grow salad in seed trays?

[buzzingtalk]

Did you look at my photo above? They are full size.

Yes, but I can't see how deep the trays are - my sense of depth is awful at the best of times

[smallblueplanet]

Seed trays are fairly standard sizes - they're about 5.5cm deep. What depth are yours?

[fiskies]

Last year I just lay a grwo bag flat on a rack in the blowaway and planted loads of lettuce in them, about 12 at any time I think, they grew lovely and large and they could have only been in soil about 5 or 6cm deep.

[buzzingtalk]

Not a clue - think about the same as yours?? I can fit 8 seed trays in my blowaway in theory (if I move all of the empty pots, bits of soil etc from the bottom!) so should have lots of salads.

You know when it says about planting every 3 weeks - I can't figure out how many trays will be on the go at any one time for continuous crops...anyone know?

[zazen999]

Not a clue - think about the same as yours?? I can fit 8 seed trays in my blowaway in theory (if I move all of the empty pots, bits of soil etc from the bottom!) so should have lots of salads.

You know when it says about planting every 3 weeks - I can't figure out how many trays will be on the go at any one time for continuous crops...anyone know?

Depends on how many you eat!

[smallblueplanet]

Not a clue - think about the same as yours???

Well gee, I actually went and measured mine for you.

[buzzingtalk]

Well gee, I actually went and measured mine for you.

thanks i don't have a ruler so can't measure but guess they are fairy generic...

[4Shoes]

Cut and Grow Again

I am growing marrow fat peas on a bed of 0.5" of compost - peas uncovered as pea shoots . It is working well on spent compost.

Just been planting herbs, and thinking... how much compost do you need for "cut and grow" again salad crops.

Yes, I know i'll have to water more.

Would "recycled compost" work?

Perhaps add a drop of tomato feed once they have germinated just to get them through to harvest

[Small pumpkin]

I grow micro greens/herbs in guttering. quite often it grows quicker than I can harvest and turns into baby leaf salad. It seems happy enough.
I grow most of my salad in a patiogro



I spoil my salad a bit because that's what makes me my money so I can buy more seeds for the following season.

Reused compost with a bit of blood, fish and bone mixed in should be fine.

[casejones]

I have a friend who grows salad in window boxes mostly cut come again.
the window boxes are 7cm -12cm and 12cm -22 cm wide.
she grows many lettuce and spinach or other so called salad mixes.
the varieties she grow are green types, speckled types and reds.