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Expanding green beans
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Posted by jjOH z6OH (My Page) on Mon, Mar 28, 05 at 10:50
| I want to expand my green bean and wax bean production this year. I want to mechanize in row cult and picking, if possible. I haven't seen any picking machines either commercial or shop built. Any ideas? |
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RE: Expanding green beans
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| raise the price, put up a sign, $ 1 of the cost of beans per pound is for hand picking. Hire some highschool girls or old people. Post there smiling photos near the beans. Mark |
RE: Expanding green beans
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| You can find alot of cheap cultivators but picking is a chalange and many people give up because of the labor. I usually pick all my beans during the dark hours prior to a market. I figure I can pick as fast with a headlamp as during daylight but I usually pull all plants as I pick, it saves time and energy and I plant for this practice. Two benefits come from this: 1. Everyone loves the freshness, 2. you get to appreciate the quietness of a calm night. One word of caution: watch out for skunks. |
RE: Expanding green beans
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- Posted by bucks 9 Arizona (My Page) on
Thu, Mar 31, 05 at 19:01
| You can find all kinds of used and new bean picking machines listed in the American Vegetable grower magazine. |
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