More Money

The last topic about making money seemed to generate an increase
in readers. I have to assume the worsening economy is driving people  to
to look for  new creative ways to increase their income. We are all in that
boat now and growing local food can help you generate a little
money.

My best advice, other than growing Basil and selling it , would be to
grow and sell bunching onions. The easiest way to do this is to go
to your local farmers market and look for someone selling bunching onions.

Take a bunch home and wash it in a 10% bleach solution. Then rinse thoroughly.
Cut the bottom 1/4 of the onions off. Eat the top and divide and plant the bottom.
Put one onion start in each net pot. Within 2 or 3 weeks ,
 depending on your hours of sun, you should have a new bunch of
onions in each net pot.
When you harvest your onions , keep one  from each net pot to replant.

If you cannot find bunching onions in your farmers market  ,
go to a seed catalog and order seeds. My favorite seed source is
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. but there are many out there.

Here on the Big Island,
a bunch of 4 or 5 green onions typically sells for $1.99.