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10,000lb of Hass
« on: June 18, 2025, 04:15:38 PM »








A few more bins to go, but wow, what a cool thing to be a part of. I helped smooth out all the logistics for the pick since my landlord is in the hospital.

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2025, 04:55:31 PM »
Wow that is amazing!  Looks delicious!  I'm sorry to hear about your landlord, hope he is OK.  It's good you were able to help out.

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2025, 05:07:23 PM »
Kevin-Dude you rocked it! 8)

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2025, 05:10:01 PM »
That is amazing.  Puts our little container growing hobbies into perspective

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2025, 09:08:10 PM »
How many people were needed to pick those?

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2025, 10:40:19 PM »
Holy Guacamole!

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2025, 12:55:05 AM »
How many people were needed to pick those?

Just 5 guys. They picked all that in around 7 hours.

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2025, 11:03:36 AM »
How many people were needed to pick those?

Just 5 guys. They picked all that in around 7 hours.
And Mexican, I'd bet.  God bless the farm workers!  No one works harder.
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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2025, 11:09:01 AM »



The hustle was unmatched. They’d get 50lb in their hip sack in like 5 min I am glad I could speak Spanish with them and express how impressed I was with their speed. Nothing special tool wise, just a crappy ladder and the will to get’r done.

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2025, 12:23:57 PM »
Amazing! How many trees produced that much fruit?

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2025, 01:09:28 PM »
Amazing! How many trees produced that much fruit?

Hard to say total trees, and this is the "off" year so not all were laden. About 6-7 acres.

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2025, 10:33:14 PM »



The hustle was unmatched. They’d get 50lb in their hip sack in like 5 min I am glad I could speak Spanish with them and express how impressed I was with their speed. Nothing special tool wise, just a crappy ladder and the will to get’r done.

Hope it doesnt get to their head. I've seen some pretty impressive workers down here in Peru as well. They don't really know how tenacious they are, that's probably just cruising mode for them.

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2025, 08:22:56 PM »
Amazing! How many trees produced that much fruit?

Hard to say total trees, and this is the "off" year so not all were laden. About 6-7 acres.

My family’s grove in Valley Center was 8,000 per acre to break even and 10,000 per acre to profit. Are the trees on 15x15 or more spread out?

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Re: 10,000lb of Hass
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2025, 02:02:56 PM »
Amazing! How many trees produced that much fruit?

Hard to say total trees, and this is the "off" year so not all were laden. About 6-7 acres.

My family’s grove in Valley Center was 8,000 per acre to break even and 10,000 per acre to profit. Are the trees on 15x15 or more spread out?

Very disorganized, lots of elevation, trees lost to gophers, minimal pruning, many different aged / sized trees. I assure you, this is not a profitable farm.

 

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