Good point Axl...very early morning harvesting is always best for leafy greens Marcus...not just wilt issues, but nutritional benefit too.
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| Author: | Marcus [ Apr 10th, '07, 07:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Problems with harvested leaf vegetables |
As an observation, whenever I cut leaf vegetables from my grow bed (eg: lettuce, basil or silver beet) within about 10 mins after the leaves are cut they start to shrivel and go limp. I have never experienced this will "traditionally" farmed vegetables. Has anyone else experienced this - or does anyone have any thoughts on why this occurs? |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Apr 10th, '07, 07:39 ] |
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is this just the cut leaves or the whole plant? |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Apr 10th, '07, 07:40 ] |
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Just the cut leaves. The plans are going great. |
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| Author: | GotFish? [ Apr 10th, '07, 10:21 ] |
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wierd I cut mine give em a wash and put em in a covered plastic bowl in the fridge they stay crisp for over a week at least. |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ Apr 10th, '07, 11:26 ] |
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I have at times also experienced this Marcus. I suspect the plants are so used to having all that water, that when taken away they are not happy. I pulled a couple of whole lettuce out on Saturday. Within a matter of minutes it was limp. I bunged it in a glass of water in the kitchen and soon after it was upright again. Is sitting there still now looking very healthy. |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Apr 10th, '07, 12:52 ] |
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That makes sense VB, more so since I have been running a continuous flow system for the past month (ie: they are constantly in water)......Will try your tip! Thanks |
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| Author: | Axl [ Apr 10th, '07, 16:07 ] |
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What time of day are you harvesting them? |
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| Author: | Jez [ Apr 10th, '07, 19:16 ] |
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Good point Axl...very early morning harvesting is always best for leafy greens Marcus...not just wilt issues, but nutritional benefit too.
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| Author: | Caribean-grower [ Apr 10th, '07, 23:09 ] |
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it truth........... try not ta harvest in full sun at the plants will have less water in them as axl and Jez said, i allso agree that harvesting in the early morning the plants will have more nutrients in them as well |
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