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  • From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Shade Cloth for summer lettuce
  • Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 10:03:56 -0400

I think it depends on how far south you are, and possibly on the sunlight exposure of the particular field. We use 30% here.


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale




On May 20, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Carla Maness wrote:

We use 50% shade cloth on our lettuce beds. 

Carla
Perkins, Ok

On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:46 AM, John Chambers  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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