New green tent post.

 
I didn't want to hijack the green tent post. So I started this one. But the
thought crossed my mind that it might be possible to have  lettuce all
summer if I had a sun shield of some sort.

Anyone think its possible to have lettuce  with sun shielding.

Diesel.
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 DogDiesel wrote:

I have no idea.  Why can't you have lettuce all year now ?  What do you mean
by a sun shield and what do you think it will do?

D

 

Lettuce bolts from the heat.  You cant grow it when its hot. Its spring or
fall only.  I got about 1 month of the bomb lettuce. Couldn't eat it all. In
April or May And by June it was bolted.

 DogDiesel wrote:

I thought that might be it but I keep making wrong guesses lately so I
asked.  Yes a sun shade will help, try 50% shade cloth during the hot
months.  Make sure you mulch heavily to keep the roots cool (and save water)
and keep the water up to them on hot days.  I don't think you will eliminate
the problem but it will improve.

D

 On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:54:41 -0400, DogDiesel wrote:


You could perhaps grow some pole beans or other climbers and have that shade
your lettuce.

Much prettier than shade cloth.