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    problem with my lettuce seedlings

    Hi all

    Having problems with my lettuce seedlings. They are about 2 inches high and limp! I have watered them reguarily and they are growing in one of my raised bed. They are in with my broccoli and cabbage but not to close. I have lost 3 of them and have 5 left.
    This is my first attempt at growing them.
    I havent grown them under cover (cloches or ploytunnel).
    The soil is a nice compost/manure mix - raddishes and other veg are growing ok in it.
    I was thinking of growing them from seeds in a pot and then planting out again when bigger plugs.

    any help please?
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    NO idea..it could be anything to be honest - have they been cut off at the stem [cutworm is the culprit here] or did you transplant them recently [they often flop for a while]....???

    My recommendation is to have a pot of mixed lettuce seeds, and sow a pinch in a block every few weeks.

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    • #3
      If they are limp despite being watered it must be something to do with the roots. Are they perhaps too wet and the roots rotting? Is it worth gently excavating a small amount of the remaining roots and checking they are white and not brown. Another sign of rotting is if the stem is brown.

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      • #4
        I find that Zazen's method pays dividends particularly in this up and down weather.

        I grow mine in plugs sown every 2/3 weeks, and plant them out when I have plenty of root coming from the bottom of the plug even then I loose the odd one.

        Colin
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        • #5
          Lettuce dont like being out in full sun in the open, I grow mine between other plants to give them a bit of shade.

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          • #6
            They do like shade. I also find they don't partcularly need a lot of water. They can withstand a degree of drought better than most plants. If you over-water and the soil gets waterlogged the roots suffer.
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