| Estimated Cost |
$200 to $1500 per acre |
| Market Outlets |
Wholesale grocery store, farmers markets, roadside, resturants, food services |
| Market Potential |
Good |
| Yield Potential |
6 to 12 per acres |
| Profit Potential |
$0 to $700 per acre |
| Adapted Areas |
Seasonal, statewide fall and early spring, South Texas winters |
| Labor Requirements |
1 to 2 man-days per acre per cutting |
| Equipment Requirements |
Tractor, shredder, disk, bedder, cultivator, planter, insect/disease sprayer, herbicide sprayer and harvest wagon |
| Soil Requirements |
Well drained loamy soils |
| Water Requirements |
Low to moderate, 10 tp 15″ per season |
| Minimum Size |
1 acre |
| Risk Factor |
Low to moderate |
| Other Limiting Factors |
Diseases and insects, limited number of approved pestacides |
| Comments |
Fast growing crop, can be harvested in 20- 60 days. Recut potential. |
