Re: Forcing Lettuce in the Winter
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Patrick,
You may want to check the light levels and temperature. The legginess may
be associated with not enough light and or temperatures that are a bit too
high.
Arzeena
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----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Callahan <pac1@tiac.net>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: Forcing Lettuce in the Winter
>
> about 19 days in the plants looked a bit leggy and did not seem to be
> growing
> much.
> I put half a teaspoon of Miracle grow in the 16 oz spray bottle and used
> it
> over the next two days.
>
> 21 days. Left the cover off for a day and the tray started to dry out.
> several plants wilted.
>
> 22 days Plants did better with more water. largest plants now
> touching the
> cover. Time to let them go bare?
>
>
> at 25 days the first set of plants is going strong. No losses except
> the a
> couple of seedlings at 21 days due to lack of water in one part of the
> flat.
> Several plants now have 4-6 leaves, stems thickening but still less than
> 1mm.
> Second sowing mostly still in false leaves 1 inch tall.
>
> Two of the 25 day plants are putting out very long thin leaves.
> The largest plants are rounded red tinged leaves with varigated edges.
> Another variety has shiny elongated round ended leaves with smooth
> edges.
> Under magnification, some leaves are quite hairy! Some have hairs that
> appear
> only at the edges of the leaves, and seem to grow from some kind of
> structure
> at the points of varigation.
> One plant has a leaf that appears deeply veined.
> Another has a grainy surface
>
> Fascinating to watch plants this closely. Time to read some botany.
>
>
> Pat Callahan
> Acton Ma USA
> Programmer and Kohlrabi Rancher
>
>
>
>
