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Lettuce & Greens for Southern Growers | Educational Webinar Resources

Recap and resources from our webinar on growing lettuce and specialty greens in southern heat.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Lettuce & Greens for Southern Growers

Lettuce & Greens for Southern Growers

Presented by the Hensley's team

This page gathers materials from our webinar on lettuce and specialty greens for southern growers, along with more resources on the topic from the Hensley's trials team.

OVERVIEW: Lettuce and greens don't like high heat. Our southern grower representatives share ways to handle heat-related problems, covering common issues, different production systems, and helpful tools and supplies.

They also cover lettuce and specialty greens varieties that have performed well in hot conditions.

You'll hear from farmers growing these crops in the South and get results from a recent University of Georgia lettuce trial.

  • A greens farm in central Alabama
  • A farm in northeast Georgia
  • An educational ranch farm in Arkansas
  • A family farm in western Tennessee

After the talk, our two trial technicians join the representatives to answer questions and talk through practices that help when the weather turns hot and muggy.

The talk lasts about an hour, followed by Q&A.

Lettuce & Greens for Southern Growers • Webinar Resources

Additional Learning Resources

Beating the heat, part 1: growing practices for getting crops through summer
The Hensley's trials team's basic practices for summer success, from germination, cultivation and watering through harvest and post-harvest handling. Read More…
Beating the heat, part 2: helping cool-season crops survive summer
The Hensley's trials team's top tips on heat-tolerant varieties of cool-season crops and how to carry them through hot weather. Read More…
Chart: cooling and storing summer produce after harvest
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Flower farmers adapting to heat, drought and extreme weather
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