[Market-farming] Growing Lettuce Question

Danielle Conger danielle.conger at gmail.com
Tue May 26 09:03:26 EDT 2009


Road's End Farm wrote:
>
> 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 grew both Jericho and Anuenue last year in Maryland, zone 6, and 
didn't care for the Jericho at all. I'll be growing Anuenue and baby 
lettuces this summer under shade cloth. Last year, I was relatively 
successful with growing throughout the season, but had trouble with 
aphids and crickets making it inedible for a time.

-- 
~~Danielle
Touch the Earth Farm
http://touchtheearthfarm.com



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