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Trial Ron
This year is a learning experience as the Triplett brothers try to determine what sells best on the direct market. Peas are probably out for next year. “They require a lot of work for a relatively small return,” Ted reported. “I didn’t get the return on peas that I should have even though we picked as many as six bushels in one day.”
The demand hasn’t been what he expected for broccoli, cauliflower and brussel sprouts either, despite asking far less than what’s charged for the same vegetables in grocery stores.
But greens are another matter. When Ted finishes picking his nine acres of corn, he plans to replant the entire plot in greens for fall harvest. “My biggest return this year has been with mustard greens. I can’t believe the damn stuff! I could sell 30 bushels at a time in D.C. if I had them.
Triplett said he’d spent $6.60 for a pound of mustard seed. “I’ve gotten at least $500 back already,’’ he added.
Beet and turnips look like they prove to be almost as lucrative. Ted’s cut off the tops twice for greens that sold like hotcakes. His original cost has been repaid many times over and the high priced part of the plant is still in the ground.
Triplett estimates that his
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