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Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix
- From: SaladG AT aol.com
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix
- Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:57:05 EDT
I live in western Iowa zone 4 on the Nishnabotna river bottom and we use
transplant for all of our lettuce. Plant outside on white on black plastic
putting 4 rows on one 36" wide plastic. In hoophouses we lay down pages of
the Sunday paper and plant through it, wetting down really good after we plant,
to keep the paper in place and soaking everything up really good. We plant
around 10 flats a week using 96 cell flats, and keep this routine up all summer,
when it gets hot we germinate in the basement under lights. We average
40#of mix every week and cut with a scissors and wash in cold water out of the
field and spin dry and package in 5# bags. We dump these packages in a
large basket and hand package at the booth what the customer wants, 1/4#, 1/2# ,
and 1# quantities. Most lettuces we will get two cuts from it but
this year we could get a little more cuts from some variety's with all the
rain.
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I feel everyone has to work out their own system depending on one's on
labor source and the time that is available to get accomplish your goal for each
individual crop.
Phil from Iowa
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix
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- Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix, BillOhio, 09/25/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix,
michelle rome, 09/20/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix, Richard Stewart, 09/20/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix,
breck, 09/20/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix, BillOhio, 09/28/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix, Richard Stewart, 09/20/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix,
David Inglis, 09/20/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix, Barking Cat Farm, 09/22/2009
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[Market-farming] Salad Mix Harvesting,
Barking Cat Farm, 09/24/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Salad Mix Harvesting, Beth Spaugh, 09/28/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting methods for Salad mix,
SaladG, 09/28/2009
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[Market-farming] Seed suppliers,
MAsteveINE, 09/29/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Seed suppliers, Don Lareau, 09/29/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Seed suppliers, E C GRANATA, 09/29/2009
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[Market-farming] Seed suppliers,
MAsteveINE, 09/29/2009
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