Side hustles in backyard?

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Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who grows shiitake mushrooms in his back yard. The spores are innoculated into small logs that are stacked like Lincoln logs. All he has to do is to water the logs with a hose. They sell like crazy!

that's awesome!

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You could let people camp there. List it on homecamper.com

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Cotton plantation
Just be careful about labor costs

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Anonymous wrote:Cotton plantation
Just be careful about labor costs

lol

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I know a few people with backyard side hustles - mostly gardening, cut flowers and chicken/duck eggs. Echoing the chorus that they are a ton of work and not at all bringing in a profit. It really has to be a passion.

You could do doggie daycare or boarding, but again that costs time, money and energy.

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Do old-fashioned cuttings/starters and sell those, along with garden grown fruits and vegetables.

I’d buy established potted plants, even succulents from you.

Would you ever consider flat rate garden bed weeding? I’m recovering from a broken leg and my flower beds are a mess! I’d pay you $$$ to pull weeds!

[Anonymous]

Make sure that your HOA or local ordinances are ok with these ideas. I know my locality does not allow chickens. My HOA can limit what you plant, especially if it's visible from the community property or a neighbor's property.

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Anonymous wrote:All your available options are either a lot of work, a lot of damage to your yard, or a lot of liability.

Gardening is a labor of love, OP. My husband is a gardener and has a sizeable vegetable plot. It's a TON of work, and if he sold all his produce, it would never compensate for all the work he's put in. We eat most of it and give some away to friends and neighbors. Same for flowers. Same for beehives.

Doggie backyard, if you have a high and sturdy fence, is great, but you won't be able to use it for anything else.

Pool is costly upfront, and you'll need to figure out the waivers they need to sign and increase your insurance.

Agree. My husband has a garden, he takes care of it, because I don't like digging in the soil. It's not worth financially, but he likes doing it.

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How big is your backyard? I mean if you're trying to grow something where you most likely barely break even you'll need space/drainage/landscape a garden enough to produce something for, say, a farmer's market?

Or just be like the rest of us backyard gardeners and grow some veggies, hope the deer don't eat it before you di, and be glad you have fresh veggies pn a summer night's dinner (and 1 less trip to the grocery store).

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Anonymous wrote:Cotton plantation
Just be careful about labor costs

+1 for sharecropping

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I know someone that set up a sauna and cold plunge set-up in their backyard and rent it out by the hour. It helps that they live in a cold climate, but neat side-hustle!

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backdoordash

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My parents rented out part of their land to a beekeeper. They also got lots of honey out of it.

(Only if you are not allergic to bees or scared of them!)

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Anonymous wrote:Have you considered a tenant farmer?

Omg

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You need a license to sell eggs.