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  • From: "William H Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] shading lettuce
  • Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:28:56 -0500

Bob

 

When you use 30% shade on lettuce, other greens, what is the impact on water consumption and plant size? Do you reduce water consumption at all? Do you get better quality? How do you set up the shade cloth over your crop? Sorry if I’m asking you to give up secrets!

 

Bill

William H. Shoemaker

Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops

University of Illinois - Crop Sciences

St Charles Horticulture Research Center

535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL, 60174

630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610

wshoemak AT illinois.edu


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of sunnfarm AT netscape.com
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:24 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] shading lettuce

 

I found that 30% reduces temps around 10 degrees but more importantly any shade reduces the heat buildup in the leaves from direct sunlight which I think is worse than high air temps.  I use 50-55 and 30% and prefer 30%. Over time I plan to replace all my shade with 30%... Bob.

Sunny Meadow Farm

Bridgeton, NJ

--- davepurpura AT yahoo.com wrote:

From: david purpura <davepurpura AT yahoo.com>
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] shading lettuce
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:27:52 -0700 (PDT)

Hi All.  I want to try shading lettuce and spinach this year.  My idea is to put shade cloth over low tunnel hoops and stake down.  For those doing this, what shading do you recommend - 30%, 50%, 60% ?

thanks,
dave
SE Mass

 


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