Edwin Evers Pecan Farmer

[Ketchup]

Alot of the pro fishermen have some type of backup plan for after retirement, or to help financially while touring. Edwin has a pretty neat story here on his pecan business website. I like the guy.  

 

http://www.edwineverspecans.com/aboutus.asp

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Good read.  Thanks for sharing. 

[Old plug]

.That is know backup plan that is his major sourse of income. You can bet he is a pocan farmer first and fishermab second ever since he got into it. Plants of anyx type can be a lot tuffer than fishing to be successful at

[Johnsfolly]

Ketchup

Thanks for posting his story. I hope that he does well. Agriculture is a fickle business, but he and his family seemed prepared to make it work. I have hunted near some pecan orchards in Georgia and was fascinated by the carpet high grass under the trees. Even got to watch one of the farmers out shaking his trees. When they vacuum up the nuts the short grass made a lot of sense. 

[Ranger520vx]

That was a good article. I really like pecans, so owning a pecan grove and fishing professionally for a living how sweet would that be.

[Old plug]

Yes FICKLE.  In a way growing things are like fishing. There is a wealth of information and training oit there about it bit unless ot is in your blood and you can feel it you may not do very well at all

[jdmidwest]

I know the money I have wasted on a bee crop the past few years would have paid for my Tracker Boat that I bought last spring.  But my farm is just a hobby, I never plan to make a living off it.  And I don't plan on making fishing a job either, its hard enough work as it is.  I don't think I could survive fishing every day of the week.

[Old plug]

It is something like that with me. I collecrted Hosta plants for years. had a collection of over 100 types at one time. They are suppose to be easy to grow but growing them to award winning eecpopping sizes is a lot of work. you learn that ach one of them has its own needs and chariteristics. I still have 30- 40 that os plenty for me to manage now days

[Ketchup]

Farm 4 days a week, and fish 2 days a week. Thats the life. Pecans wouldnt be my choice of profitable plans tho. 

[Old plug]

19 hours ago, Ketchup said:

Farm 4 days a week, and fish 2 days a week. Thats the life. Pecans wouldnt be my choice of profitable plans tho. 

That would be nice but large trees  and all the things that can effect them is gardening on a monster scale. I bet there will be times when he is going to worry for days on end. Squirrels alone could cost him a lot of profit. Just for a start in the Vermin catagory.