Market Farming

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

Willie,

For those you didn't mow, what did you do?  Did you just cut the whole thing
like a hedge at 3'?

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

> ->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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