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  • From: Carla Maness <manessfarm AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Shade Cloth for summer lettuce
  • Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 08:53:15 -0500

We use 50% shade cloth on our lettuce beds. 

Carla
Perkins, Ok

On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:46 AM, John Chambers <jachambe AT gmail.com> wrote:
We are looking at shade cloth as a means of delaying bolting in our summer lettuce.  We're looking at covering individual beds with shade cloth supported by #9 hoops, but am curious what shade cloth % you have found to work best.  30%?  50%?  Higher?   

John
Ridgeview Farm
Shelbyville, IL

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