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Comments (18)Lisa, Actually, I do have a Mango. It is a Julie, which is stays small. We learned out lesson a few years ago when we bought a Kent mango, which is large. We were new to Florida so we thought it should be out in the open to get as much sun as possiable. Even though we covered it in the winter, we lost it. Too exposed to the cold. This time we planted the Julie in a sheltered corner (fence & house) and went overboard to protect it. It has made it through 2 winters and is doing well. Do you know if the Key Lime is as sensitive to cold as a Mango? I will keep it in a pot if it is, instead of planting it in the ground. Actually I recounted the trees and we have 11 total. Somehow they keep multiplying. I don't know how :). I think we do have some more room but my husband does not want to get rid of anymore grass. Gabriele...See MoreTailgate Farmers Market opening in Charlotte
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Comments (3)Tom, this may not be what you'd like to hear but I tend to agree with the "peak of season" as best for the new market. I don't know what your fruit growing area is like but the market we attend starts the same date as yours and will go for weeks and weeks with nothing much more than salad greens. Tough to get those customers back each marketday with nothing but salad greens. Oh, there are a couple of honey people in this producers-only market. One sells candles and the other sells soap, but how many people buy candles, soap, or honey each week. I can say the same about the guys who sell sides of beef. The customers want fruit and only the loyal ones will be very patient and come back again and again for lettuce and spinach. And, how can you have loyal customers if it's a new market? Plant starts can't keep people coming through June in this city. Most everyone who puts in a garden has done so by Memorial Day. Even starting on Mothers' Day weekend, we emphasize warm-weather plants so as to stretch out our season a little longer. Of course, it's difficult to say when peak of season might be. Got lots of strawberry growers, apricot orchards, peaches??? We've got quite a few people who sell cherries but by the time they show up, most of the public has developed the habit of just driving by. If vendors aren't coming too far, a "soft opening" might be okay but you don't want to drop down to 3 or 4 booths on a closed city block - looks bad. On the other hand, a lot of market vendors don't like others doing anything they can't. They have control issues. You are just going to need to poll the group. It's difficult starting a new market but from my experience, it's more difficult sustaining one for the second and third year. First, the neighbors are excited by something new. But, it takes time for them to develop the loyalty and habits. After year 3, the customers realize that you've got some loyalty too. Steve...See MoreFarmers Markets- tis the season! :)
Comments (16)There are actually two good ones in that area, Hallet's my favorite is the one just south of Adams, that is another about a mile north of Adams that has a nice selection of perenials, both do actually. Hallet's seems to have the nicest plants I have seen around here. I went to a local plant swap and sale today put on the a group of church ladies in Adams. What fun I had. I bought columbine, bleeding heart, Astilbe for fifty cents each, Hosta for a dollar. large pots of red poppies with buds for a dollar. Ispent a whopping $13.00 and had to make three trips to the car. The plants where small. but healty and I know they will survive the cold winters here. Helped the chuch ladies out too. I am going to take them a bunch of my leftover seedlings in the morning on my way to work, I had such good luck I have way more then I need. Tell them the raglady sent you, they will get a kick out of it, I am one of thier best customers....See Moreparty_music50
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