From Planting to Packing. Baby Cos

A look at how baby cos lettuce is produced on Peter Schreurs and Sons Vegetable Farm.

As of April 2008

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[serlups]

impressive

[Bestleeks]

Thanks serlups

[christopherpstafford]

such good video. im a veg farmer in ireland. great inspiration how to keep things tidy. we do parsnip as well. why not use top lifter rather than pickers. and is the water tank to seal spray contact?

[waynebw]

That's a lot of cos lettuce! Will these grow in the tropics?

[deadrebel2]

Interesting vid didn't realise there was so much automation, nice to see that they are still grown in earth outside. I have seen huge greenhouses with vats of liquid growing a whole host of foodstuffs and have never understood how they know what trace elements to add. Thanks

[sjwyuma]

Another excellent production. Transplanted romaine? is your season that short? I like the post transplanter water tank, that is a good idea. I will pass this on to a friend who grows a few thousand acres of romaine, he will enjoy it. We are thinking twice about the bagged stuff these days for food safety reasons, looking more at clams. Not sure if they are better, but the anerobic conditions of a bag against produce is something we are looking closer at as a cause of possible problems.