[Market-farming] GROWING LETTUCE was Managing lettuce

Allan Balliett aballiett at frontiernet.net
Thu May 21 08:09:25 EDT 2009


Since we have so many champion lettuce growers sharing how they sell 
what they sow, maybe it's a good time for me to ask some questions 
about lettuce production that I'm always curious about.

I've put a list of questions below.

I Hope you can find the time to answer from your own experience! You 
do not need to answer ALL questions.  Thanks in advance!! (feel free 
to respond off-line to aballiett at frontiernet.net )

-Allan in WV

(Please tell me where region you are located in.)

What are you using for fertilizer?

When do you fertilize?

How do you seed your salad mix, or do you transplant? (I ask because 
I often get germination failures)

Do you use a commercial mix or make your own?

Do you have a 'summer mix'? If so, what is in it?

How do you harvest salad mix?

Do you cut the same bed more than once?

How soon after ending harvesting in a salad mix bed are you able to 
re-plant it?

Do you have favorite lettuce varieties?

At what point in the season do you start seeding 'summer' lettuces? 
(Like Jerhrico)

Do you use shade cloth?

At what time of the year do you start using shade cloth?

If you use shade cloth, do you cover the full bed or just the top of the bed?

Do you use row cover?

Do you use it all season

How do you water your head lettuce? Your salad mix?



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