How to make LOTS of money (6 FIGURES) on 1/3 an acre | Elephant Garlic | Microfarm

[@Ryin88]

I just bought these from a local Sprouts at $3.99 a full bulb or clove so i grabbed it. Its true online, its crazy expensive.

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Oh wow!

[@kevincraig6407]

What climate? South alabama?

[@thatbubbleguy]

I don't see any follow-up videos. How did this turn out for you?

[@jrx2662]

were did you buy your bulbs?

[@WillieStubbs]

@@jrx2662 Sprouts is a health food grocer.

[@blairsvillechristiancenter1188]

I have grown elephant garlic for the last 10 years and October 15 is always my target date to get my cloves in the ground. You let the roots grow through out the winter and then come spring they go crazy with growth. Then I harvest the bulbs at the end of June and the beginning of July. When the scapes come up cut them off to promote bulb size. The winter will not kill them in fact it is suppose to help with the flavor. Hope this helps. Please don't plant elephant garlic in the spring. Good luck.

[@randygilbert4577]

I planted elephant garlic in the spring. So what should i don

[@larrykelly8444]

@@randygilbert4577 leave it. It will just be a little later to maturation.

[@randygilbert4577]

@@larrykelly8444 do you mean let it stay in the ground all winter? I am in zone 5b.

[@StrayKat2010]

I have studied on this too and planting in the spring is a recipe for failure.

[@larrykelly8444]

@@randygilbert4577 hmmmm. I didn’t realize the zone difference. I would just let it stay until about the 4 leaf die back if frost or freeze doesn’t get it first. You could insulate against the frost or freeze if you have only a small number of plants.

[@tbird475tjk4]

Farming always looks so good on paper, numbers and math and big plans never line up with weather, broken pipe, animals, diseases and stuff you could never imagine

[@davidwelsh829]

I planted some garlic I had sitting in my window in the greenhouse this summer, shrews found it and ate it in one night. Guess they are not vampire related even tho they are nocturnal

[@pointmanzero]

I really mean this bro. SKYSCRAPPER INDOOR FARMING IS THE FUTURE

[@jakehvazdamusic]

I mean doesn't everything? It's about execution. Sure there are things you can't predict, but you truly give it your all and try to cover all grounds and make sure you've done your due diligence it usually works out. In other words, it's execution that is the variable.

[@jamesofallthings3684]

Or the fact there isn't a huge market for elephant garlic. It's a niche thing. These people are delusional.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

the actual work in farming to succeed is 100x more difficult than this video explains as you mention. I grew up on a farm and it was a part time job after school feeding the animals and weeding and taking care of the garden. I love it and want to do it on the side but you need equipment, fertiilizer and labor to help scale. Saffron is even harder to harvest!

[@KRscience]

I've been growing elephant garlic for 6 years in a row now. Initial set came from the grocery store. Something to remember is that about 20% of the garlic plants form a single solid clove their first year. Also, there is lots of variation in size and the number of cloves per bulb. As for storing, I keep them in my house at ~70-80 degrees and they store for an entire year (they dry out over time). Great garlic to grow and store (I think it's the best!), but expect a MUCH more conservative return on your dollar than what the math in the video shows.

[@crayfish7542]

It sounds like the Old Saying about; " Counting the Chickens Before They Hatch " ! ?

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

@@crayfish7542 that's exactly what I thought.

[@soronos8586]

Actually hitting 100k with just garlic isn’t that difficult if you have the right dispersion channels. In California I can easily do 100k a year with a continuously cycling acre of just garlic. So I guess it’s highly dependent on where and how you plan to commerce your cultivations.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

@@soronos8586 It would suck to produce a 100000 of garlic and not have the ability to market that. Wonderful to have it but you have to sell it.

[@MCRnursery]

@@joeyl.rowland4153 Imagine all that garlic sitting in your house and begging your friends on social media to buy your garlic. Would quickly become "that crazy garlic lady/man" lol.

[@wtlandry2]

Awesome, there are a lot of variables, however, the info is pretty good, certainly good enough to start to do my own due diligence and start on a journey, close to this. Trial and error from here on out! Thanks for the loose skeleton and info to inspire those of us who wish to pursue this.

[@kangarooninja2594]

After just a tiny bit of research, I found that they don't always clove, especially in spring. Plus, they're highly prone to rot and mold, especially in water-logged soil, which is hard to avoid because their soil has to be kept moist. Then, you still have to contend with harvesting, which needs to be done carefully so as not to damage the crop and cause them to, again, rot, which can spread to other bulbs while they're curing. And curing needs a month or two in a cool, dry place with plenty of air circulation where they need to be checked regularly for, again, rot, not sure where most people would find room for that when they have hundreds or even thousands of bulbs to cure. So, not impossible, but certainly not as easy and simple as she made it look on paper.

[@texas_guy_85]

You sound fun at parties.

[@kangarooninja2594]

@@texas_guy_85 I'm a hoot.

[@sorayageloo954]

Thanks for the heads up... it's easy to get excited and spend time,money and effort just to end up going on an unprepared journey of discovery

[@gardeninggirl7300]

Wow…take a risk.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

and a realist to boot!@@kangarooninja2594

[@nisigate]

I really like how you shared your failure you have not failed at all rather have gained a boat load of information

[@markslacke]

I am just an old guy without a KZbin channel but from what I know of elephant garlic (not a true garlic as she describes but more related to a leek) you will not plant in the spring, harvest in the fall to replant almost immediately, to harvest again in the spring like this young lady says. If you start with twice as many cloves you could plant a fall crop (recommended) and then a late winter very early spring crop to get the two harvests. And I would love to see anybody that gets 100 percent perfect growth and harvest as this pencil farmer describes. Then you must figure how is a person going to dibble 15,000 holes, insert 15,000 cloves, etc. There is plenty of work to do the 150-210 days it is in the ground. Then comes harvesting, cleaning and curing, storage and marketing. That pen she has is magical. So is there a follow up video on the first or second harvest anywhere? I am willing to bet that the only person that made a profit was the place that sold her a box of bulbs for $300.

[@dinobernardi170]

Totally agree...wife and I have a small homestead, lots of hard work and rewarding. Pencil farming sounds good till you get out there and......well you know.

[@gracegood3661]

Pencil farming... like spreadsheet investing... reality gets in the way.

