How I Farm Lettuce

[@jameskenik5106]

Love your farm. I just started a market farm last year. I am also in NY, hopefully someday i can get up there and see your operation. Keep crushing it conner!

[@rblongfellow]

Awesome! You’re a treasure for farmers, man.

[@curt25]

I have been learning so much from watching your videos. Thanks for all the uploads

[@CBsGreenhouseandGarden]

Great info on lettuce. I love growing hydro lettuce but like seeing how you grow yours in the ground.

[@iwanttogotohawaii11]

CB's Greenhouse and Garden me too, i love growing hydroponic lettuce

[@RovinjJoe]

Hy I am farmer from Croatia and i grow lettuce in open field.Like to learn grow in hydro way

[@ericgonya2413]

Do you use tarps or fabric at all for anything? I'd love to see a video on your cultivation techniques. I know you love your flame weeder, but I'd like to see other tools and techniques you're using depending on the crop and situation.

[@anyat8115]

doing a lot of lettuce would be too plain dumbingly boring.....love your honesty and videos....

[@SethFriedmanOrigami]

What do you think about mini-heads of lettuce? Johnny's has an article about how they are more profitable then full size heads.

[@NeversinkFarm]

My customers prefer regular sized heads

[@goagroconsultancyfarm2265]

Great job. I love watching ur video and like learning from you as well

[@jfarmer9808]

Awsum great info thx

[@audwindelossantos1839]

Greeting congratulations on doing such a great job I have a question What is the size of your high tunnel would you recommend a bigger one ? A smaller one ? Please advise

[@tauceti8341]

My lettuce never gets that big in their trays for me lol. They usually get their fist leaf then have to be transplanted.

[@NeversinkFarm]

Your potting soil may lack nitrogen

[@jerricroft937]

I watch your vids and they're short and to the point. Also, I see you have all the tools and infrastructure to simplify and creat efficiencies. You must be an very good manager, so much work being done and you seem so laid back. I'm jealous.

[@rondianderson4402]

Great video! You mention open catepillar tunnels. Would you mind sharing what you have growing there @ 4:10 in you video. Chives? Rosemary? Thanks.

[@NeversinkFarm]

I don't use open caterpillar tunnels anymore.

[@elizabethwhite758]

@@NeversinkFarm whys that?

[@NeversinkFarm]

Too much management

[@diannedovholuk4245]

What kind of lettuce spinner do you use?

[@krishnaksingh2928]

Nice

[@capechef1330]

Great video. What are good books for farming you can recommend?

[@irzeke]

Just wondering, in your no till system, how do you deal with the lettuce stems left in the bed after head lettuce harvest , if you want to replant that bed quickly ? will your tilther take care of them ?

[@NeversinkFarm]

I leave them in place and replant

[@irzeke]

Thanks. I believe that Singing Frogs farm out in California cuts the stem below surface level , covers with compost and replants as well.

[@ronyvargas3137]

I 💕 love your videos sir God 🙏

[@matprather5833]

"Being a lettuce farmer would be too plain numbingly boring". Haha I agree that growing only one crop would be pretty boring and wouldn't be much a change of seasons like there is with many different types of crops.

[@Surtac100]

You can grow in the shade? I thought they need sun to grow?

[@NeversinkFarm]

It is partial shade

[@2quick4u84]

Hi, don't you use the greens haverster to harvest salad? thanks

[@NeversinkFarm]

For baby greens yes. Salanova or multi-leaf lettuce needs to be done with a knife.

[@liammorgan5899]

where do you get your 72 pots?

[@NeversinkFarm]

Www.neversinktools.com

[@MyChilepepper]

Bugs would eat whatever I planted faster than I could blink.

[@LineupLegend]

Great info

[@russellchaney1397]

It's three a.m. I'm working graveyard and my friend sends me this video don't know why he did it but I'm glad he did this was so relaxing to watch

[@sdfft820]

There’s a 3rd way that you can plant lettuce seedlings. That’s by using a stand n plant.

