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  • From: Pam Twin Oaks <pam AT twinoaks.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Summer Greens
  • Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:05:27 -0400

Jay asked:
<My question is this, It is June 8th, what greens can I plant and harvest without them getting bitter?? I live in Kansas in Zone 5. ? It has been in the 90's, but it is more like the 80's for the month of June. Today in is in the 60's.? I have more seed that I have already mentioned.?? Exotic greens probably won't sell well.? More straight lettuce or spinach is an easy sell.

I have read about the Summer Crisp or French Crisp Lettuce from Johnny's.? Is it really? tolerant of hot weather?? If so, what varieties to you suggest?? Growing methods that would make it easier to produce good lettuce in the early summer.?>

I'm in zone 7. I wouldn't try spinach at this late stage. I'd go for Swiss Chard, either a green one, or the Brite Lites rainbow types. Or, for the closest to spinach, leaf beet, also known as perpetual spinach. Being biennial, it won't bolt this season. They transplant well, or you could direct sow. Tell people to treat it like spinach as far as cooking goes, but chop the stems small.

As far as lettuce, we sow each week and transplant. We use the Batavian summer crisp types and also the romaine Jericho. We use shadecloth on wire hoops during July, August and early September. Keep well irrigated.

Pam, Twin Oaks Community, central Virginia



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