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.
Picking the Berries. Cranberry fruits should be harvested after they turn red and before the first hard frost, which generally occurs in September to mid-October in many U.S. locations. Break open a few of the fruits first to verify that their seeds are brown, which indicates that the berries are ripe. Then the fruits can be picked by hand.