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Lettuce: really basic question
I know this is pretty basic, but hey, that's where I'm at.
I've never had much luck planting lettuce outside, 100 yards from north Puget Sound's salt water. This year trying seeds started in the greenhouse. Put two or three seeds in each hole. Germinated just great, but now should I thin the plants to a single one in each hole? The two or three seeds in each hole pretty much all sprouted, and now crowd together 1 1/2 or 2 inches high, second set of leaves. Oh yes, two types of lettuce, one a "Romaine" and the other a "leaf" ( if it makes a difference) Will probably put some outside in due time, and try my hand at greenhousing some. If I could only keep the darned greenhouse daytime temperature down!!!! Old Chief Lynn |
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Lettuce: really basic question
A small pair of manicure scissors is perfect for thinning lettuce, and most
other seedlings. "Lynn Coffelt" wrote in message ... I know this is pretty basic, but hey, that's where I'm at. I've never had much luck planting lettuce outside, 100 yards from north Puget Sound's salt water. This year trying seeds started in the greenhouse. Put two or three seeds in each hole. Germinated just great, but now should I thin the plants to a single one in each hole? The two or three seeds in each hole pretty much all sprouted, and now crowd together 1 1/2 or 2 inches high, second set of leaves. Oh yes, two types of lettuce, one a "Romaine" and the other a "leaf" ( if it makes a difference) Will probably put some outside in due time, and try my hand at greenhousing some. If I could only keep the darned greenhouse daytime temperature down!!!! Old Chief Lynn |
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Lettuce: really basic question
Yes, I think I can handle the actual thinning, its just that I don't know if
lettuce plants should be thinned to a single seedling in one spot or are two or three in a single spot or clump OK? (romaine and leaf types) Old Chief Lynn "tuckermo" wrote in message ... A small pair of manicure scissors is perfect for thinning lettuce, and most other seedlings. "Lynn Coffelt" wrote in message ... I know this is pretty basic, but hey, that's where I'm at. I've never had much luck planting lettuce outside, 100 yards from north Puget Sound's salt water. This year trying seeds started in the greenhouse. Put two or three seeds in each hole. Germinated just great, but now should I thin the plants to a single one in each hole? The two or three seeds in each hole pretty much all sprouted, and now crowd together 1 1/2 or 2 inches high, second set of leaves. Oh yes, two types of lettuce, one a "Romaine" and the other a "leaf" ( if it makes a difference) Will probably put some outside in due time, and try my hand at greenhousing some. If I could only keep the darned greenhouse daytime temperature down!!!! Old Chief Lynn |
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Lettuce: really basic question
Lynn Coffelt wrote: I know this is pretty basic, but hey, that's where I'm at. I've never had much luck planting lettuce outside, 100 yards from north Puget Sound's salt water. This year trying seeds started in the greenhouse. Put two or three seeds in each hole. Germinated just great, but now should I thin the plants to a single one in each hole? The two or three seeds in each hole pretty much all sprouted, and now crowd together 1 1/2 or 2 inches high, second set of leaves. [snip] One plant per hole. Pick the most robust-looking and clip the other one(s) off at the base. -aem |
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Lettuce: really basic question
"aem" wrote in message oups.com... One plant per hole. Pick the most robust-looking and clip the other one(s) off at the base. -aem Thanks, I got it! Heading for the greenhouse right now! |
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Lettuce: really basic question
Lynn Coffelt wrote:
I know this is pretty basic, but hey, that's where I'm at. I've never had much luck planting lettuce outside, 100 yards from north Puget Sound's salt water. This year trying seeds started in the greenhouse. Put two or three seeds in each hole. Germinated just great, but now should I thin the plants to a single one in each hole? The two or three seeds in each hole pretty much all sprouted, and now crowd together 1 1/2 or 2 inches high, second set of leaves. Oh yes, two types of lettuce, one a "Romaine" and the other a "leaf" ( if it makes a difference) Will probably put some outside in due time, and try my hand at greenhousing some. If I could only keep the darned greenhouse daytime temperature down!!!! Old Chief Lynn Hi Lynn, I would leave the leaf lettuce and not worry about crowding. I use the square foot method and most of my leaf lettuce is crowded. Thin romaine to one plant per plug. If using the sfg method, plant four plugs per square foot. I hear you on the greenhouse! I have a 6' x 8' greenhouse that gets too cold in the winter yet too hot July and August. One solution is to use greenhouse cloth on the roof and bubble wrap on the north wall. You can plant shading on the other walls if needed. The west wall is the worst for me so I plant pole beans, clematis, and other vining plants in pots. The vines help shade that wall when the sun is at its worse. I use a small fan to keep air circulating and water frequently. Adding water mass will absorbe some of the heat as will a deep layer of gravel on the floor. HTH -- Garden Gnome http://ca.360.yahoo.com/sfg.oamc http://groups.yahoo.com/group/garden_wanderings http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/ |
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