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Lettuce Pests and Diseases and How to Deal with Them - The Lettuce Grower Series - Episode 8

Lettuce Pests and Diseases and How to Deal with Them - The Lettuce Grower Series - Episode 8

FromFarm Small Farm Smart


Lettuce Pests and Diseases and How to Deal with Them - The Lettuce Grower Series - Episode 8

FromFarm Small Farm Smart

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Like most crops, lettuce has pests and diseases that target it. Episode 8 in The Lettuce Grower Series shares his experience dealing with these issues. He goes over the most common pests and diseases while giving various solutions to help prevent and remedy problems. Diego Footer hosts this 10-part series from @paperpotco, and the presenter is farmer Ray Tyler from @rosecreekfarms. Get Ray's book, The Farmers Guide to Growing Organic Lettuce. You can get the book here. Ray also has an online course dedicated to growing lettuce. Learn more about the course here. Protect your valuable crop from insects with Kwik Hoops.
Released:
May 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Weekly insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. The show is hosted by Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices. Each week I talk with a beginning, or experienced farmer diving deep into their story to find out what makes their market farm successful. I focus on farming challenges and struggles, sales and marketing, soil preparation, weed management, post harvest processing, appropriate technology, farm startup, market selection, and work-life balance.