[@TheGeordieClan]

Couldn't agree more. I have been planting elephant garlic for 5 yrs now and have never seen them that big. I can't see the use for a clove that size in any dish except to feed an army. Mine are at least double a real garlic and that is plenty. Being only 2 of us, what doesn't get used goes to the chickens but I didn't pay $300 for 30 bulbs more like $25 for 25 certified organic, non gmo bulbs. All I do is throw the cloves I want back in the bed and cover and forget. I don't have time to mess around planting with holes, the more the merrier they still come out the same size and taste as they should even though they cover the whole bed.

[@kittyfantastic7681]

Wow you are fucking rude. I have grown Elephant Garlic for close to twenty years off and on. In the right climate zone with the right soil you will get amazing results. And yes sometimes two harvests. Salty old men trolling young women doing online is pathetic.

[@earlwilson6153]

yes, but u have to dry crop also after harvest, no mold

[@Jeff-gt2xu]

I was watching other videos about growing elephant garlic and they started talking about those tiny "cloves" that grow on the root system of your plant. These are called "CORMS" and they can be planted to produce another clove of garlic. From what I understand, that corm will grow into a single clove which can then be planted again to produce the full bulb. This may be a way to bump up your numbers by adding them into the planting cycle. Just thought you might want to take a look into this.

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Oh wow, what a cool concept! Will have to look into that!

[@pamalajjohnson9576]

I like theses better than the mother plant, I've been growing theses 20 years.

[@williamwilson7532]

This is friggin Minecraft gardening bruh

[@joannewolfe5688]

You leave the corms in the ground for two years.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

yup just like saffron uses corms to grow@@staryfamilyfarm1164

[@beebop9808]

I saw your weed comments. Of course there's weed block but you can also use cardboard. Put down cardboard or newspaper (several layers) right on top of your bed covering weeds and everything. Then a layer of soil on top. I make it at least an inch deep. More is good. Soak it in and let it go. The worms and bugs will compost the weeds you covered and the cardboard or paper. I do that about a month before I plan to plant. You'll have some seeds blow into the beds over the season but it'll be manageable. Works for me. Just a suggestion. Good luck and success to you!

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

thanks!

[@ZeldaCSmith]

I do the same thing...

[@5D-Marquis]

Cardboard and newspaper are full of toxic chemicals.

[@simonbates8795]

The problem is as far as I can see is this. Elephant garlic is slightly different to more conventual garlic. First year the cloves grow in a largish bulb size. They should then be planted in the following autumn so they get hit by a frost (if you don't get frosts then give them a week in the freezer), this will cause that bulb to divide into cloves and continue growing into a bigger bulb that you can then sell or split into cloves for future planting. The first year it will also produce small bulbets which can be planted like the cloves.. One word of warning, garlic, just like leeks and onions are very prone to white rot ( you described mould on them), this once in the ground is near impossible to shift. The land has to be rested for many years to get rid of it so crop rotation is essential with this family of plants.

[@Marilynkefirlady]

I am going to stick with regular hardneck garlic. I can sell all I can grow at $16 to $20 per pound. Payback is less than a year. I didn't do so well with elephant garlic. I had a huge success with hardneck. The demand is growing.

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Great to hear!

[@nafsucof]

where do live? i’m in ct just wondering what climate garlic thrives in? thanks!

[@Marilynkefirlady]

@@nafsucof Hardneck garlic thrives in cold climates where the ground freezes. I am in zone 5B, southern Michigan. You will do fine but it is a little late for you to plant it this year. However...I just saw a video on youtube about growing it indoors if you missed the planting season last October (before the ground freezes in other words). You are welcome to email me if you want to be my garlic "penpal". I can save you a lot of grief and fails. [e-mail]. Put garlic/elephant garlic in the subject line so I know where you heard about me.

[@nafsucof]

@@Marilynkefirlady thank you so much that’s very generous.

[@sandycurrie1780]

@@Marilynkefirlady Can I also ask you some questions Marilyn? I am growing German red garlic. Where to sell. Marketing questions? Thank you, [e-mail]

[@1963RonTKiser]

I must say, my first 3 plantings of garlic failed miserably.. Nothing came up... went back and got educated with some guys online. I missed a few points. I have about 600 garlic in the ground now. Lots of elephant and transylvania garlic. I hope it goes well. So far, much is up at this time. planted based on the farmers almanac... Dropped about 800 onions in also. I do raised bed gardening.

[@neglidsanro4347]

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[@davidsnow9453]

The thing to give consideration to with such crops as garlic is that it's not something people are buying and consuming large quantities on a daily or even weekly bases. I'll buy a cheap clove of conventional small garlic for pennies once a year at the most. Use what I can over the course of a few month's and what's left and eventually all dried out gets powdered up in the coffee grinder and used as a seasoning for several months more. Why as a hobby farmer grow more on a small scale than you can market. Grow what you can consume and a few pounds more to have on your table with your produce at the farmers market.

[@kylerichardson8263]

@@davidsnow9453 I believe you are wrong about the amount of consumption of garlic. The US produces over 500 million pounds every year and we don't crack the top five of garlic producing countries. I understand you don't use garlic on a regular basis, but tens of millions of households use garlic every day just in the US. That doesn't include commercial use in restaurants or food prep industry. I can go to any number of local farmers markets and find lots of home grown garlic for sale. I personally don't know about elephant garlic, but it would seem to be a smaller niche market that could garner a price.

[@sethsponhower]

I am a BIG history buff and study etymology (the history of words) and law stuff, things most people consider "boring"!! Anyway, I couldn't help but mention this when you said the word "Mortgage" to enlighten you on a little dirty secret about that word!! In the Latin Mort/Mortis = Death/Dead/to bring to an end. Gage is Latin for Grip. "Mort-gage" = "Death Grip"!!! Anyway , I'm going to look into this because I am also a garden farmer, mostly for myself, my family and my disgust for the poisoned and tampered foods generally found in most jokes for a "Grocery Store". I live in northern Indiana, near the Ft. Wayne area so I should have about the same weather as you because I'm just south of the line where all the snow and cold likes to be up around Angola going north into Michigan. Great info video! I'm going to start watching more of your stuff! Keep it up!

