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Growing Garlic for profit

Growing Garlic for profit

For those people with a relatively small amount of land growing garlic may be worth considering.

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Growing lavender for profit

Growing lavender for profit

The brilliant thing about Lavender is that you can have either a relatively small or a very large acreage filled with this delightful smelling plant.

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Growing dayliles for plants and flowers

Growing dayliles for plants and flowers

Daylilies require little space, making them an ideal commercial crop for people with only a few acres.

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Growing Pine Nuts

Growing Pine Nuts

Pine Nuts not only taste fabulous and are rich in protein, oil and a great source of vitamin B1 (thiamine), but what would pesto be without pine nuts?

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Saffron

Saffron

Growing saffron is a delicate balancing act. It requires cold winters, hot summers, low humidity, the right amount of water and friable free-draining soil.

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Growing Chillies

Growing Chillies

Chillies are members of the capsicum family - the deadly hot brothers! It is believed they originated in South America where they still grow wild today.

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