[@donnieross8254]

Thank you so much for the info! I am not seeing a follow up video on that lettuce from highmowing seeds. Did you do one? Did you like how it turned out? Any info would be greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance.

[@DeerParkFarmstead]

Glad you’re trying different seed. Can’t wait to find out the results.

[@sixmagpies]

A labour saving idea you may like from the marine world: 'Loitering Points'. These are dedicated repositories, usually just spaces in corners or otherwise dead areas, with maybe a couple of shelves and lashings etc., that are dotted strategically about the ship. One rarely needs to walk empty handed if one can carry something at least part-way to its eventual destination, using appropriate loitering points. At sea, much as it is on a farm, tidiness is next to Godliness, and this system considerably reduces the daily effort required to return or distribute equipment as necessary.

[@j.wiggins8586]

Mr Crickmore already uses this technique on his farm to shave loads of manhours off his labor bill by keeping small equipment sheds containing tools common to every field at strategic points across his farm. He also uses task sheets for his help so that there are no misunderstandings of what each person is required to accomplish. It sounds similar to the old 3M system we used in the Navy to maintain equipment. Everything had a maintenance schedule, which was broken into 6, 8, 10, and 12 manhour blocks and written on cards. We would just pull a card, draw some tools and materials, and get it done. This guy is a model of efficiency.

[@Bachibouzouk1er]

Did you en up doing follow up video on the comparison between High Mowing's lettuce and the Salanova?

[@NeversinkFarm]

I have not yet because I have not come to any conclusions. I will be growing both again this year.

[@otrotland5377]

how to I make sure the lettuce I grow does not have bacteria and how would I get it tested. I give most of my extra away for now

[@Frankreddy62]

Great video. You have a heck of an operation up there. Thanks for putting out these videos. Between you and Spring Hill Farms channel, i have much more confidence in my growing abilities. Thank you.

[@2quick4u84]

hi, do you use the quick-cut greens harvester for lettuce or just by hand? thanks

[@EmadiAcresFarm]

Brentwood and ezrilla have been great for me. Osborne has them cheaper and more varieties. They are doing well so far. Goodluck.

[@jeremykenward3082]

Really interested in using the Eazyleaf varieties over salanova. Are you getting multi cuts? Do they keep cranking out small leaves if you dont harvest the way salanova does, or od they just get bigger?

[@jenniferpresnell9558]

Hi Connor! How’d that new lettuce work out?

[@SportsFanatic6251]

You said you got up to 4 cuttings from your head lettuce. I am growing for the first time. I appreciate how you talk about harvesting and wished others had told you more about it. I was assuming with head lettuce you only got one cutting. When you harvest head lettuces are you only harvesting the outside leaves of each lettuce head? Thanks!

[@jerricroft937]

Jeremy Mack I am very small time market gardener, maybe you've heard of Charles Dowding. I harvest outer leaves , takes time but I love the results. Good luck Jennies Fresh Erda Produce!

[@mio.giardino]

Thank you for sharing the finer points 😊😊😊

[@2quick4u84]

hi what are the conditions (temperature, humidity, light,etc) needed in a germination chamber and how long do usually trays stay there? thanks

[@NeversinkFarm]

High humidity and high temp. Time is dependent on the plant

[@mansharam4631]

very nice work

[@joshtortorello]

Love your videos

[@freddavis5284]

Hey Conor did you use overhead or drip when growing lettuce in the field? Many thanks!

[@NeversinkFarm]

Drip is useless in the field and unless one uses plastic mulch.

[@enthusedskater]

Is there a specific reason why you don't direct seed lettuce anymore?

[@NeversinkFarm]

Because I use multi leaf lettuce

[@daniellesmith2452]

Which variety of lettuce did you use from High mowing?

[@enthusedskater]

why not direct sow multi leaf lettuce?

[@ZWATER1]

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