[@junkjunk2493]

hey seth , not boring at all language affects our reality very interesting , thx

[@psmguy63]

In a poorly constructed play on geographical area and words,, "Wawasee your intellectual strength from Constantinople......" meaning well, we can see how smart you are from Southern Michigan"

[@timross3841]

@Electric Jesus A dictionary. Desktop top, hard cover, real paper: old school stuff. My favorite is The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Currently 4th edition; you can probably find a copy of the third edition in really good condition at a half price/used bookstore for about $6.00 or so. Etymology on essentially every word, plus usage notes, synonyms, etc. Netflix is currently showing "The Professor and the Madman." Story of the development of the first version of the Oxford Dictionary, starting in the mid to late 1800's.

[@timross3841]

@Electric Jesus I am not an expert, just a bit of a logophile. Still, I am guessing you haven't really tried Google or KZbin. Chances are you will find more than enough to get you started. Good Luck!

[@sethsponhower]

@Electric Jesus My personal trusted sources are old book stores where you can find books from the 1800s, and that is where you can find un-tampered information for such a purpose. Things can be altered on-line very quickly or even erased. I have a Websters' Complete Unabridged dictionary from 1891 that's 4-5 inches thick and gives the history and origins of all words listed. An English to Latin school dictionary from the late 1800s to early 1900s is a good source too. But you can find good sources on line. One I use is Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1854. Another good one to check into is Websters Dictionary 1832. And you can look at Latin dictionaries on line but most of them have the key important words stripped from them, so those can be a hit and miss kind of thing. Also at old book stores, sometimes you can find these oddly organized and printed English Word Books, they will be called different things, but they are usually from the 1830s-1860s and they will be books that randomly go thru talking about different words and their histories and I have several of those books that I have read thru and come across some amazing historic revelations that really change how you understand things per what is really being said versus the way the words are being used. Example: you ask most people today what the word "peculiar" means, and most say "odd, usual, weird", but really it means "to belong to him and him alone"!!!! Picasso has a "peculiar" style, that is how you are able to distinguish his paintings. See how the REAL meaning has morphed into the way it is used today, yet still holds the same meaning in a round-about way! Here's some quick pieces to get you going: Ment is Latin for Mind, where we get the words mental, mentally, mentality Govern-ment = govern the mind!! "Govern-ment" is a collective concept!!! It took the collection of Livning Men and Women to get together and create the government, the state, club, team, gang, union, corporation, company, society, body politic, organization, group, institution, religion, family.... ALL of these things are CONCEPTS!!! Ideas WITHOUT substance or form. State, Stand, Static, Still, Stow, Stall, Stop, Stare, Station, Stationary, Statue, Statutory, Stance.... ALL of these words are derived from Latin meaning Constant, not changing, holding place, not moving, and so on. A Statue is in a Static State Set to Hold its Stance in its Station to Stand Stationary and Still and Stare forever. a State-Ment = State of the Mind, where the mind Stands at a certain point in time. Like the "State of the Union" which is a Picture of where the Collective Stands at a particular point in time. Main is Latin for Hand, THAT is why all center streets of towns are called "Main Street" or "Hand Street". It was the center road where all the Laborers of the town had there store fronts offering their Services to those in need when the town was first established. Tain in Latin means to Hold, thus to Main-tain = Hand Hold Enter in Latin means To Go Into, Enter-tain-ment = Go into and take hold of the Mind!!! These are GREEK words here: Muse = To Think. Add the suffix -um to a word makes it a place or thing. Muse+um = Museum = Place of Thinking Something HUGE in the Greek was called Colossal or Colosi ("Ko-lo-see"). And so, a Huge Place is a Colosi-um = Colosseum! Alter the vowel a bit for that "English Touch" = Coliseum. Add a Vowel to the beginning of a word (usually "a") as a Prefix, and it makes it the OPPOSITE meaning of the root word. A + Muse = Amuse = to NOT think A-muse-ment = Amusement =To make the mind NOT think, and we have WHOLE parks dedicated to this!!! There are a LOT more things I can point out, but time is against me!!! I'll have to come back later and add some more. The biggest thing to Etymology is just looking at and seeing similar parts from one word to another and noticing the roots and pieces and then looking for those separate pices in the Latin and so on. Learning the rules of Latin, which are similar to English, thus where many English rules are derived from, is very helpful in learning how these words were first formulated in the Latin, and then adopted as a whole word into the English. But watch how words are pronounced. English is comprised of Latin, Greek AND Hebrew!!! And also remember that Latin is the root language of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Russian is 2/3-3/4 Hebrew and the rest Greek with Latin and English words adopted in the modern uses of word they do not have. (Russian is a VERY interesting language!!!) The name Yohannan in the Hebrew became the German name Yan, Yohan, which is where we get the names Jan, John, and these names into the Latin became the Spanish name Juan, then into French and English is also where we get the names Shawn, Sean, and so on. IF the word has the "C" letter but is pronounces with the "S" sound, it is a GREEK word!! City, Policy, Citizen ect. are Greek derived words. If the "C" is switched to a "SH" sound, it is GREEK: Publica (pronounced "Poo-bli-sa") in Greek = Public/Publish meaning To be made Known to Others. Public/Publis/Publish/Publication, these are ALL the same word!!!!! Polis = City in Greek, Indian-apolis, Minni-apolis, An-apolis. I'll try to drop you some more later! Take care!

[@Skarakathintwa]

I started 2.5yrs ago eversince watching this video thank you so much. I started with 4kgs £45 of bulbs from local UK seller he/she was selling off, long and short some didn't make it but now I learnt the soil I was planting on was not in good form and now I'm on the rite track. Thank you again for this video.👍🏿

[@acarr5529]

I would love to know if you have an update to this video, all the research I have done and the garlic I have grown in the past all needed a frost period. Meaning I would need to plant the garlic in November to get a harvest in mid to late summer…

[@GunnerAl9]

Hard work, passion and determination is a lot better then get rich schemes. The biggest issue is being able to sell all those bulbs prior to them going bad, advertising selling them, and cost of producing them (water, soil, fertilizer, pest control, etc.). Your goal is to learn how to get the bulb to the same size that you start with so I would keep in communication with the farm you purchased them from and ask questions. I'm a backyard farmer and I'm constantly learning new things to make my organic garden plants produce more and larger vegetables. Best of luck.

[@Link380090]

Not viable but I absolutely love this young ladies optimism. You go girl!!

