Confused about growing lettuce (little gem)
Chriscore
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Hi, i thought i would try growing some little gem lettuce. Now i dont know if im doing this wrong but the back of the pack wasnt very clear.
I basically planted a bunch of seeds in a small pot as an experiment and they have started to come up i have also planted some outside in rows. What im not sure of is how far apart should i be spacing each seed or couple of seeds. I assumed that gem was the type that grew with a heart as opposed to the loose leaf type. When should i be thinning them out? As you can see i got a good few in this little pot Will each of these grow into a proper lettuce with the heart or will it be individual leaves.
Last edited: 20 April 2017 13:59:55
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Thank you
Thats odd! Wonder what it could be.
I recall that old quote - but I couldn't remember the end properly - so thanks Rb1
Have you tried growing it in troughs Philippa? I'm growing veg proper for the 1st time in years now I have raised beds etc, but I used to grow mixed lettuce for salad leaves in troughs that got sun from midday on, just using mpc and had great results. I bought some Chempak Nitrogen and fed that - the growth rate was explosive.
I'm sowing n growing LG and a red LG (Amaze). I sowed seed as per. in a pot of damp mpc and left them in a propagator until germination, then left them on the g/h bench. Most of the 1st batch of LG are hardened-off and ready to go out tomorrow and I've got some more in pots ready in a couple of weeks time. I'll try sowing the rest outside.
Last edited: 20 April 2017 20:47:06
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
My first time with little gem, interplanted with red and white onions
Looking good tg - mine are about the same size atm - just hoping they survive next week's frosty nights
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.