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Is it too early to start/plant some lettuce?
I have several that I got from swaps (thanks again to those who swapped with me :) ) including marvel of the 4 seasons, and some looseleaf cut and come again type. Is it too early to sow some looseleaf in a pot/growbag in a sheltered, sunny spot (against Mother-in-laws south-facing kitchen wall) and start some 'marvel' in modules/pots to go on to the plot soon?

Thanks all in advance

I've got lettuce growing on the window sill at the moment, ready to go into a DIY coldframe on the lottie, as soon as I can get the glass from my folks, and the seedlings are large enough. Not bothering with lettuce out in the open this year, as I tried it last year and the slugs got 'em all.
Thinking of putting copper tape around my cold-frame(s) once I've built it/them. Apparently it works.

Now is fine for most lettuce, especially if you can start under a cloche.

I have a cut and come again mix in a cold frame and been feeding from it for a few weeks now. I also have to small half rows of Romaine and sherwood sowed about a week now.

Jerry

Romaine & Sherwood are great. The former, last year, weighed up to 2lb! This year's have just germinated.

Quote from: tim on March 17, 2005, 15:25:07
Romaine & Sherwood are great. The former, last year, weighed up to 2lb! This year's have just germinated.

I popped some Romaine in modules last weekend. Hopefully some will germinate in the next couple of days. I've got normal ones and some that are slower to bolt but slightly flatter, both from Franchi so there's thousands of the seeds... 

They also seem to be more slug resistant than iceberg types (of which I lost all to slugs last year, yet again...)

moonbells