Topic: Weather or Compost?

[tim]

Firrst Photo. Lettuce seedlings in new (organic, lovely to handle) seed compost at 16 days. And the bit that got lost was " the green ones are Romaine, same as last year: others are Pablo - a purple crisphead.

Second Photo. Compare last year's, Romaine, in Countrywide's peat based multi-purpose, also at 16 days. At which time they were planted out. Giving heads of up to 2lb in early July.

Differences? Compost or weather? Last year's were grown in May.

[Mimi]

What variety of lettuce Tim?  I think the difference is due to the weather. 

[tim]

The green ones are a Romaine - t'others are Pablo, a purple crisphead.

[northener]

What is where left or right? Left or right where is what?

[tim]

Depends on which is your left!! Sorry to confuse.

Neither lot on the left compare with last year's lot on the right. So??

[Jesse]

Tim, perhaps time of year? You say last years were grown in May. Much more daylight hours in May for growing. I have lettuces that germinated at the end of Jan, the next lot that germinated end of Feb are catching up quickly.

[northener]

Bit of both

[Merry Tiller]

Sunight for sure

[tim]

PS Those are the first cells of spring onions, almost ready for 'out'.

[growmore]

I would say it's the longer days in May and the general purpose compost having more oomph for seedlings ..Jim

[Mrs Ava]

Okay, not the lettuce, but you reakon it is okay to plant my spring onions out on the plot now??  Would start to free me up some space in the house of green.  And what about leeks??

[tim]

So long as, as for everything, they are hardened off. Or don't you have room for that!!

If not, fleece them for a bit.

[Mrs Ava]

I would fleece them, but my fleece is at the plot!  I shall have to move them in and out for a few days.