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Error loading varieties:
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@endif
🫐 Plant Varieties
Manage your blackberry variety collection
Track characteristics, yields, and plant counts
@if(isset($varieties) && $varieties->count() > 0)
@foreach($varieties as $variety)
🫐 {{ $variety->name }}
{{ $variety->plant_count ?? 0 }} plants
{{ ucfirst($variety->type ?? 'Primocane') }}
({{ $variety->type === 'primocane' ? 'Fall-bearing' : 'Summer-bearing' }})
{{ $variety->description ?? 'No description available.' }}
{{ $variety->days_to_harvest ?? 120 }}
Days to Harvest
{{ $variety->expected_yield_per_plant ?? 8.0 }}
Expected Yield (lbs)
{{ $variety->sweetness_rating ?? 8 }}/10
Sweetness Rating
{{ $variety->cold_hardiness_zone ?? 'N/A' }}
Hardiness Zone
@if($variety->is_thornless)
Thornless
@else
Thorny
@endif
@if($variety->heat_tolerance === 'high')
Heat Tolerant
@endif
@if($variety->disease_resistance === 'high')
Disease Resistant
@endif
@if($variety->berry_size === 'large' || $variety->berry_size === 'very_large')
{{ ucfirst(str_replace('_', ' ', $variety->berry_size)) }} Berries
@endif
@if($variety->flavor_notes)
{{ $variety->flavor_notes }}
@endif
🗓️ Harvest Season: {{ $variety->harvest_season ?? ($variety->type === 'primocane' ? 'Summer & Fall' : 'Summer') }}
@endforeach
@else
🫐 Prime Ark Freedom
40 plants
Primocane (Fall-bearing)
Thornless primocane-fruiting blackberry with excellent flavor and large fruit size. Heat tolerant and productive with dual-season harvest capability.
Thornless
Heat Tolerant
Large Berries
Excellent Flavor
Disease Resistant
🗓️ Harvest Season: Summer & Fall
🫐 Prime Ark Traveler
Target: 40 plants
Primocane (Fall-bearing)
Thornless primocane-fruiting blackberry with very large, firm berries. Excellent for fresh eating and shipping with high productivity.
10.0
Expected Yield (lbs)
Thornless
Very Large Berries
Firm Texture
Excellent Shipping
High Productivity
🗓️ Harvest Season: Summer & Fall
🫐 Ouachita
Future consideration
Floricane (Summer-bearing)
Thornless floricane-fruiting blackberry with excellent flavor and disease resistance. Reliable summer harvest with high yields.
12.0
Expected Yield (lbs)
Thornless
Disease Resistant
Excellent Flavor
Summer Harvest
High Yield
🗓️ Harvest Season: Summer
🫐 Triple Crown
Future consideration
Floricane (Summer-bearing)
Semi-erect thornless blackberry with very large, sweet berries. Late summer harvest with exceptional flavor and productivity.
15.0
Expected Yield (lbs)
Thornless
Semi-erect
Very Large Berries
Sweet Flavor
Late Season
🗓️ Harvest Season: Summer
@endif
🎯 Variety Selection Strategy
Current Focus: Prime Ark Freedom (40 plants) provides the foundation for your blackberry operation with reliable, thornless, dual-season production.
Expansion Plan: Add Prime Ark Traveler (target 40 plants) for increased yield and berry size while maintaining primocane advantages.
Future Considerations: Floricane varieties like Ouachita and Triple Crown could extend harvest season and increase total farm yield when scaling to 1,000+ plants.
Key Advantages: Focus on thornless varieties reduces labor costs and harvesting difficulty. Primocane varieties offer dual harvests (summer floricanes + fall primocanes).