Lettuce · Lactuca sativa
Salanova Butterhead
One-cut Salanova architecture: core snaps and 10–12 uniform leaves fall. Prime 30-inch crop. Shade cloth 30% after June 1 in zone 8. Hold at 34°F, 98% RH.
Zone
Zone 1 · cold wet
Hold
34°F · 98% RH
Min safe
32°F
Shelf
12 d
Cooling
Hydrocooling
Respiration
High
cp
0.96 BTU/lb·°F
Totes / 100 lb
4.5
Zone 1 crop. Hydro or ice, then 34°F at 98% RH.
CHANNEL
- Week
- 12 Oct–18 Oct
- Cuts
- 1 lines
- Mass
- 147.2 lb
- Totes
- 7
Net $1641.00 · $16.41 / bed-foot after harvest+pack labor and seed.
| DATE | BLOCK | BED | CULTIVAR | UNITS | LB | TOTES | ZONE | BOX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-15 | A LETTUCE | 1 | Salanova Butterhead | 368 heads | 147.2 lb | 7 | Z1 | 34°F |
| CULTIVAR | FEET | UNITS | GROSS | LABOR | SEED | MARGIN | $/FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salanova Butterhead | 100 ft | 736 heads | $1748.00 | $27.00 | $80.00 | $1641.00 | $16.41 |
| TOTAL | 100 ft | $1748.00 | $27.00 | $80.00 | $1641.00 | $16.41 |
Labor = harvest hours × 1.25 pack factor × $18/hr. Seed $0.10 / transplant, $0.05 / bed-ft direct-seed. Zone 1 · cold wet never shares a box with fruiting crops.