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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: gardening giraffe on March 27, 2006, 10:17:11

Title: growing lettuce
Post by: gardening giraffe on March 27, 2006, 10:17:11
last year I ahd a great success growing little gem lettuce in the greenhouse, if I plant some on the plot this year will it have to be netted  ??? I know about slugs and snails but not sure about the birds......
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: tim on March 27, 2006, 10:28:13
They don't ever touch ours.
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: gardening giraffe on March 27, 2006, 10:33:17
Nice lettuce Tim and Im so envious of your greenhouse on the plot  :o
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: Curryandchips on March 27, 2006, 10:36:03
They leave mine alone too. I also find that the slugs seem to leave the red lettuces alone, so I tend to grow more of those too. Now is a good time to get a few earlier lettuces under cloches, they will romp ahead ...
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: teresa on March 27, 2006, 10:52:34
I started under cloches last year and then took them off no problems
but saying that I did have CD's vidio tape and tesco's bags blowing off canes to discourage
the local pidgons and magpies not just from eating but dust bathing as well.
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: Meg on March 27, 2006, 12:29:24
Can I start some of in plugs then. I bought some little things from wilco that I dunno what to do with but I could put in 2 seeds an d see what comes I guess. What about beetroot tho.
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: Curryandchips on March 27, 2006, 12:37:21
Yes, bung a couple of seeds in each plug and away you go. As for beetroot, I have heard that this is possible, although I have never bothered, as I sow about mid April and harvest as required. By freezing beetroot, I can have it all year round then (it seems to freeze very well), as I am not keen on it pickled ...
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: amphibian on March 27, 2006, 13:09:34
Quote from: gardening giraffe on March 27, 2006, 10:33:17
Nice lettuce Tim and Im so envious of your greenhouse on the plot  :o

I think that is Tim's garden, but may be wrong.
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: Amazin on March 27, 2006, 21:50:36
Strange - I thought it was mine...
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: ellkebe on March 28, 2006, 20:09:42
I wish it was mine  ;D
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: tim on March 28, 2006, 20:14:15
Come & dig it??
Title: Re: growing lettuce
Post by: ellkebe on March 28, 2006, 20:46:22
Gonna share the produce if I do ? ;D ;D