I bet less than 15% of households have heard of Honeycrisp. When I go to the store, I make it a point to ask customers in the produce section about Honeycrisp. Most have never heard of it. If those who have, about 50% say it is a very good apple or it is their favorite apple. One man told me that it is the only apple he will buy, and buys it at any price.
At Costco here in Missoula, Mt, the produce stocker told me that he has to re-stock HC more than any other variety. My view is that the high price of HC is based on the high value people place on the taste. The market is telling us that HC is the best tasting and most satisfying apple out there. In the competitive marketplace, millions are voting daily with their wallets, and you just can't argue with the outcome. About two years ago, I got interested in growing apples, even though I rarely eat one. I read about HC but never tasted one. I went to the store and bought a couple, and the next day I went back and bought a dozen or so. After I finished those, I bought a couple of more varieties, brought them home and took a bite of a Mac, and then spit that into the garbage can, I tried another variety (can't remember which one) and spit that out. The difference to me, in my personal view, is that I eat HC or I don't eat apples. The problem is, poorly grown HC are just not good tasting apples. They need a cold winter, heavy thinning to avoid over cropping, calcium sprays every 4-6 days and careful handling. On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Steven Bibula <sbib...@maine.rr.com> wrote: > In Hannaford (a major regional supermarket) today, all apples were 99 > cents per pound, except some smallish, mediocre-looking honeycrisp at $2.49 > per pound. How long can an apple coast in the premium price range on > little more than the name? > > > > Steven Bibula > > Plowshares Community Farm > > 236 Sebago Lake Road > > Gorham ME 04038 > > 207.239.0442 > > www.plowsharesmaine.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > >
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