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Sowing Lettuce seeds

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  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    Thanks @Fairygirl that's a great point about turning them, it's the one thing I haven't done, so will start doing that.

    The clumped ones are doing ok, not growing as fast or as big but still fine and I guess they'll catch up.

    I'll be clumping the rest when I plant them into pots.

    Once clumped, will they grow outside in the raised beds like this and do ok?


  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That's a grand wee pot there  :)
    They should be fine in your beds - yes. My raised beds are mainly ornamental, but I occasionally shove a lettuce in - especially the red ones, as they're also very ornamental.
    I grow most of mine in containers though - it's just easier with the amount of slugs we have. The trough raised up and in a tray of water worked really well last year, so I'll do that again this year   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    Brilliant @Fairygirl I've just planted 4 more clumps into pots and I'll grow on the spares 👍

    Thanks very much for the help 🙂
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I look forward to your updates @Sheps. It's nice when someone tries something new and gets a good result. 
    There'll be no stopping you now  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    Thanks @Fairygirl without the help and advice from you and @scroggin and everyone else the results might not have been as good 👍
  • scrogginscroggin Posts: 437
    @Sheps, agree with everything @Fairygirl has advised, your plants look really well. So glad your enjoying growing from seed, it becomes addictive 😊
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Very kind of you @Sheps.
    I've had a lot of help over the years with all sorts of stuff, and seed sowing can be a tricky thing, so I'm glad you've found it useful.   :)

    It can indeed @scroggin. I succumbed this year and bought some dahlias and a couple of other things to grow from seed. Absolutely no idea where they're all going to go... :s
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    Moved some of the lettuce from the cells to larger pots and watered from below.

    Will do the rest tomorrow and grow them on until planting out.

    They have developed a healthy root system in the CD trays, so will hopefully become strong plants.




  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Fab @Sheps - you must be delighted with those.  :)

    Mine are, at last, starting to grow a bit now. They're at about the size yours were when you were first trying to move them on at the end of March.... ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • scrogginscroggin Posts: 437
    @Sheps, really healthy looking plants. Bet you can't wait to taste them 😋
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