I planned lettuce and peas hope they come out
By wilmpie
@wilmpie (147)
Belgium
July 19, 2011 4:11am CST
hi mylotters
i have planned lettuce and peas my first peas are comming out butt my lettuce isn't comming out, i used seads i got from few weeks back from the other lettuce plant butt my father told me the seeds need to die out at least a year.
i think i'm gonna sow other lettuce if these aren't comming out after the weekend
what do u thinnk would the lettuce come out or not grow?
I've also planted radishes yesterday
anybody know how to get it to produce seeds?
thnx in advance mylotters :p
3 responses
@marguicha (216061)
• Chile
30 Jul 11
I plantd this Autumn part of th seeds I got frm last Summer´s lettuce. I had not much hopes, but was willing to do an experimnt as we have mild Winters in our country.
In tis moment I´m proud to say that I at organic lettuce frm my garden every single day. I had the red lettuce that you could pick leaf by leaf so the plants are growing while I have my salads.
@wilmpie (147)
• Belgium
30 Jul 11
i think the seeds need a long time (a year or so) to die out .
for the lettuce u need to look out that the lettuce grown out and start making flowers and seeds , before thise happens the salade gets a acid tast butt a good hint is to plant one seed 1 day and 2 or 3 days later the next seed so when the first lettuce grows out the last seed planted still give's u salade and time to plant a new seed .
I will try to post a picture off my lettuce and pease when i understand how it needs to be done here ;)
thnx for your comment
@marguicha (216061)
• Chile
30 Jul 11
I am prepared already to have lettuce of several kinds all year around. I planted several seeds the same day in a pot, but transplant four or five plant in ne day. The plants really start growing when they have enough room for their roots. I found this easier than to plant one seed a day.
@grobanite (323)
• United States
28 Jul 11
I'm sorry to hear that! My lettuce (I also plant seeds) says it takes 7-10 days for seedlings to emerge, but I started them indoors and kept a plastic top on it (with a few holes in it), and it only took 3 days to sprout!! I was pretty impressed. The extra heat really helps. You just have to be careful not to overheat them which would kill the plants. That's why I keep it well ventilated and watered.
I've never planted radishes so I can't help you with that. However, I assume the same is needed; heat/sun and water! Give them a good amount of both and they should do well.
Good luck!
@wilmpie (147)
• Belgium
30 Jul 11
thats nice mine take 6 days to emerge, i also have a plastic top over the seeds with hole's in it ,i have read that the optimale temp. off lettuce is 15 ° and for pease its 20°
mu radisches didn't come out i think they where to old and into to mutch watery ground.
hope they are going to grow
@grobanite (323)
• United States
30 Jul 11
Six days is still really good. My seeds were started inside, sat in a window with a good amount of sun, got plenty of water and had the extra heat from the top. I was impressed that they grew so fast! I assume your temperatures are Celsius, so 15°C would be 59° Fahrenheit, 20° is 68°F... I would think they'd like warmer weather though, tomatoes certainly do!
I've had plants drown. :( It's a bummer to have to start all over again.
@allknowing (130233)
• India
19 Jul 11
Different seeds have different time for them to sprout. Have you found out how long it takes for the lettuce to sprout?My search on the net says it takes about 7 days for lettuce to germinate. As regards radish you should let some of them flower and once they flower seeds will be formed after some time. You could let the plants die and collect the seeds.
