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A tractor prepares a field by turning over the cover crop into the soil in preparation for planting at Leafy Greens, in the Salinas Valley, California on Thursday, June 16, 2011. Leafy Greens grows row crops of lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower sweet peas and seed beans. He uses rotational crop plantings to control weeds and plant disease. When a plot of land is at rest, he plants a cover crop of barley and rye grass because the roots hold the topsoil reducing erosion of the soil. He is converting his irrigation system from conventional sprinklers to micro irrigation. Where one system produces runoff and erosion of the soil; the other has little or no erosion, less maintenance, easy harvest and less water is needed. When seasonal rains produce runoff, the silt that flows with it is caught in sediment ponds. The ponds have grass, bushes and trees to hold the structure and allow the silt to settle. Spillways lead to holding ponds and eventually the Salinas River, a tributary of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. So far, because of its design and efficiency, no water has made it to the river. USDA Media by Lance Cheung.
Question by Neil D: Which crops can I grow to be profitable on a quarter acre plot in Bulgaria?
I own a quarter acre plot in Bulgaria, which has been idle for the past 3 years. I want to make it productive. I want to know which crops I could plant that would be low maintainence and could make me a profit. There is a water source on site, so irrigation will not be a problem. Remember it is in Bulgaria, so needs to be suitable to a continental climate….. I will only consider legal crops :-)…… I don’t live there, so I would need to pay someone to do the work, therefore I need a crop with a fairly high return to cover costs….. I’m not looking to make a fortune either, just something so the land is being productive and maybe make a few hundred levs to cover the yearly property tax……. I’m looking forward to your suggestions!! Thanks!!
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Garlic – easy to plant, easy to crop, low maintenance and high return as a commodity.
GLH [male, 52]
January 26, 2012 at 4:26 pm