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["Dennis Norton" <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>]

We have used 10# plastic bagsw/drawstring  for years for peaches, apples, 
plums & pears with no problems of fruit getting damaged.  You can find them 
at  http://www.rockfordpack.com/DrwStrgbags4.htm.  They will even imprint 
them for you if you want.  Their prices are the best we have found.


Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodney" <reveland@collinscom.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:23 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Fruit Bags


> Mike,
>
> Would you mind giving a few details about the design of the bag?
> It seems to me that one could have a bag with a fairly small neck
> area that is stitched such that that area might be easily pulled apart 
> when it comes time to remove the bag. My wife (who sews)
> says that  a bag could be sewn with a narrow neck (just big
> enough to pass a golf ball) and a larger main body using a basting
> stitch in combination with a back stitch at the wide part of the bag
> and that the thread used to sew the bag can be used as the draw
> string up at the neck and then when one wants to open the bag
> one would merely cut the stitch on each side and it would unravel.
> She says button and craft thread thread would probably be best.
> Other possible materials might be Organza, Bridal Tulle, Chiffon, or Nylon 
> Voile all of which are similar and can be
> obtained for $2.00 yard.
>
> Also how big were the fruits when you bagged them?
>
> > I bagged peaches and apricots last year with home-made remay bags.  Near 
> > 100% success.
>
> > Mike Levine
> > Ann Arbor, MI
> > Zone 5b