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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 57,127
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Originally Posted by bmcuscgr94
Yield varies year to year for so many reasons. Ours seems to be less every third or forth year.
Weather has bigger impact. Hot weather impacts quality and yield as does an early freeze. No rain really hurts. We're on district water and it costs a lot to irrate.
Price has dropped over a dollar a pound in the last 10 years. Family does all the work so no labor costs.
Trees getting old and have crown gall which is slowly killing them. We are replacing with Christmas trees.
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Interesting info about things that you'd probably never know if you weren't in the biz. Thank you for sharing.
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Steve
'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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