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Baby-leaf salad green production guide for western Washington
Extension mimeo (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension), 095E., Washington State University Extension
11/2015
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/5628
Abstract
Lettuce is the top-grossing fresh market vegetable crop in the United States, with salad mixes featuring baby-leaf greens becoming increasingly popular among consumers who desire to eat healthy, convenient food. Growers in western Washington may produce salad greens throughout the year, using season-extension techniques such as row covers, low tunnels, and high tunnels during the winter.This production guide is for growers in western Washington who want to produce baby-leaf salad greens. This guide discusses the selection, growing, harvesting, and processing of baby-leaf greens, as well as related food safety concerns, all of which can present unique challenges. This guide also describes specific crops commonly grown for baby-leaf salads, and the pros and cons of each.
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- Title
- Baby-leaf salad green production guide for western Washington
- Creators
- Charlene Margaret Grahn (Author)Chris Benedict (Author)Tom Thornton (Author)Carol A. Miles (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Extension mimeo (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension); 095E.
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900502144701842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report