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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: mrs bouquet on August 25, 2008, 15:41

Title: winter lettuce
Post by: mrs bouquet on August 25, 2008, 15:41

can you grow any variety of winter lettuce in a greenhouse .  If so what is the best one and are there any guide lines.  Ta, Mrs Bouquet

Title: winter lettuce
Post by: gobs on August 25, 2008, 21:49

I grow winter lettuce outdoors and Parella is a good , hardy one that does well for me. I like to sow 2 lots - as with most autumn sowing, you never know what the weather is going turn into -, one nowish and again a few weeks later.

Title: reply
Post by: mrs bouquet on August 25, 2008, 21:52

thanks Gobs, I am off to track that one down.  Do you cover it with anything or wil it manage on its own.  Thanks  Mrs Bouquet

Title: winter lettuce
Post by: gobs on August 25, 2008, 21:55

It's on its own , has good devices. :lol:  Kings seeds has them.

Title: winter lettuce
Post by: noshed on August 26, 2008, 15:28

Rocket is surprisingly hardy too. I've had stuff growing all last winter and it's still going strong! Needs digging out now really

Title: winter lettuce
Post by: Nogger on August 26, 2008, 20:18

this winter lettuce what you guy's are chit chatting about,is it the crinkly type :)

Title: reply
Post by: mrs bouquet on August 28, 2008, 09:10

Quote from: "Nogger"

this winter lettuce what you guy's are chit chatting about,is it the crinkly type :)

I don't know, I haven't grown it before.  I expect gobs will let us know.  Mrs Bouquet

Title: winter lettuce
Post by: matron on August 28, 2008, 10:02

I am having a go with it for the first time too. I have a variety called Arctic King and the blurb on the packet says 'The large heads are light green in colour, and have crinkled leaves with a tasty flavour'.

Title: reply
Post by: mrs bouquet on August 28, 2008, 12:37

Quote from: "matron"

I am having a go with it for the first time too. I have a variety called Arctic King and the blurb on the packet says 'The large heads are light green in colour, and have crinkled leaves with a tasty flavour'.

Matron, are you going to grow them indoors or outside, and how will you start the seeds off.  Thanks.  Mrs Bouquet

Title: winter lettuce
Post by: matron on August 28, 2008, 13:01

I think I am going to try them in our polyhouse (it is only 7'x7' so not grand enough to be a polytunnel  :lol: ). I shall start a few seeds in a tray and then transplant them into a trough. I think I may try some outside as well just to compare.

Title: Re: reply
Post by: gobs on August 28, 2008, 23:01

Quote from: "mrs bouquet"

Quote from: "Nogger"

this winter lettuce what you guy's are chit chatting about,is it the crinkly type :)

I don't know, I haven't grown it before.  I expect gobs will let us know.  Mrs Bouquet

You decide, I don't know what that means since most lettuce is crinkly. Frilly, not.

LINK (http://www.kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/VEGETABLES/V-L/LETTUCE/2/12603.htm)

Title: winter lettuce
Post by: compostqueen on August 28, 2008, 23:26

I did a varied selection of winter lettuces and a variety of endive last year and they were all perfectly hardy grown out on the plot. Rabbits and pigeons don't seem to touch them