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What is a garden worth? I killed one, and she ain't happy!
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Kickapoogian
Posted 5/14/2013 06:43 (#3097296 - in reply to #3097264)
Subject: Re: What is a garden worth? I killed one, and she ain't happy!



Soldiers Grove Wi. 54655
mick - 5/14/2013 06:20

how can he kill it 3 years in a row? he must not be doing something right.


I know this was probably sarcasm but some people are very, VERY touchy about their gardens and if they use or don't use any chemicals. If it's killed for 3 years in a row it's likely there may have been asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries and some other perennial vegetables that take up 3 years to get the very first harvest off.
The price of the seed is immaterial to be honest.. The factors will come in as how big was the garden? Was she raising the garden over the years organically, what would she have saved by canning and freezing her own produce this fall for maybe not just this winter but for at least 3 years now? (longer if she can't plant any perennials for 3 years and has to wait another 3 years to harvest them)
I'm sure as someone else mentioned you wouldn't like it if someone destroyed and poisoned the ground you raise a few acres of corn on by accident even though the few acres of corn takes much less labor than a nice sized garden... I'd call your insurance agent and have them settle it and if they come up with some foolish low ball price make up the difference. Again, if they were people who didn't want any chemicals on their garden and had done it this way for years you're talking a pretty price tag on that small piece of ground. It happens no doubt and that's what insurance is for...At the same time we know how insurance companies like to low ball and some adjusters just "don't get it" when it comes to real values on certain things. Some people put more time, work and effort into their gardens than we farmers put into the labor of planting 50 acres of corn as they are out there every day as either a hobby or a way to keep active and they can hold a lot of pride in that "little" piece of ground... I know if it was my nieghbors garden and spray not only killed everything but "poisoned" their ground for years it would be closer to $5,000 than $1,000.
I don't mean to be negative on the issue but that's just how it is.. It would be nice if people would put flags up in the area in which their garden sits when it's next to a corn field but it also comes down to the farmer to ask about these things too when renting ground...
I feel for ya as this could get way more expensive than you ever thought and will depend on what type of people you are dealing with also...
Good Luck
Kickapoogian


Edited by Kickapoogian 5/14/2013 06:58
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