When you run a business, your customers rely on you to provide a service they are willing to pay for. While many service businesses operate on a pay-per-service basis, you could implement some strategies to create ongoing revenue streams for your business.
Montmorency tart cherry ripening on the tree ready for U-pick or cherry juice at King Orchards. Montmorency. This is the traditional cooking cherry, once picked it needs to be pitted and frozen or canned within 24 hours. This job is made easy now that we have a large commercial pitter.
Pick ground cherries when they fall to the ground. Lift the branches of the plant to see the ground cherries hiding in the papery, buff-colored husks. Allow the ground cherries to remain in the husk, unrefrigerated, until you're ready to use the fruit. When left in the husk and stored in a cool, well-ventilated room, ground cherries become sweeter and last for up to six months.