Market Farming

[Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>]

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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