[Market-farming] Growing Lettuce Question

Road's End Farm organic87 at frontiernet.net
Mon May 25 18:25:16 EDT 2009


On May 25, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Pat Meadows wrote:
>>
>
> Last year, I grew Jericho (a romaine) because it was recommended as
> 'non-bitter' even in heat.  It was definitely bitter.  Based on my
> experience, Jericho  probably wouldn't be a good choice.
>
> In general, I do think that romaines tend to stay better in hot weather
> than other lettuces, however.

I have had fairly good results with both Jericho and Parris Island Cos 
in what passes for midsummer heat around here, as long as they're a) 
grown under shadecloth and b) harvested reasonably young (I harvest as 
full heads, but not usually extremely large ones).

However, in my experience some of the summer crisp / Batavian type hold 
better than romaines (try Anuenue, and maybe Cherokee, though I've only 
one year's experience with that one so far); and Simpson Elite green 
leaf lettuce does too.

I start lettuce every two or three weeks; in large part because nothing 
resists bolting forever.

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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