Difference between revisions of "Lettuce"

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Iceberg lettuce grown in a cold frame in midwinter. These plants can be grown until frost gets stronger.

One of several cultivars of lettuce. This plant is not fully grown yet.
Lettuce, almost blossoming
Lettuce ready to plant out. This is something you can do easily even if you have a small garden. I sow some lettuce seeds in a pot every two weeks. When seedlings are about an inch tall they are planted single in pots and later planted out in the garden. I plant them on places where other crops have grown and i don't add any new fertilizer or compost. Now it's just waiting to harvest them. In this way you can have fresh salad every day, with little effort and minimal costs.
Seeds of lettuce (Black German)
Lettuce seeds
Iceberg lettuce in a cold frame, sown in September, photo taken in February, survived during strong frost under an extra sheet of plastic.
Iceberg lettuce in a greenhouse, sown in September, photo taken in February, survived during strong frost under an extra sheet of plastic.

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 File:Lettuce, black German.JPG|Seeds of lettuce (Black German)
 File:Lettuce seeds.JPG|Lettuce seeds
+File:Iceberg lettuce - cold frame+ plastic after frost 120217.JPG|Iceberg [[lettuce]] in a cold frame, sown in September, photo taken in February, survived during strong frost under an extra sheet of plastic.
+File:Lettuce iceberg greenhouse after frost 120217.JPG|Iceberg [[lettuce]] in a greenhouse, sown in September, photo taken in February, survived during strong frost under an extra sheet of plastic.
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