This
year's popcorn yield was more than double of last year, in part to a
dry August, no late severe summer windstorms and a whole lot of luck.
So,
mostly out of my control, except for the planting time (earlier than
previous years and no spring frosts), manual irrigation, and proper weed
control with a heavy dose of bovine scatological inputs.
Some would still say... luck was the key factor. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
As
the self-proclaimed second largest popcorn producer in my county, we
are expanding for next year --- if I get a new transmission so I could
till the earth. Plus with some mad-scientist crossed hybrids, we will
add a few colorful additions for the snack food consumers here, coming
in fall of '24 and beyond.
In the mean time, winter is the time to shell some of this gold and I'd best get to work.
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