Watermelon Business

We love bee stings, the tell tale sign of a ripe watermelon.

With the construction going on in front of our house, we set up a temporary stand which quickly translated into our permanent stand for the year.  We added the corrugated watermelons this year.  Hudson cut them out with the plasma at Grandpa Parish's.

You have to make sure and differentiate from all the other 'local' produce wagons.  Most bring in the produce from across or out of state.  We make sure to let people know they're grown on Goshen Road in Firth.  That catches people's attention and curiosity.  Many a melons have been sold just because people wonder what kind of melons we turn out right here .

Out in front volunteer watermelons not only grew, but they matured.  It was quite amazing considering the harsh growing conditions and lack of care.

Of course, you can only tell if it was a good volunteer melon by eating it.  Two thumbs up!

We set up shop 4 or 5 times down at Hard Times.  Some days the sales were slow, it was hot, and kid were restless.  Other days we were hopping.  We still have yet to determine all the factors that contribute to business.

Some things we know- good signage is a must!  In fact, next year we probably need to set signs up before the turn in so people have advanced warning.

Another tried and true factor is cute salespeople.  I can't tell you how many times the girls get tips.  When it's just a dollar or two, people will usually tell them to keep the change.

We had a great growing season for our melons.  They didn't freeze until October.    As a matter of fact, lots of little melons were still setting on the middle of October.  These pictures were taken the 17th of October.  By then people want pumpkins, not watermelon.

All in all, business was good and we are looking to expand our patch for the 2016 season.