Growing lettuce all year-round.

[Bren In Pots]

Planted my lettuce into buckets on the 31st March, I've left them in the GH for now.

forgot to post this earlier.

[Jungle Jane]

I’ve put some lettuce seedlings outside to harden up a bit,I want to plant them out soon into a little trug

[Bren In Pots]

My first sowing of the year, just 5 - 6 seeds of each in a 1/4 seed tray, left on a bedroom window sill.

Valmaine
Mazur
Little Gem
All Year Round
Frisee de Beauregard
Lollo Rossa
Rocket
Green Salad Bowl
Lobjoits Green Cos
Red Salad bowl.

The lettuce is doing well, I’ve been picking a few leaves most days.

[Andraste]

Nice one Bren in Pots

My early sowing didn't come to anything. Lettuce is my nemesis every year (quite frustrating when it's always in the 'easiest things to grow' lists lol).

I sowed another batch last week (16 April) - 'All Year Round' & 'Catalogna'.

The Catalogna have come up in abundance. The AYR don't seem to have done much - maybe a sprout or two.

I don't know what it is with me & AYR. They never seem to sprout well for me but I've checked seed viability by chitting & there's nothing wrong there - it really is something I'm doing

[Bren In Pots]

Andraste I also had a problem with AYR not germinating looking at the my photo above I can’t see any AYR amongst them.
When it stops raining I’ll have a look at those growing in the troughs.

[rary]

I have been picking lettuce for the last few weeks and yes Bren I know I should have been posting at present most are growing in my tomato bed in the greenhouse but I do have some growing in plug trays as well, mostly little gem but do have some oak leaf lettuce as well, so will try in future to post when and what I am sowing, one of the things I tell members of the Garden Club is to label and record what and when you sow seed, but then it's not "do as I do, but do as I say". You have no idea the abuse I receive when I get caught out on that one.

[Containergardener]

My oriental are bolting now, actually wondered about planting them out amongst flowering beds in the garden for the wildlife to enjoy the flowers? (Or leaves)
What do you think?

[Bren In Pots]

It depends if you want them to self seed, oddly I've found that Land cress and parsley does better from self seeding than growing from seed packets.

[Containergardener]

Oh I shall shove them in. If they manage to survive being munched I will be impressed

[Jungle Jane]

Photos sixteen days apart,growing well in all the rain

[Bren In Pots]

Your lettuce is looking nice and healthy JJ.

[Andraste]

Those look absolutely smashing Jungle Jane

I planted up our long trough at home with some Catalogna & AYR at the weekend & sprinkled some 'Mixed red leaves' seeds amongst them (a dozen or so radish seeds too). I hope mine do as well as yours

[Containergardener]

Thinking of buying some more salad seeds. Any recommendations for sowing now and onwards?

[Bren In Pots]

My latest sowing were on 3rd June and I'd forgotten to post on this thread using some of the same seeds from earlier.

Little Gem
All Year Round
Frisee de Beauregard
Lollo Rossa
Rocket
Green Salad Bowl
Lobjoits Green Cos
Red Salad bowl.

[Bren In Pots]

Almost a week later and they nearly all have their first true leaves.