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  • From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta <gutierrez-lagatta AT home.com>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Squash blossoms
  • Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 03:45:32 -0400



> >I have a chef who wants to buy squash flowers from us. We have lots of
> >summer squashes about ready to go into flower and I know that I should take
> >only the male flowers. what I don't know is what to charge (by the piece or
> >by weight?) and how to prep them for sale (precooling or not)

Hi Lucy, find out if they want just the flowers or flowers with baby
zucchini still attached. The May issue of Bon Appetit is showing them
connected. You may be able to get more money for them that way.
Johnnys has a variety, Costata Romanesco, which is supposed to be great
for flowers. I have a half dozen plants on trial now but haven't gotten
any flowers yet. I have heard that the flowers should be cut first
thing in the morning.

Does anybody know what type of yield to expect? How many plants are
required for weekly production of x blossoms?

Adriana



  • Squash blossoms, Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta, 05/04/2000

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