[Market-farming] bottom line

Linda Amico L_Amico at msn.com
Sat Jan 3 18:37:49 EST 2009


I grew the red burgundy okra last summer.  I found it to be such an 
attractive plant that I'm going to plant it in the flower bed in front of 
the house as well.  It was very tropical looking.  Like a small pale yellow 
tropical hibiscus flower with a burgundy throat.  Everyone commented on it.

Linda Amico
CT zone 6*

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From: "Willie McKemie" <mf at austinfarm.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 5:40 PM
To: <castens at nepower.coop>; "Market Farming" 
<market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] bottom line

> On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 01:34:51PM -0600, Errol Castens wrote:
>> Here's a bottom line question for those of us trying to squeeze dollars
>> out of limited time, land and inputs (and that's all of us, isn't it?):
>> What's your farm's proven cash cow - the one product that means the most
>> to your bottom line?
>
> I don't know that I'd call it a "cash cow", but okra is usually
> attractive.  If I can sell it.  Start picking it in May or June and
> then pick it EVERY day for about five months.  Weed it just a little
> early on, then it's on it's own.  Run some water between the rows every
> week or so.
>
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