[@AzriRich88]

Yes yes, garlic goes well with anything, go go go. Chopped garlic with fried rice, pizza, bone marrow recipe, but elephant garlic, first time watching on your wonderful video. 😊👍👍

[@mickydee26]

Hey Stary Family Farm, Can you tell us how the 8 cloves per bulb turned out? And the spring replanting? And back to back autumn harvest and planting? Did you make hundreds of thousands of dollars in garlic sales? Did you harvest and plant any pups? Did you let and flowers develop to seed and try sowing that? All this info would make a great follow up and reality check for anyone considering this :)

[@alfred5758]

Any more questions?Holy shit.The video is free and has interesting info.Now they have to answer 45 questions?

[@Agustin-jo8mv]

Lolol. Mannn. I think we all know how this went. 😅 She is now living on the top of a big hill while her farm continues to produce millions twice a year. 😅😝 JK. I hope she actually did well though!

[@pierreleclerc6156]

your a real true American for showing people how to grow veggies and to use mother earth what she is intended for. God bless you and your family. Lets support our local farmers markets

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

so sweet! thank you

[@lawrencekeech2779]

The math is good in theory, but he practicality is not. It would take 3-4 years of session planting to hit six figures, not 3-4 seasons. And, this is six figures in gross revenue not profit. Garlic will not bulb well in the summer. It needs 35-45 days of cold weather (avg 40f) to form standard bulbs. So the summer to fall idea will produce green garlic shoots and small bulbs (1-3 small cloves), not full bulbs. Also, elephant garlic grows slow. Even in a winter crop you may only get 2-6 cloves. Most elephant garlic is planted over two seasons before harvest. With all garlic hard-neck varieties produce less cloves than soft-neck ones. Additionally, only the larger outer cloves will produce large bulbs. The inner small cloves will produce smaller bulbs weighing much less and garner a much lower price (typically under $3 per lb) - these are typically just replanted. This is why you see some stores that sell elephant garlic by the clove rather than the bulb (the outer clove is sold, and inner ones replanted). You can also expect a 10-15% loss in any growing season. But to weeds, mold, mildew, rot and bugs - especially terrible in trying to grow summer garlic, you can get as much as 50% crop loss. To hit max output, do heavy mulching, drip lines, and if you dip in hard freezes - you will likely need row covers. Garlic is an excellent producer but it has a sweet zone - anything outside of that, it rots or just doesn't grow much; too much water it's bland, too little it's small and light. As with most get-rich farming ideas, if it were super easy, farmers would already be doing on it on a mass scale. A study by UC Davis estimates a profit margin of $0.25 per pound of garlic. The University of Maryland estimates $0.35 per pound. A reasonable expectation for a garlic crop on a 1/3 acre is about $8,000-$35,000 per year; for common garlic, you would need a full acre due to smaller size bulbs. And that is gross revenue. Once you subtract time, nutrition, management, harvest, transport etc. the profits are about $3,300 to $8,000 per year. Winter garlic is also much stronger than summer. Stress = flavor It's a great crop to grow though. And I applaud you for giving something new a try. Farming on a small scale is very rewarding in its own right. We have all stubbled and failed - mother nature is funny like that. But the journey is the reward.

[@robertanicholls7268]

She said 3 figures not 6

[@lawrencekeech2779]

@@robertanicholls7268 the title is 6 figures and she made two replies correcting herself to 6. Also she writes a 6-figure $number on the paper. Just not possible.

[@timisaac8121]

Thanks for taking the time to make a through reply. Not to discourage the young lady, but to introduce many new factors. We grow onions here: The trick is to time the market price which moves from 1 to 6: literally famine to feast. Best wishes!!

[@mladeng7016]

Lawrence Keech you just saved me 300$

[@silvioyamada]

You seem to speak with experience and thank you for that to avoid false expectation. I watched my parents struggle growing vegetables as business but I learned and it is one of my passion, hobby to grow organic vegetables, including garlic, in the community garden for many years now.

[@TPage-oe8qh]

Garlic returns vary depending on how the crop is mar- keted. Garlic sold from $2 to $2.50 per pound could generate estimated returns to land and management of $250 to $2,200 per acre, based on a 4,000-pound yield on plasticulture in 2019.

[@barrettolsen8631]

Elephant garlic is a biennial plant the first year your cloves turn into Rounds they don’t fragment into more clothes until the end of your second season after they’ve flowered

[@zstango]

yup!

[@chickenjohnny3308]

@@zstango No elephant garlic like all Alliums is as you say Biennial. She is not starting from seed, she is starting from a clove or set. This will give her effectively a second year crop it will send up a scape and she will have a round or seed pod at the top. Generally I plant Eg from clove as well we harvest around 1300 heads and sell them at market for $3.50 each. Our profit is often as high as $1,000 for the season. At scale garlic requires several inputs and hours of cultivation. On our farm we consider $6 gross per foot of row an excellent crop EG makes the cut and some years it is even better. The best defense for EG as a crop is that it can be harvested in July we do not have a great deal of high dollar crops ready for market at that time so it helps a good deal.

[@mjk6618]

@@chickenjohnny3308 Did you say $350 & mean 3.50 each? 1300 heads @ 350.00 each is beaucoup bucks, (almost a half mil dollars, whoa! ....yet figured diff when you later explained that you profited only 1k. But STILL; at 3.50 yielding $4550. is sweet but cant believe your 'overhead' is THAT costly, leaving you with a measly net profit of only 1k.... Ouch! Why such costly overhead? Please clarify, Thank you!

[@chickenjohnny3308]

@@mjk6618 lmao ya . makes a big differance

[@SeriouslySo1]

Elephant garlic takes 2 years from a clove.

[@bobcounts4507]

Okay, the plan failed. You did not fail. Without realizing, you have a TREMENDOUS amount of information that can be made into great videos. What species of weeds took over? What kind of ground did you plant in (clay, loam, sandy, high or low in organic matter, et cetera). The garlic that did grow, was it smaller, more pungent, less pungent ? You get the idea. Insect issues due to the weeds? Please, more info. I can never get a picture perfect crop. My first crop of watermelons was interesting. The big one was half the size of a baseball, the smaller was the size of a golf ball. I learned a lot from that. Be well.

[@ExtrovertedCenobite]

Helpful advice and encouragement.

