Thanks.
The bulk of my yield of cherries is coming from my two rows of the Sungold, peach, chocola, and lemon varieties. They are huge yielders. I have about 18 plants in each 45' row, and just two rows. I have another five 45' rows on the other side of my high tunnel. The cherries in those rows are mostly Fred Hempel's Artisan varieties. About 3/5 of the plants are cherries; the rest are larger heirlooms.
When I counted in the spring, I had 306 plants spread over about a thousand row feet. Many of those plants are dedicated to seed-saving, or an experiment to see if I like them. Getting seeds and selecting varieties was my top priority this year, ahead of producing for market.
Next year, I am hoping to finally be in the position of being able to sell to restaurants.
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