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Growing Salad Greens in Winter

Thursday October 10, 6:30-8:30 pm

Cornell Cooperative Extension - 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Call 272-2292 to pre-register

 

The onset of cold weather does not necessarily mean an end to growing vegetables in upstate NY. Greens such as lettuce, mizuna, bok choi, arugula, kale, spinach and mustard are very cold-hardy and don't mind the short winter days. CCE educator Chrys Gardener will show slides of different ways to grow winter salad greens using low hoop houses, low tunnels and solar greenhouses. (A solar greenhouse uses thermal mass and ground heat to stay warm in winter and does not need supplemental heat.) There will also be information on growing salad greens indoors using fluorescent lights, and a demonstration on constructing a low-cost PVC light stand for growing winter salads and starting spring seedlings. As a bonus, everyone who attends will take home lettuce seed that was collected from the CCE seed saving garden!

 

Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale fee. Please call CCE at 272-2292 to pre-register, or email Chrys Gardener at cab69 AT cornell.edu.

 

- See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/09/25/growing-salad-greens-winter