One thing I do not grow is fruit, simply for a lack of space. I feel confined by our corner village lot. Apparently almost an acre is not enough room for me, especially when a rather large house consumes most of that acre. I think I'd like 3 acres.
On one acre I would have 4 vegetable garden beds each about 20x30 feet in size. This would give me enough room to rotate the crops from year to year to reduce disease and pest problems.
A second acre would be dedicated to fruit crops. I would have several apple trees, a large stand of raspberries bushes, a big strawberry patch, a few rows of grape vines and, if the soil is acidic enough, quite a few blueberry bushes.
Then, that third acre... Well, here is my thought. I'd like to do a u-pick flower farm. I'd have rows and rows of cutting flowers, such as gladiolas, dahlias, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, lavender, etc. that people could come in and cut their own bouquets to take home.
So, that is my ultimate dream and someday it will come true. If I had all that fruit I could make more pies like that one up there.
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