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Lettuce stump propagation
Yesterday morning I lifted a lettuce, on passing the compost heap (ouch) I
dropped off the rough outers and the chopped stump. I guy on a neighbouring allotment, showed me his experiment with lettuces. In addition to sowing fresh seed for continuity, he is also propagating by leaving the old stump in the ground. The taller plants, furthest from the camera, are his earliest cuttings:- http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...e/IMG_2227.jpg As you can see, new leaves are sprouting from the East side of the stump:- http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...e/IMG_2226.jpg Q. Has anyone else tried this? Did the lettuce run-to-seed, become exhausted or form perfect plants? This particular variety is 'Little Gem' I guess only time will tell - I'll report back later in the season if un/successful. TIA Bertie |
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Lettuce stump propagation
"Baz" wrote in message ... Very interesting! I do the same with cabbages and cauli and always have "spring greens", later in the year, almost as good as the real thing. A good thing if you have a small garden. A very good source of vitamins in all cases when the outer leaves of a cabbage or cauli has toughened up and can't use. Just go back and use some previously cropped ones which have restarted a bit of growth. BTW Little Gem is my choice too and can never get them to coincide with my toms, beetroot or cucumber, garlic(the salad I like) Baz Thanks for that Baz. When you leave a stump of cabbage or cauli, do you leave an old leaf on the stump? With lettuce, may neighbour leaves a clean cut. TIA Bertie |
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Lettuce stump propagation
On Jun 12, 2:42*pm, "Bertie Doe" wrote:
"Baz" *wrote in ... Very interesting! I do the same with cabbages and cauli and always have "spring greens", later in the year, almost as good as the real thing. A good thing if you have a small garden. A very good source of vitamins in all cases when the outer leaves of a cabbage or cauli has toughened up and can't use. Just go back and use some previously cropped ones which have restarted a bit of growth. BTW Little Gem is my choice too and can never get them to coincide with my toms, beetroot or cucumber, garlic(the salad I like) Baz Thanks for that Baz. When you leave a stump of cabbage or cauli, do you leave an old leaf on the stump? With lettuce, may neighbour leaves a clean cut. TIA Bertie With cabbage you clean the stump and cut a cross in the top this helps to direct to the top buds, you will get greens, but if you leave then you will only get flowering stems, the same with lettuce, you will never get a lettuce that will heart from side shoots. |
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Lettuce stump propagation
"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... On Jun 12, 2:42 pm, "Bertie Doe" wrote: "Baz" wrote in ... Very interesting! I do the same with cabbages and cauli and always have "spring greens", later in the year, almost as good as the real thing. A good thing if you have a small garden. A very good source of vitamins in all cases when the outer leaves of a cabbage or cauli has toughened up and can't use. Just go back and use some previously cropped ones which have restarted a bit of growth. BTW Little Gem is my choice too and can never get them to coincide with my toms, beetroot or cucumber, garlic(the salad I like) Baz Thanks for that Baz. When you leave a stump of cabbage or cauli, do you leave an old leaf on the stump? With lettuce, may neighbour leaves a clean cut. TIA Bertie With cabbage you clean the stump and cut a cross in the top this helps to direct to the top buds, you will get greens, but if you leave then you will only get flowering stems, the same with lettuce, you will never get a lettuce that will heart from side shoots. Thanks Dave, I'll pass the news to my neighbour. |
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Lettuce stump propagation
Dave Hill wrote in
: With cabbage you clean the stump and cut a cross in the top this helps to direct to the top buds, you will get greens, but if you leave then you will only get flowering stems, the same with lettuce, you will never get a lettuce that will heart from side shoots. Dave, You don't have to be so meticulous as to clean the stump and cut a cross. Stamp the stump with your heel after harvesting a cabbage or cauli or any bras. and you prompt the roots to give energy to regrowth of foliage. Not a criticism. I have done neither in the past, just dug up the one I want and severed the thing, thrown the root to one side and still they grow for a couple of weeks. As I said not criticising. Baz |
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