Lettuce Garden
Grow log by campingcorgis · Original thread
What you can learnA straightforward lettuce cycle from planting to repeated salads, maintenance, and a final travel-timed harvest.
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Am I interpreting that photo correctly? A farm growing system, set atop some type of rack, inside an upside down lid to catch water? Nice set up!
Lovely white root system!
Yes, sort of! It is the rack that is upside down. The "lid" is a tray I bought from the restaurant supply store, formerly Cash & Carry or Smart & Final, or one of an assortment of other names, and now call U.S. Foods Chef's Store. It works well so I can separate and trim up the roots for the plants in my AG Farms. And it was not expensive!Turns out, it works for the AG Sprout too. The AG Bounty has a built in support, so it isn't needed. That's all the different AGs I have.
In preparation for our camping trip, I ended the lettuce garden today. I got a good deal of Red Leaf and Parris Island to take along with us. Very please with this batch!
When do you leave?
Enjoy your trip. And glad you have your home grown lettuce to take along!
Wednesday. Back on 7/3. Can't wait to listen to the waves....
Thanks & me too! I'm making lasagna to share on Wednesday night. I've made Homemade Crunch Bars and Deluxe Whipped Jello. I've got Burrito meat that will be in the freezer until needed. Everything else will be made on-site. I'll be on duty again on Friday, so, I'm making Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken...thank you, Shawn! We share cooking duties. It is fun and no one goes hungry!
Enjoy the trip and the waves and the fresh produce!
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Looks like a wonderful meal!!
Thanks & it is & was! I model it after a Fiesta Taco from Tilly's in Santa Monica. Not sure if they are still around, but the Fiesta Taco was a favorite of ours. When we moved to the PNW, I had to learn to make a lot of things that we cannot get up here. It actually makes life easier, in a lot of ways...LOL. I start with the shell, then a layer of fat free refried beans (or similar), then a layer of Rice Cooker Spanish Rice, then a seasoned/cooked meat of your choice (I usually use chicken), then your greens, chopped tomatoes, any other veggie of choice, shredded cheddar, guac, sour cream, and ta-da! I great meal!
It sounds delicious!
Looks Yummy....
Along with last night's spaghetti dinner, I made a salad of fresh lettuce and tomatoes from the AG. Mikey gave a sincere thanks and said how much he had missed the AG lettuce, when we were in between AG lettuce gardens! It is nice to know it is appreciated!
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They look wonderful!
Thanks! I think so too. And they taste even better! So looking forward to full plate of them tonight! Off to MIL's in a few hours. It is her 86th birthday today!!
Didn't get to make tostadas last night! Forgot it was a club dinner meeting night. Have to make them today, for sure. Already thawed out the chicken.
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Day 5: The newer Marvels of 4 Seasons has germinated and showing tiny leaves. The first MO4S remains the same, nothing happening. That's okay, since the replacement pod is catching up to the others now!
It always amazes me how fast replacements catch up to their neighbors. Maybe they are trying to compete for light. Or maybe they just don't want to be the runt!
I think it is a race of some sort.
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We don't camp much anymore, but I would like to keep up with your trips. Post lots of pictures! p.s I love that animation!
Camping is our way of vacationing with the whole family! We were attracted to it because the dogs could come with us...back then, there were very few hotels and/or motels that would allow pets. Both Stanley and Cadie learned about camping from their start with us! That was their "first" new home...LOL. Cadie loved it from the start. We set her down and she walked over to Stanley, gave him a play bow & started running. He followed, but the furniture went flying as she was only 5 pounds and could run under things that he just didn't fit anymore. LOL. Now, Stanley, he loved the RV until he woke up and realized he didn't have his littermates anymore. And that boy has a set of lungs! He cried the entire 4 hour trip to get home. Ugh! But he loves it now. He just had to learn to love it.
Awww. What a sweet story!
Day 2: All pods have something happening in them, except maybe 1 of the Marvels of 4 Seasons. Not above the label yet, but proving to be alive!!
Day 3: Added one more (& the last of them) Marvels of 4 Seasons to the Lettuce Garden. As back-up to the slow poke.
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I am so glad to hear that!
Nice to see another garden begin. When you leave for camping, how long are you usually gone for?
Generally, we go out for about 10 days a month. We like to start in March and go thru September. Sometimes later. Many of our trips are to State parks and they limit the stay to 10 days during the warmer months, so that's what we do. This year, we're waiting for Mikey to have a couple of procedures. Getting closer. He's having an ultra sound on Friday and sounds like the next procedure will be thru OSU, as they have a specialty team there and the VA's team is booked for months out.
Here's to some wonderful adventures and to Mikey's health and great outcome for his procedures.
Thank you!!!
Oh, my gosh! The day just gets away from me! At 1:00pm, I realized that I had not yet started the new lettuce garden, as planned. So, I quickly set about the task. Filling the bowl with fresh water, picking out pods, pre-soaking the pods, inserting them, covering the deck holes with covers, placing the domes over the pods, lowering the lights to 8-inches above the deck, and resetting the app on the phone/Farm. Whew! Tasks done, I checked the clock...1:07pm! Seemed longer! I would have been done sooner, but Fed Ex interrupted me to deliver the new Farm 24XL. Pictures to come when there's something to see. Nutes will be added about that same time.
LOL, I know it's always seems like it takes longer to do. Congrats on the new addition. What will you plant? Or will you wait until after camping trip?
Congratulations on the new Farm! Yay!!! Now I don't have to worry that you won't be back after camping season!