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  • From: frank ventura <frank.dragonflyfarms AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Harvesting the great unwashed
  • Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 10:45:51 -0500

Richard,

We cut mid to low to miximize leaf and minimize dirt. We did not wash either.

We are seeing good regrowth a few weeks later with this method also.

Frank Ventura
Dragonfly Farms
Pepperell, Ma

On Dec 2, 2010, at 10:15 AM, Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org> wrote:

> I have a nice crop of hoophouse looseleaf lettuce, and do not plan to wash
> it before selling. I am wondering how you all would recommend harvesting to
> minimize carrying dirt into the harvest bag. The options seem to be to:
> --cut high enough to avoid the dirt all together (but then lose the bottom
> of each leaf, and the base of the stalk)
> --cut low and then swish any dirty cut end in a bucket before placing the
> lettuce in its bag
> --cut low, then recut to reduce the dirt carried into the bag
> --pull the lettuce partially out of the soil before cutting
>
> Any advice?
>
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> Richard Robinson
> www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
> Hopestill Farm
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