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Post by binnylou on Mar 19, 2019 13:58:26 GMT -5
I planted Tom Thumb, Little Gem, and New Red Fire. I planted two seeds per cell pack, and of course, almost all of them sprouted. So, do I snip and toss, or separate and up pot both of the plants?
I find it difficult to toss a growing plant, so I’ll probably up pot everything.
And eat lots of salad, I hope.
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Post by reuben on Mar 19, 2019 15:05:05 GMT -5
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Post by ahntjudy on Mar 20, 2019 12:19:40 GMT -5
do I snip and toss, or separate and up pot both of the plants? I separate and plant everything...I have a really hard time getting rid of anything that has sprouted and grown for me... |
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 20, 2019 16:06:44 GMT -5
I separate and plant them all, as well.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Mar 27, 2019 10:56:00 GMT -5
 Overwintered lettuce in those fearful tires. I've never had lettuce this early before. I'll do the same in the future. The plants outside the tires are comfrey. A cage trap is between the rows of tires. |
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Post by binnylou on Mar 27, 2019 11:01:46 GMT -5
tom 🕊, Looks like you might be done purchasing lettuce for a while. You are way ahead of me.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Mar 27, 2019 11:30:42 GMT -5
The lettuce is early because it was planted last fall. My lettuce seedlings for this year are about two inches high. |
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Post by binnylou on Mar 29, 2019 6:46:07 GMT -5
I had a case of Mumseyitis this morning, so I got up way too early, started a load of laundry and started on up potting the lettuces again. I finished all of the Red Fire...all 18 of them. I had double planted seeds just to insure germination and every %@^%$# of them sprouted and grew. Most of them needed a few outer leaves removed. And they were not salad worthy. When you are up potting lettuces, do you remove all tired leaves? Just how few leaves are you willing to leave on the plant? These have a really good root system,so I think they will all be okay. Anticipating a salad from my garden.
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 30, 2019 2:23:27 GMT -5
binnylou, I remove the leaves as they become tired looking. I'll be needing to pot some more up. The ones in individual containers are way bigger.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Mar 31, 2019 19:16:49 GMT -5
Took a gallon bag of lettuce over to my sister's today, and received a thank you note from my niece the vegetarian. I think this is a mutation from a French lettuce. Leaves need to be harvested as they mature; else, they go bad. The best harvesting method seems to be to seize a handful of leaves and then with a knife cut downward close to and parallel to the stalk. Then the lettuce needs to be washed in several changes of water, especially today when pine pollen is on everything.
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Post by binnylou on Apr 2, 2019 8:53:38 GMT -5
I planted Tom Thumb, Little Gem, and New Red Fire. All are finally up potted and settled in. I expected the New Red Fire to be mostly green wityh red sprinkles. What I have is all rosy pink. I think the gro lights are playing with the plants. There is four tubes on that shelf, but only one of them is the true gro light that casts a lavender glow. I assume that when I plant these babies outside, they will self correct. Any opinions concerning nutrition changes if I were to continue growing under these lights? |
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Post by lisaann on Apr 2, 2019 18:02:58 GMT -5
Overwintered lettuce in those fearful tires Waving at you Tom. And I like the fearful tire reference. Are your tires less fearful than the reported nasty tire issue that everyone has read about for years and years? I forget.......... Why don't you plant in the ground, and chose to plant in the raised tires? |
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Post by tom 🕊 on Apr 2, 2019 20:00:10 GMT -5
Why don't you plant in the ground, and chose to plant in the raised tires? I'm contrary. But more than that, I firmly believe that tires are safe -- no leaching of pollutants -- and won't change my mind until I see scientific evidence, not aesthetic prejudice. My tires are downhill and around the back edge of the yard and do not show. The area floods. The picture shows only the tip end of my tire garden. I can improve the soil in tires to my heart's content, and improvements last. An uncle once asked me why I garden in tires. I said in jest, "So I will be able to garden in my old age." I have overwintered lettuce growing in four places under different conditions to find what works best. Now I know. |
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Post by lisaann on Apr 3, 2019 17:41:39 GMT -5
My tires are downhill and around the back edge of the yard and do not show. So, who doesn't like the look of your tire garden and you make sure is does not show? Do you live in a neighborhood with a HMO, or whatever they call it? |
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Post by tom 🕊 on Apr 3, 2019 18:24:16 GMT -5
So, who doesn't like the look of your tire garden Tires are unaesthetic, especially in NC where people sometimes use them as planters in their front yard -- typically once painted white and with scalloped edges but now with most of the paint off and abandoned. I have never seen one with attractive flowers in it. They are just yard junk. I agree that tires are for the way back backyard. Then too, I have gotten some interesting attention. A state official visited to see my way of recycling tires, and the local sheriff was interested enough to have a helicopter hover above, and I suppose take pictures. My sister came running up in her flipfops and said, "If you've got anything planted, go pull it up!" But didn't you notice how pretty those tires were with lettuce growing in them? And they were mulched and had unincorporated charcoal and wood ashes in each one. Everything is beautiful in its place. |
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