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    Being new to growing I seeded my lettuce too close together and they are very bunched up, although still at the first leaf stage how do I replant them and should I leave it until they are bigger.

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    I would let them grow a lot bigger then eat the thinnings, the ones left you can grow on to full plants. I pack an old Belfast sink full of mixed lettuce seed and eat the leaves as they grow and it lasts for months.
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    • #3
      As terrier says.You can pull out a few and plant them separately if you want a "proper" lettuce
      Last edited by coreopsis; 15-05-2009, 08:18 PM.

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      • #4
        Thanks I'll do that, now when I put seeds in I plant them well apart.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Solitaire View Post
          Thanks I'll do that, now when I put seeds in I plant them well apart.
          the packet should tell you how far apart
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            They do Two Sheds, but the packets are in French and although I try and translate them, it sometimes isn't that clear

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            • #7
              I usually sow my lettuce in a 5" pot and when big enough prick out into a standard seed tray (24 plants to a tray). I know a lot of people don't like pricking out but it is a job I like and so it is one of the reasons for doing it this way.Have loads of lettuce out on the lottie (as well as what I have given away) and I have about 8 trays on the go at various stages from pricking out.

              Ian

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              • #8
                I dont thin mine out, i just sow thinly to begin with, i find that works best for me. Then i just keep sowing every 3-4 weeks. Everyone has there own way it's a case of trying out what works best for you, that's the fun of it.


                Seeing that you have sowed yours tho you are going to have to thin them out , i've done the same with some raddish , but they are easy to thin so don't mind.
                Last edited by Topcat36; 16-05-2009, 08:57 AM.

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                • #9
                  I usually sow them in modules, 2 seeds each, then if both grow, put the 'spare' in another cell. When they are decent size, 3-4 leaves, I plant them out in the garden for 'lettuces', or put several in a pot, closer together, for salad leaves. This way they are bigger before the slugs have a chance to attack
                  I could not live without a garden, it is my place to unwind and recover, to marvel at the power of all growing things, even weeds!
                  Now a little Shrinking Violet.

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