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  • From: "pat.brubeck" <herblady AT paonline.com>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Re: Baby squash
  • Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 19:03:55 -0400

We've been growing baby squash for several years - by baby, I mean no more
than 1" diameter for patty pans or 1" for zucchini & yellow straightneck or
crookneck. Our main customers are chefs & they all like "bite size", no
bigger! We pick every other day & consistently sell out. We've found over
the years that succession planting is best for us & the plants. We start in
50 cell plug trays & transfer to the field as soon as they're big enough to
handle. We're on our 4th planting now & will do at least one more before this
season ends. Priced at $4.50/#, with chefs ordering at least 10-20#s, they
sure are a nice income crop.





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