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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re: Market-farming containers
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:59:11 -0400

On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:26:23 EDT, you wrote:


>>
>Whilst I agree that containers are great for plants, they certainly do not
>give sufficient for selling. I winter over my tender plants in Rubbermaid
>tubs
>etc, but find that even those benifit from being in the ground during the
>summer and produce much greater amounts. The ony exception thus far have
>been 7
>very large rosemaries, I bay and one lemon verbena all of which I take
>cuttings
>from and i am tempted to plonk even those into the ground this yr (the
>thought of digging the hole is stopping me right now!!!).

I think container-grown basil and salad greens could be
grown in sufficient quantities to sell. I suppose it
depends on what your definition of 'sufficient quantities'
is.

Pat




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