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Thank you for your kind words :)

[@megusta9045]

We need more people like you in the world

[@bobcounts4507]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 Thanks, but I was serious. If the plot was taken over by lambs quarter or red rooted pigweed, that tells me the soil is fertile. If taken over by foxtail or other speciesthat species that indicate poor soil - well, you get it. In short, your plan - success or failure - becomes my R&D department. All the other variables are an informational treasure trove. For you as well as for me.

[@kerrywinters9830]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 I am trying to start growing garlic. Can you help.

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

Better luck this year on the garlic growing .. my first attempt was less than exciting as well .. but even when everything doesn't work out, we get a learning experience, and that improves our future efforts!

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Exactly, thanks!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

same here never grew it before and so far patiently waiting for plants to grow now at 1 foot tall!@@staryfamilyfarm1164

[@junchen6516]

Very nice in a perfect world with no lost and no winter kill

[@TPSDmike]

And no expenses. All profit.

[@ronking3049]

I was going to add I love to see somebody with some initiative

[@willm5814]

I can tell you’re going to do well one way or the other! One thing about farming...it’s REAL..the ‘law of the farm’ - I’m pretty sure if you could really make 150K a year on a third of an acre in Nebraska, we would all start doing it...Unfortunately, if we did, the market would get flooded and the price would drop...

[@iq-ride9329]

There's always export.

[@drunkbuzzard3237]

Exactly if it was so easy everyone would be doing it and then it would be hard because it wouldn’t be worth anything it’s like minding that astroid that they think it’s worth so much money because it’s made of gold and diamonds. would be worth zero if they actually mined it. Her pencil sure is sharp making money on paper is really easy

[@michaelleroi9077]

the trick is to keep it to a limited harvest and invest in several other high profit crops keeping them all small

[@joyceprice5998]

So, since it's now been almost two years since this video...what really happened. Did you plant, how many died, how many actually grew. Did you replant x 4 like you said you would?? Did you ever sell even one?

[@davidsnow9453]

I asked the same thing before I seen that you had. We need an update to find out how it's working out for her.

[@sethl3702]

If I plant in fall they aren't ready for harvest till the next summer. I'm pretty far south and they definitely stay dormant from Dec till March.

[@andycaffrey3820]

@@sethl3702 Exactly, you can only harvest once per year. I've grown garlic for many years, planting in fall and harvest in late summer - 9 or 10 months later.

[@iq-ride9329]

I searched her channel. No other mentions of Elephant Garlic.

[@austins2570]

Found an update where 3 months ago they said their “garden was overtaken by weeds” I’m going to assume this means they weren’t actually planning to grow these and scraped the idea.

[@garygage104]

My experience with regular garlic is that it takes two seasons to grow a clove to a bulb. But still worth it.

[@ilumidonky]

Where do you live? What zone #? Do you plant in autumn, or spring?

[@bobfitz7886]

@@ilumidonky from what I have read it's best to plant in autumn before the first frost and overwinter them

[@ignore4464]

I'm curious for an updated video. How did it go

[@rickgividen4318]

Great information! Thank-you for sharing. I think you may have a labor shortage by the third year 😬. I think that breaking out that many cloves, and then planting them would require a large amount of labor, not taking into account harvesting them. I think you should factor in some money for additional labor and equipment, but I like your enthusiasm. You might consider looking into growing lavender as well. Good money can be made on a small amount of acreage.

[@altha-rf1et]

1/3 of an acre get someone to do part of it for the profits,

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

correct sweat equity@@altha-rf1et

[@geraldsmith5690]

I am interested in planting these in New Mexico, I have some planted on my farm in Central Texas. I may need to purchase some later on.

[@LWReaper76]

Secure the buyers do not just expect all your product to just be bought automatically

[@jordangish6579]

What's a good way of doing this?

[@LWReaper76]

@@jordangish6579 Sadly one of the main ways to do this has been hit hard in the last year and might impact them even being able to buy them now. But local vendors are the best first step sell point, second is website or larger retailer but larger retailers are not easy to get on with.

[@mikewhite8893]

Who's buying all your harvest, I'm not always able to sell everything i grow ,Girl sure does make it sound easy. I hope it works out for her

[@VanPham-yv1hm]

So, let's say I followed your instructions and did everything right, who or where do I sell Over 13,000 bulb of elephant garlic's?

[@rebeccaketner816]

Van Pham My exact question!

[@lightlove3373]

Nowadays, in America? I thought we "weren't allowed to farm" anymore, being that the gov wants to shut em all down, import from China

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

Nice video thanks for sharing your goodness that you have done with garlic awesome

[@Actias1974]

But is there a market for 13k bulbs a year? That is always the issue

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Well if you were selling seeds also to people who want to grow it or you got some big box store to sell for you, you'd have a better chance at selling it all

[@iq-ride9329]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 I searched your channel. No other mentions of Elephant Garlic. Did it work for you?

[@austins2570]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 we want to know how it’s actually doing!!!

[@3mtech]

@@austins2570 silence is deafening

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

@@3mtech no the silence is the answer and it speaks volumes......

[@JeffsTrades]

3 years ago, how is the garlic journey coming?

[@timhunt5478]

I've been growing elephant garlic for several years and at least in Idaho I can get only one crop per year. It dosent seem to matter if I plant early or late fall there not ready to harvest until around July first. about a quarter of my harvest is round bulbs which make the really big bulbs the next year.

[@lawrencekeech2779]

well put. Elephant garlic is a slow grower, often only making one big clove the first season and splitting the next. In slightly milder climates you can get one - maybe two splits in the first season. I decided to go a little more in depth and posted a comment.

[@RocketPipeTV]

How did it go? I started about the same time as you and planted 24 cloves 4 years ago. I only did one cycle. I just planted 500 Cloves today. Still have another 100 or so to plants.

[@mattedwards4533]

I bought Elephant garlick from my local grocery store and broke the bulbs apart and planted them. Now I get a huge crop and plenty of them seed out and I plant these as well. Now I can't get rid of it? I have it growing every where?

[@TEAMGETHELP]

BAHHAHAHAHAHAH

[@jackbits6397]

You're sitting on a gold mine! I couldn't help but wonder where will one find 13k customers to move that stuff in a matter of months. Surely not Etsy?

