Garden Gate – October 2019

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HARVEST IT WHOLE

For a head of lettuce or pak choi,

use a harvest knife to cut the plant

off just below soil level. Keeping

the leaves together makes the

plant easy to handle and it lasts

well in storage — up to 3 weeks.

This technique also helps the soil

by leaving microorganisms around

the roots in place.

CUT AND COME AGAIN

To get a second harvest from

spinach, arugula or leaf lettuce,

grab a handful of leaves and use

a pair of scissors or a harvest

knife to cut them off an inch or

two above the base of the plant.

TAKE WHAT YOU NEED

If all you need are a few leaves of

spinach or leaf lettuce to flavor a

salad or sandwich, take hold of

the leaf where its base meets the

stem or where the leaf narrows.

Then give a quick twist to break

it off, leaving behind the stringy

unappetizing stems or large ribs.

HARVESTING TECHNIQUES

Salanova®

Red Butter

lettuce

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GardenGateMagazine.com | GARDEN GATE 41

HARVEST IT WHOLE

For a head of lettuce or pak choi,

use a harvest knife to cut the plant

off just below soil level. Keeping

the leaves together makes the

plant easy to handle and it lasts

well in storage — up to 3 weeks.

This technique also helps the soil

by leaving microorganisms around

the roots in place.

CUT AND COME AGAIN

To get a second harvest from

spinach, arugula or leaf lettuce,

grab a handful of leaves and use

a pair of scissors or a harvest

knife to cut them off an inch or

two above the base of the plant.

TAKE WHAT YOU NEED

If all you need are a few leaves of

spinach or leaf lettuce to flavor a

salad or sandwich, take hold of

the leaf where its base meets the

stem or where the leaf narrows.

Then give a quick twist to break

it off, leaving behind the stringy

unappetizing stems or large ribs.

HARVESTING TECHNIQUES

Salanova®
Red Butter
lettuce