IT'S HARVEST DAY!! - How We Harvest Our Salanova Lettuce and Prepping Our Salad Mix
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- It's Salanova Salad Harvest Day here on the Farm! See Step by Step(Fast Steps) exactly how we get it done here at Simplistic Farms. This is by far our Favorite and most Profitable Crop that we grow. Please hit the LIKE BUTTON, COMMENT BELOW, and make sure to SUBSCRIBE if you haven't yet! We'll See YOU on the next one!!
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how many times can you harvest each plant ? How long does it take to grow back for the next harvest ?
Wow, you have done incredible work! So much heart has gone into your product, and it shows and is appreciated!
Thank you for the kind words!
Well you sure seem to have a nice system down that works for you. (harvest & process wise) Thumbs up.
Thanks, it works👍
What sort of bags do You use for salad?
Wow! This is an amazing setup! You have no idea how much your video just explained about the process. One question- when you cut your lettuce do you leave the heart of the lettuce intact, or just cut through it and it is able to regrow. I am a micro farmer and mostly did microgrogreens. This year I am venturing into the salad greens and asian greens. I grew salanova and summer crisp for head lettuce. I thought salanova was only for the head lettuce, but after talking to the local farmer I discovered you can regrow it 2-3 times after cutting. So I'm excited about that. Thank you so much in advance for your reply!
I'm so glad it was helpful! Yep, Salanova is a great cut and come again Lettuce. I always get 2-3 cuttings. I cut all the way through, about a 1.5"- 2" up from the base, as to only cut the leaves so it can regrow. I hope that helps. Good luck this year, and keep us posted!👍
Awesome! How long does it take your salanova heads to re-grow for a 2nd cut?
Usually around 2weeks
Nice video, I am looking to start to sell some lettuce. How much do you sell a bag for? Those bags you use look really nice.
Probably not enough, lol! I sell them for $3 or 2/$5. I could get at least a dollar a bag more if I wanted. I have great customers so I don't charge quite top dollar. It really depends on your market though. Check and see what others are selling for similar in your area. Great question though, good luck!👍
Love the channel. Do you grow the butter varieties of salanova? I have been finding the butter varieties don't hold up during washing very well. They get real bruised and torn up. Wondering if you have experienced this and what varieties you think hold up the best during washing?
I really haven't found it to be that big of a problem here. But I will say the Green Sweet Crisp probably holds up the best. Of course, when it starts to heat up, time of day for harvest can play a role.
Are you doing a "cut and come again" approach for the Salanova Crisp or do you terminate that bed now?
I do cut and come again. Usually 2, sometimes 3 Harvest then I flip the bed.
That looks like a Curtis Stone/Josh Sattin setup there. Mine is identical lol
Yep, it's worked great for 4yrs now and I love it. The only difference is Josh uses deep mulch compost and I don't lay it on nearly as thick. 👍
@@SimplisticFarms lol I can’t afford to. I don’t have a cheap source for it. I pay $270 for 5 yards
@@parkerbender09 Same here, I mix my own and put it on thin, lol😆
Hi what is the distance between salad plants?thanks
They are 4 rows staggered, spaced 6" apart. If I do 3 rows I space them 10"
I’m hoping to forage some edible plants for a wildcrafted salad to sell at the market wish me luck ❤️
Good luck!👍
does the same apply if the salad was not washed, could it be put immediately in the bag and is there nothing wrong if there is air in the bag or what is good if is air in bag
doesn't it die soon
I really wouldn't skip that step if you can help it. It does two very important things, the first is it gets the temperature down fast, I want them going in the cooler or perferably cold water wash immediately after being harvested. It's what keeps it crisp and fresh longer. The second reason the wash is so important is to get any Bugs or Dirt off from the greens. So no, I just can't recomend skipping that part of the process. That was a great question though and I hope I answered so it makes sense.
Where do you buy your bags at
We get our bags from ClearBags.com
I use the 8x15 from them. That looks bigger than mine.
What sized bags hold your 5oz of salad mix? It seems like a proper amount.
Is that just the cheap landscape fabric? I need to start using something for my lettuce because the bottoms always get nasty.
Yep, it's fairly inexpensive if you cut or burn the holes yourself. I use 36"×50' rolls and it fits my beds perfect.
@@SimplisticFarms I was just about to order the expensive woven fabric I use on my strawberry plants, but I'm thinking the cheap route might be better for me. I have terrible luck storing things in my barn anyways, the mice always get in and tear things up for nests.
The cheap option it is. You've changed a life today! Great content btw. You and me have very similar farming styles.
can anyone explain to me why it seems like everyone washes greens prior to sale in the small farm scene? Restaurants in 90%+ localities legally have to wash produce before use (regardless of whether it's washed by you or not), customers can wash it themselves (you just need to tell them, just like stores/labels tell them), and unwashed greens stay good longer (because you're handling them less and they retain their natural wax longer). I can understand giving things a dunk to take field heat off, but then again, we're not mega-corp farms out in Cali that harvest all day; just harvest the stuff in the morning before it gets hot (done by 8 and not starting again until 8 pm in the summer). If your high-harvested greens are getting THAT filthy and bug-ridden that you need to wash them just to store them, we have other issues that need dealt with.
About the only thing that gets dirty is baby leaf lettuce (the OG style (which not many do anymore), densely seeded normal lettuce types that are cut at 3wks or so), and that's just because it's only 1-1.5" or so above the soil, Baby kale and other baby greens tend to be taller when you're harvesting them, and don't have the soil issues.
I actually did two comments down I give a pretty good explanation, check it out. But in a nut shell for me it's not about the legalities, it's about delivering the highest quality product possible to my customers and customer satisfaction. That has never served me wrong. And yes, if the entire process is done properly, with the right varieties, it does last longer in the fridge or cooler. It is a great question though and I respect trying to minimize steps in the process to increase efficiency and productivity. I just don't believe this is a step that should be skipped.