[Market-farming] Dressing ideas for bitter summer lettuce(?)
Allan Balliett
aballiett at frontiernet.net
Thu Jul 17 22:13:03 EDT 2008
I've got a planting of Jehrico that's been distributed to the CSA
that I'm getting some bitterness complaints about.
This brings up two questions:
1. Do you have a recipe for a dressing that goes good with bitter lettuce?
2. I've had it in my head that as long as the soil is very damp,
lettuce won't get bitter. I think I ran into something weird in the
past couple of weeks: the soil was wet to almost capacity but it was
hot enough that this soaking wet soil got hot. I was in a bind of
knowing I didn't need more water and thinking that as long as the
lettuce could access water, its leaves could not get too hot. It seem
like I should have used a 'cooling mist,' even though the soil was
plenty wet. (I hate to say it, but also HOT to the touch, at times)
What do you think?
Thanks!
Allan Balliett
Extending the season right into summer
in Shepherdstown, WV
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