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  • From: Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>
  • To: herblady AT paonline.com, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: [Market-farming] Re: Baby squash
  • Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 05:24:10 -0400

Pat - How many weeks of harvest do you get from a planting? How frequently do you seed? Can you recommend varieties? Thanks Allan

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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