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Re: Results so far

On Sun, 18 May 1997 10:55:33 EDT Stephanie D Green <symphony7@JUNO.COM>
writes:
<We had no success with our lettuce either.  The
>bugs carried it off to their sacrificial altars and of two squares and
>3 replantings we have one lettuce plant that is about 4 inches tall at
>this point.  We finally decided that sacrificing lettuce to keep
>everything else was fine with us.

I have learned that with lettuce ( and most other "transplantable"
plants) that it pays to start them in cups and let them get fairly large
before setting them out in the garden. This makes it easier to protect
them from bugs and weather and does not take up garden space with non
producing plants. As soon as a square becomes available, you have
something to put into it that will soon be productive.

oldjohn@juno.com
John Orwick
El Monte, CA

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