[@mattedwards4533]

@@jackbits6397 I am retired and refuse to work at any job only my hobby and it isn't growing garlic!LOL! I had no idea that it was in such demand? Elephant garlic is in the flower bed around the fruit tree and every where I don't mow. I love garlic but Elephant garlic is to mild for my taste. I use it because it is in the yard and advailable. When the leaves start turning brown My wife an I pull it up it has little bulbs on it that are easy to plant but you always have a few come loose and they come up next year. I live in a semi-tropical area and it must be heaven to garlic , no bugs eat it, no decease, and no animals eat it. I give a few of my friends garlic. By the way, my wife is the culprit that started this garlic problem! She is the gardener in our household !LOL!

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

Hope you had a good Growing Experience and I hope everyone is doing well through this most unbelievable time in our lives

[@RosySideFarm]

Starting a small farm now. Going to give the garlic a shot. Thanks for the video.

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Cool! Best of luck!

[@daphneraven6745]

Starry family Farm: that’s quite a scheme! I see that you did this three years ago. Perfect timing, as everybody ended up with a deadly virus, that is helped by garlic. I hope you made every cent you thought you were going to make plus more. As you were going through the figures all I could think about was the amount of those bulbs sell for, whether it was the retail price or the wholesale price. Because the supermarkets buy from you at one price, which is much lower than the price at which they sell. I had Covid for well over a year. It was really terrible, and it wasn’t until I started doing some holistic things like enjoying garlic, that it began to budge. I saw Noel and CAROL like at the store. So your timing they have been utterly impeccable again, and possibly even the only one around with any elephant garlic to sell.

[@RevivalHomeDecor]

Please give us an update on how the garlic crop turned out $

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

The weeds took over unfortunately 😫

[@ncinteriorsplus3520]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 : ( Keep trying. My dad grows garlic underneath wood chips from a local tree removal company.

[@crayfish7542]

Judging from 4:42 It seems that it Escaped The Narrator That She Could Have @ some time in that process, Let those those bulbs Go to Seed ! The Seeds Could have been Dried and Then Sprouted and Green House Raised. Which might have reduced any of the Outside Perils such as molding ! In any case this was a Good Video and She Will be " Blessed " by me referring to her as a " Silly Goose " !

[@WillieStubbs]

Or grow ginseng (if it's legal in your state) for $400/pound. But they like growing in forests.

[@elizabethgoodson9802]

That crop takes 6 years until you can harvest

[@DUDE72341]

Any crop, farming ( based on yield outcomes) has many variables, start small and continually grow, hopefully you have the skills to recruit labour and the yeilds to pay them! Good luck

[@kdbee6086]

Would love to see an update on this

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Hello! Unfortunately, my garden was completely overrun with weeds on top of the seeds being moldy when I went to plant them with my first planting. I will definitely be trying again in the future. Still looking for a new grower to buy seed from. Best of luck to you!

[@davidsnow9453]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 yes don't give up, I've seen them before in grocery stores but never paid attention to the prices before, you might have to accept a bit less to unload that many when you reach your goal but hey even a few grand a year isn't bad on a quarter acre. I would inquire at whole foods and Walmart etc. As to when they get them in and buy those. You might have better luck with quality than ordering on line anyway. You might consider also in just producing a smaller crop on smaller section of real estate and be happy with just making a few extra grand a year. It would be easier to manage a quarter of that acreage you first did and stay on top of weed control and garden pests. Use the rest of the acreage for a few rabbit's and chicken's and just keep producing video's and make a few extra bucks that way too. Enjoy life and be happy but don't ever give up, not ever ever never. Give it another go and throw out some video's on your escapades in the interim.

[@suzyuyechi9119]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 Try Weedy Hill Farm on etsy in about a month. I will have some for sale. They are being harvested tomorrow and need curing time. Don't give up! We all get surprises, but it's part of the learning experience. :)

[@PolitickinWithMel]

Love the way you broke this all down!

[@chrisao1987]

The trick is finding someone to buy them. You may be left with a bunch of rotting garlic.

[@jeanlukeskye]

I turn most of mine into powder

[@Watchout1010]

Vampire hunters

[@thomasmelo9819]

I was thinking the same. I imagine it's best to set up a deal with a distributor before you even plant your initial bulbs

[@earacheselbowsenoch6251]

Never let peoples opinion make your decision 4u.... Jump into the river and let the current take you... You got this guys... Nothing ventured nothing gained!!!

[@jordbjor1]

Don’t get greedy on your sell price and just sell at a price that they’ll move at and just make half as much

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

I have always loved garlic and I always wanted to do something here in California cuz never find any California garlic it's all Chinese at the store so had Concepts and ideas but never did them

[@kennethrawson3005]

Or, you could plant the first set of cloves, let them all go to seed, collect the seeds, and skip right to the last step.

[@KristiContemplates]

Does it go from bulbils straight to cloven bulbs? Or, would you have to wait for the rounds to develop over a few growing seasons first?

[@irondarknessdarkness8900]

i would go find your local landscapers who just about always need to dispose of plant pots of all types 1 gallon and up..stake a timber frame down for like 5 gallon pots 5 wide or smaller pots depending on how much space that needs. or saw plastic 55 gallon drums in half or not if you want a waist high easier working bed and more soil saw the top of a plastic drum is about 30-33 inches high. put those between 3 inch tree stakes and plant 3 or 5 sets per and set them with 1 inch drain rock in the bottoms with 3/4in drain holes and filter cloth patch to keep your planting soil where it belongs. ,you also might make a canvass bag so you can just lift the whole dirt mass out for harvest. and replant right behind in new soil mix and new canvass bags. and soaker hose irrigation on a timer setup with landscape irr valves .

[@JCC_1975]

And if you plant vertically you can grow all of that and still have room to grow a food garden for personal use 💜

[@NewsChannel-y4g]

why plant vertical when you can move horizontally your location to a place that has more horizontal surface available? Then return horizontally to the selling location 🤓

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

Is there a follow-up video?

[@dennissaner2151]

Here’s another example of it looking really good on paper. The same paper probably used to write down all the things that they’re gonna buy when they have all those figures,

[@MCRnursery]

A lot of things sound good on paper, but how well does it pan out? Is that amount of work able to be done by one person? Is that person willing to put up with what has to be put up with raising and caring for the crop? How much loss will be had? Can you "actually" sell that much of the crop before it rots? What about returns? What if you get a complete crop failure or overrun with pests and disease? There is a lot of factors and at the end of the day, I say 1/4 that total estimated profit and you have a much more obtainable goal. That's about $40,000 for a year, which is still not shabby.

