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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Blackberry Questions
  • Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 10:08:03 -0500

> thornless variety next Spring. Oh, where do you get your boxes?

I had Capitol Container (Capitol City Container?) make them quite a few
years ago. Last time I talked to them, they weren't interested in
small jobs; they had a bunch of Dell business. I have a good stock; I
bought 40-50K of them and we only use a hundred or so new ones each
year. We are able to re-use many; I offer my PYO customers $.50 off
when they re-use a box. I think my cost was about $.40, but boxes
ready to use have $.10-$.20 worth of assembly in each. Maybe more.
There are four staples in each box and four in each handle.

Remind me what varieties you planted? Were I in your area, I would try
Navaho.

Last year, I noticed that Chickasaw berries seem to be higher quality
than Kiowa; sweeter and less tart.

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