Market Farming

[E C GRANATA <elainegranata AT msn.com>]

Andy:  When you say much better, what do you mean?  Much better for what -- shelf life, the plant, quicker to pick, etc.?
 
Thanks -- have heard of others who pluck but have not had the chance to ask why.
 
Elaine
Denver
 

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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 11:20:42 -0500
From: artisanfarms AT gmail.com
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Harvest Knives Recommendation?

I "pluck" my Kale, Collards and Chard.  It seems to work much better than cutting.

Andy

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 10:28 AM, <KAKerby AT aol.com> wrote:

I'd be curious to know how many folks cut leaves off, versus plucking them off, for cut-and-come-again type greens.  I know that's a little OT for the original question, but I've heard a lot of different theories about what is "best", both for plant recovery and harvest shelf-life.  Opinions?

Kathryn Kerby

frogchorusfarm.com

Snohomish, WA

Ruminations - essays on the farming life at frogchorusfarm.com/weblog.html

 

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