MICRORADICLE

Cultivars / Leafy greens

Bergam's Green

Leaf lettuce · Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Plant in engine

DTM

50 d

58 d occupancy · moderate

Rows

4

6 in in-row

Density

8

plants / bed-ft

Yield

8

heads / bed-ft

Direct $/ft

$19.80

$2.75 / head

30 in bed · cross sectionscale 1:8 · looking east
COMPOST ½ inLOAM 8 inPATHPATH30 IN GROWINGR1R2R3R4BERGAM'S GREEN4 ROW · 6 in IN-ROW8 PLT / FT · 2 DRIP · GERM 40°FSTANDARD 30 IN BIOINTENSIVE · AISLES 18 IN TYP.

Propagation

Method
Transplant
Cell size
128s
Nursery lead
22 d
Germination
4 d
Germ temp
40°F – 80°F (opt 68°F)
Seed spacing
½ in

Field geometry · 30 in

Bed width
30 in
Rows / bed
4
In-row
6 in
Seed spacing
½ in
Plants / linear ft
8
Plants / 50 ft
400

Timeline

DTM from field
50 d
Holding
8 d
Occupancy
58 d
Multicut
no
Fall photoperiod
×1.2
Frost hardiness
Moderate

Yield & revenue

Sales unit
head
Units / bed-ft
8
Avg unit wt
0.4 lb
Target lb / bed-ft
2.8 lb
Cull rate
10%
Wholesale / Direct
$1.60 / $2.75

Irrigation

Drip lines / bed
2
Emitter spacing
8 in
Emitter GPH
0.42
Weekly water
1 in
GPH / 50 ft
63
Gal / week · 50 ft
77.9

Soil extraction

Fertility demand
Moderate
N / 100 bed-ft
1.3 lb
P / 100 bed-ft
0.32 lb
K / 100 bed-ft
1.5 lb
N-P-K / 50 ft
0.7 / 0.2 / 0.8 lb
Family
Asteraceae

On this farm · 50 ft block

Season window
2026-03-25 → 2026-10-23
First greenhouse
2026-03-03
First harvest
2026-05-14
Successions that fit
14 · every 7 d
Bed-ft for 50 lb
20 ft
Seed for 50 ft
471 seeds · 400 plants
Wholesale / Direct · 50 ft
$576.00 / $990.00

Notes

Summer crisp leaf. Holds after rain better than oak.

Companions

carrot · onion

Avoid

broccoli