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Old 01-31-2016, 08:23 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Maiden Plantain - Jan 22, 2016

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Originally Posted by Mark Dragt View Post
So why would you trim off hands?
It's all about uniformity, the top three hands are very similar and the forth is close enough but the fifth hand is not. The top four hands will average around 38 cm. & 450 gm. - 15" & 16 oz. We sell plantains by the bunch and if you're going to leave the trash hands on you're certainly not going to charge for it. It's a little surprising that our trash is considered first-class fruit for Nick.

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Fruit in the top few hands were 15" and over 16 oz.

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