Canning Pumpkin update Pumkin Exspensive

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Looking at the Extension info:

1/2#/square foot appears to be a reasonable, expected yield of marketable squash for something like Butternut. That was an average for several organic farms.

Of course, each squash plant takes up quite a lot of room. A "buffer area" around the garden is essentially wasted space. A garden of 1,000 square feet might not yield 500# of squash. Then again, squash for processing as animal feed should not require the standards of those sold in market bins.

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Give me some time to check out the details of getting it & sourcing jars, etc :)
Getting enough pumpkin this time of year could be a temporary problem. Let me make some calls and I'll get back with you.
 
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