We went for another trip out to see the fields. We were hoping to see some of the harvesting, as we missed that on our last trip out. This is a field that has just been planted. They irrigate in many different ways. On this field they have have flooded the ditches. Sometimes they use sprinklers and sometimes they flood the whole field. They are having Lettuce Days next weekend and we will probably learn more about the growing process then.
This is what a field looks like once the lettuce has grown...
and this is what it looks like after it has been harvested. If you look carefully you will see heads of lettuce that have been left behind. We are not sure why so many are left in the field, but hopefully this is another thing we will learn about when we go to Lettuce Days. We went into the field and brought home a few heads of lettuce. We have so much that we are now using it in place of bread. Ever had lettuce wraps? Well, we have them for lunch every day.
Here's a couple of the heads we brought home today. Though they are very nice we wonder if they are to small to be picked for selling.
I added some still pictures so you can take a closer look at the harvesting.
You can see the deep ruts the machinery cuts in the field. Since they keep the fields fairly wet it can be very muddy.
Next we moved to a field of Romain that was being harvested. These people are fast workers. They cut and trim the Romain, then place it on a shelf. It is then sprayed, bagged, boxed and ready to be sent to the markets. Sometimes they just box it. Here's a short video of the process.
I added some still pictures so you can take a closer look at the harvesting.
We also saw a field of broccoli being harvested. Since broccoli continues to grow we think they may go over these fields more than once.
You can see the deep ruts the machinery cuts in the field. Since they keep the fields fairly wet it can be very muddy.
