Lettuce

March was incredibly warm in Rhode Island, lulling us into thinking that it was going to be a warm spring. April temps, however, were below normal and May has started out with the same. This has meant that some of the spring crops have been a little slow on the uptake. Lettuce and radishes are a bit smaller than usual and the beets and carrots are off to a slow start.

However, we have had some rain (we've had an eight inch deficit due to lack of snowfall and early spring rain this year) and it looks like the the second half of May will show a warm up. I'm not sure if it will be enough to have lettuce and radishes this Saturday for the Richmond Farmers' Market, but it is looking good!

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