Market Farming

["TxBeeFarmer" <TxBeeFarmer AT HotPop.com>]

Location?  Sorry about that.  I live just north of Big Spring or 40 miles
north east of Midland/Odessa.  We get PLENTY of sunshine!  Just no rain.
That's why I'm on the Rainwater list.  Trying to get enough rainwater to
grow those two rows.

Willie, you have 20 rows or so of blackberries?  That brings up another
question.  I just have way too many other things going on to do a lot of
picking.  I might be able to keep up with two rows, but 20, no way.  How do
you pick yours?

(West Texas) Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Willie McKemie" <mf AT austinfarm.org>

> I don't believe you've told us exactly where your are or what chilling
> you expect.
>
> Around here (600 hr), all the thorny berries far out produce all the
> thornless ones.  Rosoborough, Brazos, Shawnee, Kiowa, and Chickasaw all
> produce fairly well for me.  You might want to try any/all of the
> thorny Arkansas berries and maybe Womack.  Rosoborough and Brazos are
> early, Kiowa and Chickasaw are several weeks later, and Shawnee has up
> to a six week harvest interval.  Berries are easier to sell if you
> spread them out.
>
> ->I<- wouldn't plant all thornless.
>
> Very good production is about 1 gallon per foot of row.  More normal is
> 1 gallon in 2-4 feet.  Root cuttings are generally spaced about 18" and
> plants 24"-36"; a few years after establishment, you won't be able to
> identify original plants.  Mowed berries will produce about 1/2 the
> amount of un-mowed berries, assuming you mow as early as possible and
> have good growth afterwards.
>
> Last year, I got about 2000 gallons off of about 6000' of row, about
> half had been mowed.
>
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