet room. We grow a lot here (all Kim) mostly fruit and vegetables in our small yard but highly productive. We had enough tomatoes last year to last the winter for sauce, peppers, potatoes, carrots, corn, peas, beans and to share with neighbors. Have an orange, peach, blood orange and avocado tree. Had a great lemon tree but a power line fell on it and electrocuted it, made a dozen lemons a week and hoping it will recover but have a new one just starting. Thought on the hot sauce, we have been using orange juice instead of vinegar which smoothes things and gives a little sweet to balance. Hope to here more from you. Family pictures look great and very happy you old hippie.