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1. Hartmann & Kester's Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices (8th Edition)
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Show Reddit reviews3. Miracle-Gro Fertilizer Spikes for Fruit and Citrus Trees, 12-Pack (Not Sold in Pinellas County, FL)
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Promotes lush foliage and enhanced fruit productionUse once in spring and again in fallFormulation meets the special needs of fruit and citrus treesEasy-to-use spikes release nutrients directly into the root zone to help promote strong fruit and citrus treesNot for sale in Pinellas County, FLNot for...
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Hey before you buy any land I highly recommend doing some more reading first. LOTS more reading. And then some in-the-soil experience. You want to be at a point that you can evaluate land yourself, and to get to that point you don't want to rely on strangers on the internet, you want your own research and experience to guide that decision.
This book is a good starting point
Have you ever grown plants for seeds? It's kind of a niche thing, with special techniques and whatnot. Your best bet is to actually work for a company that is doing what you want to do, at least for a little bit.
The USDA has a soil map of most land in the US. The soils are rated. I wouldn't buy any land without studying the soil survey closely. Good agricultural soils will cost you more upfront, but they'll require less work/money/time.
Not all plants grow well in all places. Some regions have endemic diseases that will wipe out your crop. Research will help you here, start googling stuff like "extension tennessee .edu" or "extension ncsu .edu" to find out what will grow well in the places you are considering. The Extension Service - every state has one - does taxpayer-funded research on how best to grow what where and when. You can also directly ask them questions at extension.org - it's a great resource, don't be afraid to use it.
A lot of seed companies don't actually grow all - or even most - of their own seeds, they contract it out and basically act as a middleman. I have two local seed companies, and both of them consist of warehouses with store fronts and online websites. No land. That's not to say that you can't both grow the seeds and handle the marketing / packaging / distribution yourself, of course. But most seed farmers focus on growing en masse the things that they can grow well. Seed companies pick up their massive variety by contracting with more and more seed farmers. Hope this helps and good luck.
Thanks for the advice. I will certainly look into taking these steps. The side that we removed may very well have been strong enough to stay up despite the hollow, but if it fell it would fall on the house and we just didn't want to take the chance. I'll definitely place the fruit tree fertilizer spikes. Is this what you were referring to?
Edit: Here's a photo of the tree in question: http://i.imgur.com/5CacX1l.jpg
Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation Principles and Practices (8th Edition)