[@julienaturegrowerstv1958]

New here! Nice video 👍. How did you account for the management costs? The pest control, plant nutrition, labour, losses? This is a very good project, thanks for sharing

[@dreyno64]

How did you find your customers? That’s where I’m stuck. I’m trying to find out what is wanted in my area so I can better judge what I can produce. I’m leaning lettuce, specialty peppers, garlic, etc.

[@gypsypath1]

Just to be clear, every year you’re harvesting and replanting in the spring _and_ fall? How quickly do they reach maturity?

[@supremepartydude]

Seeing those elephant garlic bulbs I am reminded of that AC DC song We got Big Balls - We got Big Balls.

[@t-bonejones3576]

$1.99 a bulb at the grocery store here. In Canadian dollars. Methinks those guys should go online!

[@stalin200000]

so the bussines line is like this: buy 100 bulbs for $199 (canadian), sell them for $1000 to americans :)

[@jcoghill2]

That's all good on paper. You must remember you are talking about planting 20,000 cloves a year. I hope to God you have found a quick way to do that!

[@ilumidonky]

Did you put the cloves in the freezer for a few weeks before planting them so they would divide into cloves when they grew instead of becoming single bulbs?

[@ehabsouri8743]

Thanks for sharing, after about 3 years, can you tell the result just as the expectations or better please? Thanks

[@delta3sigma]

What you consider as profit is actually gross income, unless, somehow, you have zero expenses.

[@sandic452]

Right! If you sell online shipping costs would be outrageous. You need bags, tags, boxes. Things for the soil etc. Unless you have someone locally to buy it all and I doubt that seriously.

[@harismesic6364]

Income taxes? Operating costs? Time invested to plant, maintain, harvest, package, advertise you product online, shipping... Yup, 100% profit, just pluck the garlic, shake off the dirt and count your money 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SwiftsScents]

Yes, gross income. But if you had $160k, I think you'd have more than enough to cover your expenses. Lol!

[@TPSDmike]

@@SwiftsScents you’d think! Haha.

[@412natureboy]

Packing and preserving the product is a must. Canning is a new element..

[@christopherheist1120]

I would love to know more about how you sold it? Did you go out and sell to stores directly or restaurants? I know it has to be dried for some time all so between selling and planting

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Hello! Unfortunately, my garden was completely overrun with weeds on top of the seeds being moldy when I went to plant them with my first planting. I will definitely be trying again in the future. Still looking for a new grower to buy seed from. I would try to sell directly to both. Also would sell the seeds to other people who want to grow. Best of luck to you!

[@christopherheist1120]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 thanks and god luck

[@tompowell6723]

I don't know about Elephant Garlic specifically; but with soft and hard neck garlic the growing instructions are to plant on Halloween. Allowing the bulbs to over winter.

[@GD15555]

0:12 so it it 3 or 6 figures?

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

6...sorry about that 😣😂

[@pyramidion5911]

😂😂😂

[@QAnog]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 It would be good to pin a comment to the top stating that. Also, add an annotation to the video that appears when the faux pas occurs.

[@MrCountrycuz]

I have good soil here in Augusta Georgia where I live, sandy loam free of rocks and clay. Does this garlic like hot weather?.I have almost a full acre covered in grass on my lot. I been looking for a money crop. I need something the deer and the pests wont bother.

[@YourselfAndEye]

When she said three figures i was like, "Wait a minute.." 😂😂

[@ruinzv2]

When she said 3 figures for the second time I realized this was probably not the business mogul the headline suggested

[@YourselfAndEye]

@@ruinzv2 lol that's hilarious

[@MysticSpank]

From her update with the moldy seeds, I suspect that even 3 figures didnt happen. This doesnt seem like a well laid plan. More working with basic math as opposed to reality of growing and vendors. '"how to dream of making 6, or even 3 figures on 1/3 acre and write it in a notepad." No speak of dollars to improve the soil, combat pests, watering, weed control, or materials/ tools needed.

[@malakiyahamari8448]

Exactly.... that's a HUGE drop 😂

[@richardthiel683]

What about crop rotation?

[@xyooj96]

what types of soil and climate are suitable for this Elephant Garlic?

[@coyoteridgeRED]

Hello there I would really like to know how you did with this

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

Hello! Unfortunately, my garden was completely overrun with weeds on top of the seeds being moldy when I went to plant them with my first planting. I will definitely be trying again in the future. Still looking for a new grower to buy seed from. Best of luck to you!

[@davidtrutwin3790]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 If you did not pull the weeds out this year and they went to seed you are going to have a bigger problem next year.

[@pyramidion5911]

Put a cover down like clover or dichondra to keep the weeds out

[@pyramidion5911]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 Put a cover down like clover or dichondra to keep the weeds out

[@dustinstegmaier9896]

this video is the definition of counting your chickens before they hatch but I wish you the best of luck

[@bear9923]

QUESTION. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SELL 15K PLUS BULBS...LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS HERE IN NORTHERN WISC CAN'T SELL A FEW DOZEN. JUST ASKING. NO OFFENSE

[@garypage9515]

It looks like there are a bit more cloves per pound (15, according to Filaree Garlic Farms) than she is indicating (she says 1 bulb/8 cloves is about 2/3 lb) , so consequently, there would be a little less weight/ less revenue per bulb..... But, it still looks like it could be profitable, depending on the costs for growing.

[@toddorr8495]

Paper farmin... Gotta love it !!

[@jasminefedoriv1880]

I live in south west Florida. Can I grow elephant garlic in my yard?

[@genesisbatam]

Soooooo it's 1 year later, did you make a 3 or 6 figure proffit ??

[@x3douba3]

I’m wondering the same thing

[@darrellsenn1808]

She said 3 ...title says 6 no way you can earn 6 figures off a 1/3 of an acre unless you're growing marijuana or coca...

[@radioku5e362]

Fertilizer, pests, drought, irrigation, packing, marketing, shipping, taxes, etc. where are these in your calculus?

[@benl6328]

This type of math is why people fail at business. The optimism is horrible. At least a 20% lose and the amount isn't profit, it's revenue. It's very labor heavy. Might seem like a lot, but if your profit margin goes under 30%, scrap the idea. For small size farms aim for 70 to 200%. I know it sounds insane, but you'll work yourself to death.

[@gingerj719]

I Absolutly Love garlic, but Not the elephant garlic.

[@david894]

Ben L, you are very correct. I hope people take this advice seriously.

