2018 Lettuce Variety Trial First Planting Results
Crystal Stewart-Courtens, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
This year's lettuce variety trial was conducted at Pleasant Valley Farm in Argyle, NY. It was planted on May 28th, and harvested August 1st. The main goal of the trial was to evaluate romaine varieties to see which would perform well in hot summer conditions and there were 17 days above 85 degrees.
Standout Varieties: See the youtube video below
Other varieties evaluated, see the attachment below.
Other Lettuce Varieties Evaluated (pdf; 10275KB)
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