A Way to Make Money from Your Garden

Peter Schlumpp (a recent visitor to Food from the Garden) was good enough to share his experience in growing vegetables for sale at Farmers Markets. Here is what he does:

"Over the years I have made some experiments how to grow food faster and better and some of my methods might be very unusual but they worked extraordinary for me and are not known horticultural ways of doing things, but could be beneficial for everyone about the way we grow and eat food.

"Some of my growing methods include simulated rain and solar-steps as well a potting mix that contains up to 10% of crushed red solid clay bricks excellent for potting mixes. (Supplies minerals and trace elements , holds water very well and drain the mix very well and evenly) Crushed brick is a recycled product and available at about $15 a ton and better than water retaining crystals which are very expensive.

"I have also developed a method of growing food in a shorter period of time so saving water and labour also no spraying of chemicals and no problems with weeds."