[@JohnSmith-gy4qj]

@@gingerj719 why don't you you like elephant garlic?

[@skinnyarseful]

Paper farming with 100% yield...yeah, go for it girl, it'll work out just like that

[@jackbits6397]

@@gingerj719 I think it's closer to a shallot than garlic.

[@susanneschauf7417]

wow, thank you, this is the best video I have seen on a calculation for cultivation. I will try that too. I recently moved to the Adriatic in a Mediterranean climate. When do you think are the best times to plant? 🤩

[@Melissa0774]

If these things are so easy to grow and there's such a big demand, then why aren't mainstream commercial farms growing them in the United States and why aren't they commonly available at grocery stores? Is it just that not that many people know about them? If that's the case, then when more people find out about them does it concern you that the price will drop because there will be a lot more farmers growing them?

[@robbieragsdalesarmered-dil1940]

They are available in grocery store lots cheaper than she said look at walmart and are grown by farms here and not a real garlic they are really a leek she is so off and wrong

[@Melissa0774]

@@robbieragsdalesarmered-dil1940 I bet if some new restaurant came up with a popular new appetizer that uses these things, demand would sky rocket. Like maybe they could roast one and serve it with bread sticks and other things to dip into it and it could be kind of like an alternative to a blommin onion. Maybe something sort of similar to like, the bloomin' garlic.

[@joewilde.]

@@Melissa0774 OMG..... Yes! That sounds delicious.....

[@mertmolina8312]

What is the percentage of the cloves from each bulb makes it to maturity? How long do the bulbs last (i.e., shelf life) before they spoil? Do you chemically treat the bulbs? Is your farm - dry farm (no irrigation well).

[@LavenderLori406]

Sis, I'm a lavender farmer. I consult a lot of people who want to be lavender farmers. They all think they want thousands of plants. The very first thing I ask them to consider is 'What are you gonna do with all of it?' I appreciate all your research and figuring here but you're encouraging people to start at the front end when the first thing they need to do is start at the back end. You've got to have a market for it and obviously the amount of land this large operation will require. And you base your price on what your market will bear. Seriously, how many people are gonna buy that much garlic and at that price? Start there.

[@sansbury95]

Watched some of your videos--cracked me up! You are a great storyteller. Nobody ever stops to think, "why is ___ so expensive at the store?"

[@WagyuMamaRanch]

All the above were my thoughts exactly

[@got2kittys]

Garlic is biennial. 1 year crop, continuously planted.

[@kentuckyready]

Walmart has them for $1.98 per bulb

[@matthewmoore202]

Walmart is ASS

[@homebrandrules]

I seen em at the dollar shop, 3 for a buckarooney !

[@chuckwarnimont8993]

I bought a bulb from Walmart last year to plant and see how they would do and ended up with a couple really nice bulbs and a couple really big single cloves (bigger than a standard garlic bulb). I needed to grow them longer but they do work.

[@homebrandrules]

The results after planting this garlic bulb was surprisingly a distant member of the bulb family, a light bulb!

[@chickenjohnny3308]

@@tommarshall8471 You do not need the root to grow a leak.

[@tedscott1478]

Why not collect the corms from under the bulbs?

[@TheGardenerNorth]

Estimations and promises on paper are only worth the paper it's written on. Lawyer 101! Simple math and simple estimations will make most people broke. When your running a business especially horticulture and farming based, your success and failures will always be based upon the 'Law of Averages'. If you want to sell a thousand plants, germinate 1350 and expect to lose 20%, before you get to market just because. Then add about 15% loss due to $hits and giggles mistakes and you begin to realize that there is only so much dreams of grandeur can offer.

[@davidsnow9453]

I can agree up to a point, but if she only knocked 25 percent of what she think's she will what's to scoff at, an extra 15 to 20 grand a year off a quarter acre of dirt with an initial investment of a few hundred buck's... I'd take that any day.

[@TheGardenerNorth]

@@davidsnow9453 So true, money in the bank is nothing to scoff at. Nothing ventured nothing gained.

[@davidwho8215]

How do you sell that many cloves? Of course, I’m not sure I can grow elephant garlic in 9B.

[@johnashbaugh4663]

You do realize that your first crop will flower and you can grow the rest from seed right?

[@loudieselj3165]

Takes 3yrs from seed

[@petergambino2129]

after you harvest the garlic, in July, till, and plant buckwheat, .then till the buckwheat into the ground in Sept. till again and plant your garlic for next year. plant in a new spot after two or three tears.

[@bri0013]

I truly love how you broke this down with the math. I currently have in the ground about 1/2 of your initial planting. Looking to do the exact same thing. $6.00/Lb is awfully low for that. I would think the low end would be about double that. Its rational to think not everyone will get $18.00+ per Lb , but shouldnt be far off. My only obstacle will be finding a buyer or broker. May I ask how you guys did it or what kind of market are you selling too ????

[@staryfamilyfarm1164]

That's awesome! I was planning to sell at the local farmer's market but another idea is to find your local produce grower/vendor and grow it for them. They already have their foot in the door with the restaurants and might be able to move it faster! Best of luck!

[@peted2770]

@@staryfamilyfarm1164 Working with a third party does make it easier to move your product. The trade off is that you get less per pound.

[@TheChaoschris]

How do you find that many buyers in time before you have to look at long term storage

[@reneehollenbeck5824]

Need to include cost of soil, fertilizer and cost of watering

[@ziggy33399]

Cost of dirt, water ....really. Yeah.

[@dragon3831]

@@ziggy33399 obviously, you're not a gardener

[@wildbillhackett]

I'll let you in on a secret. Beginner Gardner's think they need to have fresh top soil and fertilizer, but if you're planting on ground that's never been worked before or at least not for many years, chances are that the soil is already rich. You don't need that stuff until the land has already been worked a few years. And when was the last time you saw a farmer water 100 acres of crops? Probably never unless you live in Arizona or someplace equally dry. Here in the Midwest with virgin land you can literally toss seed on the ground, push it under the dirt with your toe, and call it a day. The biggest problem here is critter control.

[@ziggy33399]

@@dragon3831 nope. I raise indoor plants. City girl here. Go ahead, make fun. I could care less. Have fun.

[@j.randypollack5314]

Should start small and work with the learning curve. That's some awfully optimistic numbers for the first year. Bless your heart for taking the step and good luck.