WV Gold..pawpaws..a days work (2024)

We picked 17... 5 gallon buckets today.
They're heading to Indiana tomorrow morning.
They should average 100.00.a.bucket

Seeds.from.the pawpaw.
I sold seeds.for 1.00 each last fall.

Ill update yall on how the trip goes tomorrow.

I might even taken yall on the ride along with us.

Just thought I'd fill yall.in on what weve.been doin.

I sold a load.of.apples yesterday..i had johnagolds this time.around...45 bushels and 4 bushels of peaches.

People.are.loving the apples.and I'm appreciative that they buy from.me..and tell them.so.

They're everywhere here

There are still.alot that are green too though.

Where Jerry works there 5 or 6 miles of river bank.loaded.with them.

The banks are also.coverrd in black walnuts and they grow hand in hand.

Apparently they're some.kind of.companion plants.

It's a beauty ain't it? Lol

They're really good this year

They're growing right along the riverbank and they are truly exceptional this year.

We're enroute to greenfield now and should be there about 9 am.

Im.excited to see how many pounds we have.

WELL...

It was a it disappointing.
We made.money but it wasn't what it was cracked up to be.

Ya live and learn.

We won't be picking pawpaws again for that market.

Pawpaws are delicate and even in a day some deteriorated.

We cant pick them.all.off the tree cause our trees are way to tall.

But we tried and we didn't go in the hole..we did make decent money...but not what we thoight ..so we're ok with that.

Yeah but how long would it.take.you to.sell.1000 pounds?
I Sell them.for 10.00 for half a brown paper lunch sack..comes out to Bout 6.00 a pound but I'd rather take 4 a pound and move more quality.

In the end I'd make.more.money than you, in theory.

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I'm totally clueless about pawpaws other than I know they exist. Are they sort of temperate region mango...?

Why are the seeds so valuable??

Sorry, I'd never pay north of $5 a pound for any fruit. I don't care how delicious it is.

They share some flavors with mango but not related. They're in the custard apple and soursop family. They can also have banana, pineapple and bubble gum flavors.

Among trees, id wager pawpaws are probably the most popular or fast becoming so fruit tree to grow it's being planted all around the world now.

Seeds are a bit cantankerous to take care of and to get to germinate. Most seeds are grown for root stock purposes so people can graft named varieties onto them . Also the grafting cuts a few years out of the time to produce fruit.

Price of the fruit is mainly due to the fact that they are only edible for a period of time unless you've frozen the pulp or made it into something that lasts longer. They don't transport well and don't ripen that well on the counter if you find some unripe ones.

They taste like a mix between. Banana and a mango