Discussions About Management Practices For Repeat Harvested Greens

In this workshop, the practice of repeat harvesting, or cut-and-come-again production of greens, will be discussed. This will start with an introduction to the practice of cut-and-come again harvesting and the greens that are suited to this production style. While this is a common practice among small scale and urban producers, research-based production recommendations that maximize yield and crop quality at later harvests do not exist. Research is currently being conducted at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to develop these research-based guidelines that will help growers new to the practice of cut-and-come-again, as well as experienced growers, looking to improve production. Current research projects and their preliminary findings will be shared with the workshop group. A questionnaire about production practices currently being used by farmers will be used to facilitate dialogue about present practices and research findings. The workshop will be concluded with a discussion about what additional challenges farmers using this practice may face that could help in the creation of research projects and extension programming that would address those challenges.