My research there concerned improving stand establishment of triploid watermelon. Currently, I am conducting experiments with strawberry that include factors such as, transplanting date, mineral nutrition, root mass and geometry at planting and several new chemicals to enhance strawberry production. I look forward to meeting more growers and having a productive and educational first season. The trial was conducted to evaluate several cultivars for bitterness in the hot season. Specialty lettuces are very popular at restaurants and local retail markets, especially community farmer's markets.
Many cultivars produce high yield and excellent quality during the cool season in North Florida.
However, as temperatures increase several cultivars become very bitter resulting in unmarketable product. The final beds were 36 in. Each bed contained two rows 12 in. Samples were harvested from each plot on June 7, 1999. A rating of 4 or 5 would determine the cultivar to be unmarketable due to bitterness alone.