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Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut
- From: Richard Stover <rnstover AT gmail.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut
- Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 19:11:38 -0500
I used valves operated on timers for my drip line. I would keep the beds well soaked at mid-day to relieve heat stress and keep the roots from drawing moisture from the leaves. I believe the cool water also helps lower soil temperature. Also, I didn't see any mention of mulching the lettuce in previous posts (I just got on the list a couple of days ago). Good, clean straw helps keep the roots cool, retains moisture and keeps the leaves clean, no splash from rain.
Richard Stover
Pierpont Farms, Missouri
On May 22, 2009, at 7:18 PM, Allan Balliett wrote:
so no micro-sprinklers, etc, for you successful lettuce growers?
On these 75degrees + days, are you drip irrigating daily? (Constantly??)
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Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut
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Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut,
Liz, 05/17/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut,
Liz, 05/22/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut,
Allan Balliett, 05/22/2009
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[Market-farming] Something Quick,
Marie Kamphefner, 05/22/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Something Quick, Bobbett, 05/22/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Something Quick,
Bobbett, 05/22/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Something Quick, Sue Wells, 05/23/2009
- [Market-farming] Pea Shoots was Something Quick, Allan Balliett, 05/24/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Something Quick,
Elaine Granata, 05/23/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Something Quick, Marie Kamphefner, 05/24/2009
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[Market-farming] Something Quick,
Marie Kamphefner, 05/22/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut, Richard Stover, 05/23/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut,
Allan Balliett, 05/22/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut,
Liz, 05/22/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Managing lettuce (and veggie) glut,
Liz, 05/17/2009
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