When bolting, the plant sends up a flowering stalk and stops growing.Loose-leaf lettuces can fill a wider spacing in fall, when the plants are likely to grow well and are less likely to bolt.Final plant spacing depends on the variety.Clip off unwanted plants with a pair of small shears to avoid disturbing the other plants.Try to do this without damaging the remaining plants. Thin the seedlings when they are still small.Plant seeds 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep, in rows 18 to 30 inches apart.For a fall crop, sow seed about three months before the average first fall frost date.Problem 1: Insufficient light for growing seedlings. Sow seeds in the spring as soon as the soil is workable. Tomato, zucchini, broccoli, kale, lettuce, and beet seedlings tend to get leggy because theyre.If using unmodified seed, seed lightly and evenly down the row. It is far better to sow the seeds onto fine soil in a seedling tray or a pot, then just cover them lightly with fine potting soil. You will waste less seed and reduce the need to thin the plants as they grow. When seedlings sprout, remove the bags and bathe them in light. Place the prepared seeds evenly every two to four inches. After four or five days, check daily to see if the seeds have sprouted. The seed coating can also help with germination by taking up water and conducting it to the seed.Īlthough the price of pelleted seed is higher than the unmodified seed, many gardeners get better results with less effort when they use prepared seeds.They are easier to plant sparingly and precisely.Inert clay-based material coats pelleted seeds and increases the size of the seed.The raw, untreated seed is difficult to see and handle.It is easy to seed these crops too heavily or too deeply.A cloddy, clumpy seedbed will reduce seed germination and emergence.
To direct seed lettuce, it is important that you prepare the soil ahead of time. Direct seed Italian dandelion in spring, summer or fall.Italian dandelion is another form of radicchio, a bitter green for salads or cooking.Although radicchio has some cold hardiness, it may not form a head before winter comes.Radicchio needs about 60 to 70 days to mature, much longer than lettuce or endive.Plant in summer for fall harvest. Treat it the same as endive or lettuce.It is very difficult for a home gardener to grow Belgian endive successfully.Give them complete darkness to produce small dense heads of pale leaves. In fall, dig up Belgian endive roots and store them in a root cellar.Belgian endive is an expensive winter specialty. Evaluate your seed trays The tray pictured above is planted with tomatoes in 4-inch pots and most of the tomatoes have come up (they're pretty easy).Recipes usually call for cooked escarole.
Mild and sweet, with slight bitterness, curly endive is a common salad green. Endive is a versatile salad and cooking green.Try these varieties to add color and texture to your garden and flavor to your salads. The coffee substitute called chicory comes from the dried roots of these plants. Chicories are close relatives of lettuce, and you can grow them in similar ways.
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