Corn patch instead of garden

Instead of planting a complex, homestead-scale, seed-saving staple-crop garden next year, I think I'll just plant corn.

Two to four types of corn, and make braids to sell in the October market.

This will streamline planting, cultivating, harvesting, and processing, and accomplishes three things:

1. I can learn how use the two-row planter, the cultivating bar, and the hiller (David will show me after-hours)


2. The garden will pay for itself this year, and also for a grain mill!


3. I will be able to focus entirely on one crop that really interests me right now: corn, and corn only

I could grow 1-2 varieties of popcorn (Tom Thumb and Dakota Black), a flour corn (Painted Mountain) and a flint corn (Cascade Ruby-Gold).

COSTS

Tom Thumb, Dakota Black, Painted Mountain, Cascade Ruby-Gold: $18-$25 apiece for half-pounds at High Mowing

Fertility: $200-300
Grain Mill: $250

Total Net (after mill): ~$400