Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

market-farming - RE: [Market-farming] Watering Lettuce Beds

market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Market Farming

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Watering Lettuce Beds
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 20:34:10 -0400

Allan,

I never have had rot and I water overhead. One thing I do, perhaps, that
helps with that is I have an inch or so of commercially prepared compost
that I put on my salad greens beds. It doesn't splash up on the leaves
like plain soil does. I dunno. I'm still a bit of a green horn.

actually, I think this rot, in the small head lettuce, is caused by water that is held within the basin created by the lettuce leaves. I do like to put down a think layer of compost over a thiner layer of rock dust, myself. -Allan




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page