[Market-farming] Baby Squash
Sue Oberle
sue at oberlebotanical.com
Thu May 21 16:25:34 EDT 2009
We sell a lot of baby squash. I like to keep the blossoms on, but they
go down *FAST* on a hot day, so they are sometimes sold without. Seems
worse to leave them on if they're punky & shriveled. In most cases
though, the squash are under 4". Not even the best restaurant has taken
exception to this.
We sell baby squash by the lb. (9.50/lb) but the blossoms alone are sold
sold in clamshells by the pint or quart. They are easy to collect &
sell; generally mid season through late (July-Sept).
I've taken squash "logs" to market reluctantly until about 2 yrs ago.
Put them in crates & sold them as seconds for $1.50 each. They sell out
so fast it scares me. Many people have no idea why we call them seconds.
I'd love to get my hands on someone who's really good w/ math (& wants
to do an exercise like this)- 'cause I think that selling baby squash as
opposed to regular, nice 6-8" squash is a good calculus problem.
Assuming we sell out, do we really make more selling them as babies? Or
is it better to let them get bigger & sell them for less since it
happens so quickly?
Inquiring minds would love to know
Sue Oberle
*OBERLE BOTANICAL* at *Happy Heart Farm*
Fort Collins, Colorado
970.581.5672
sue at oberlebotanical dot com
http://www.oberlebotanical.com
http://www.happyheartfarmcsa.com
jay sleichter wrote:
> I grow 12 different varieties/colors of squash. I have over 300
> squash growing. This is more than last year. I only sell squash
> picked at its proper harvest size, not baseball bat size. I have seen
> alot of shows talking about "Baby" squash. Does anybody sell baby
> squash? If so, I assume you would leave the blossom on. Do you sell
> these by the pint, quart, pound? What sells the best, Do they sell,
> are they worth it? How much do you sell them for? When do they sell
> best? Early in the year, midseason, fall?
>
> I would love to hear your thoughts.
>
> Jay
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