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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Gourds
  • Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 08:13:38 -0400

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 19:41:30 -0500, you wrote:

>>>Your mention of swan gourds got me curious. How many of you grow/sell
>>>ornamental gourds and do you find you have many customers for them?>>
>
>Yes, absolutely! We are in North Mississippi and they sell very well here.
>We grew the Swans, Caveman, and smaller ornamentals this year and we have
>already sold out. I guess, in all we planted about 1/2 acre which made lots
>and lots. Our swans sold for $4, caveman $3 & $4 and the ornamentals ranged
>from 75 cents to $1.25 ea. We'll definitely plant more next year.
>

Pat, do you do any particular post-harvest treatment to
preserve them, or can you just pick and sell them?

Thanks.

(Another) Pat




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