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Post by Mumsey on Mar 9, 2019 4:05:43 GMT -5
I have had 3 salads off the Little Gem, plus gave away some. Planted a second batch of seeds which are sprouting already.
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Post by ahntjudy on Mar 9, 2019 17:55:29 GMT -5
Mumsey 's growing it and davidjp mentioned that Little Gem can be planted fairly closely... About how far apart do you guys plant the seedlings outside?...
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 9, 2019 19:05:13 GMT -5
ahntjudy, Don't know, never grew it before. I'm thinking 8" or so. Dang, it tastes good in this dead of Winter!
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Post by ahntjudy on Mar 9, 2019 20:43:16 GMT -5
I have quite a few starts going under the lights of Little Gem, Parris, BSS and Dino Kale... But I only started them on Feb 26 so they're small... Wish I had started some early like you did Mumsey... |
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Post by davidjp on Mar 9, 2019 21:27:06 GMT -5
I'd go even closer on the little gems. Pretty much all my lettuce I plant at 6 inches but I don't often let them get to full head size but just pick off leaves as they grow.
I've read that they can be grown at 6 inch diameter spacing
I have some ruby gems growing at the moment which should be interesting
The wild garden seed folks have been breeding lots of little gem variants
www.wildgardenseed.com/index.php?cPath=43_72&osCsid=a08b298021e57f9c7501ff5dcd9fd599"
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Post by davidjp on Mar 10, 2019 14:31:40 GMT -5
I have a few different ones about to go out soon  |
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Post by ahntjudy on Mar 10, 2019 16:59:18 GMT -5
Thank you davidjp...That's just what I wanted to hear... I tend to plant things intensively here so that'll be good... That's a really cool website too!...I cannot believe all the different varieties...I had no idea... Oh, the possibilities!!...  |
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Post by deckman22 on Mar 10, 2019 22:49:11 GMT -5
The little gem seed package I have says sow three seeds every 6" but, I do them in rows very close together and thin out to get the 6". The first thinnings go to the chickens then I make salad out of them.
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 11, 2019 4:09:08 GMT -5
thinnings go to the chickens then I make salad out of them. That just struck me, you make salad out of the chickens?  I'm pretty sure you mean the rest of the lettuce..... |
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Post by binnylou on Mar 11, 2019 8:28:18 GMT -5
Mumsey, you should sleep a bit later. You are up entirely too early 
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 11, 2019 18:56:39 GMT -5
binnylou, Yeah I know. Just can't seem to change the routine! I'm trying to stay up later. With daylight savings time I did sleep a little later this morning.
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Post by deckman22 on Mar 13, 2019 23:40:53 GMT -5
Yes Mumsey, salad with the lettuce. I did make chicken salad today, not with mine tho.
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Post by davidjp on Mar 17, 2019 21:28:34 GMT -5
Mumsey , little gem is getting popular. I was at a restaurant last night and it was named specifically on the menu. Made a nice Caesar salad 
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 18, 2019 3:02:45 GMT -5
davidjp , Interesting. The Fire Roasted Octopus caught my eye too!
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Post by deckman22 on Mar 19, 2019 13:41:27 GMT -5
Ah a good restaurant, something I miss cause out here in the boonies there is no such thing. Heck we don't even have a good BBQ joint here which sinful being in Texas. Pretty you have to cook yourself here if you want good food.
The same goes for grocery stores, produce dept. really is pitiful. I have to drive at least a 1/2 hour to the nearest decent grocery store. Austin & San Antonio have great stores, too far for me to drive. Even in Boerne or Kerrville the stores lack much in the way of organic produce.
Daughter that lives here will shop in San Antonio sometimes and says Little Gem lettuce goes for 4-5 bucks a head. When she told me that I thought good thing I grow my own now.
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I'm pretty sure you mean the rest of the lettuce.....
