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Show A good garden Brings $10 per hour Why plant a vegetable, garden? Is it for fun or profit? A recent study by the Benson Institute showed that a summer backyard vegetable veget-able garden could yield vegetables worth $10.00 per hour for the amount of time spent planting, weeding, watering and picking. Even in the high mountain country you can plant tomatoes, if they are the early variety, such as; Early Girl, Morton Hybrid, or Early Salad. You can even let them ripen in your basement after the cold weather comes. Several tips can make a garden much more productive produc-tive than the usual vegetable garden. 1 . Find the right variety of seeds, plant early mid-season and late variety seeds to enjoy produce throughout the summer. 2. Develop a compost pile from soil and vegetable scraps, which you usually throw away. 3. Keep space occupied, when early crops are gone, such as lettuce, peas, radishes radish-es and spinach. Make second plantings such as: beets, brocholi, cabbage, carrots and cauliflower. 4. Control weeds early before they gain control of the garden. A garden can be more than a hobby, it can really add to your family food supply and reduce food expenses. |