Too Late to Sow Lettuces for Fall?

[Red Hot Pepper]

I do appreciate your opinion/advice on this one.

[mj]

On Oct 2, 1:31*pm, Red Hot Pepper > wrote:
> I do appreciate your opinion/advice on this one.

Not if you hurry and keep an eye on the temperatures. I planted 3
different kinds a few weeks ago in the greenhouse and they are doing
well. We heat it to just stay above freezing in the winter.
MJ

[pakrat@usenet.pr.neotoma.org]

On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:31:28 -0400 in > Red Hot Pepper > wrote:
> I do appreciate your opinion/advice on this one.

NC Ag extension recommends growing lettuce from transplants rather than
directly from seed.
Wally World, Lowes, and Homewood nursery all have 4 and 9 packs
of young plants.

And if you're feeling moderately evil, grab a flat of broccoli
to see if there are any groundhogs nearby.
--
Chris Dukes

[mj]

On Oct 7, 4:30*pm, wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:31:28 -0400 in > Red Hot Pepper > *wrote:
>
> > I do appreciate your opinion/advice on this one.
>
> NC Ag extension recommends growing lettuce from transplants rather than
> directly from seed. *
> Wally World, Lowes, and Homewood nursery all have 4 and 9 packs
> of young plants.
>
> And if you're feeling moderately evil, grab a flat of broccoli
> to see if there are any groundhogs nearby.
> --
> Chris Dukes

Explain the groundhog thing? I may be feeling evil but I want to know
what I am getting into.
MJ

[pakrat@usenet.pr.neotoma.org]

On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 03:16:55 -0700 (PDT) in > mj > wrote:
> On Oct 7, 4:30Â*pm, wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:31:28 -0400 in > Red Hot Pepper > Â*wrote:
>>
>> > I do appreciate your opinion/advice on this one.
>>
>> NC Ag extension recommends growing lettuce from transplants rather than
>> directly from seed. Â*
>> Wally World, Lowes, and Homewood nursery all have 4 and 9 packs
>> of young plants.
>>
>> And if you're feeling moderately evil, grab a flat of broccoli
>> to see if there are any groundhogs nearby.
>> --
>> Chris Dukes
>
> Explain the groundhog thing? I may be feeling evil but I want to know
> what I am getting into.

I planted brocolli, lettuce, and cabbage and then
discovered a groundhog had setup residence with a burrow entrance
in my garden.
I should have figured out something was up when it looked like
someone had applied a lawnmower to my bush beans. But I had
grasshoppers and figured they were to blame.
The broccoli were eradicated overnight.
The lettuce, with deer block, was eradicated about a week later.
The cabbage remained untouched.

For a more entertaining explanation of a similar situation.
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/grr/1289301464.html

> MJ


--
Chris Dukes