How far apart should I plant lettuce plants?

Oliveview · « **on:** November 09, 2007, 10:33 »

Neighbour gave me some lettuce plants, he insisted I plant them about 18 inches apart and the rows about the same. The lettuce are coss type (Can´t remember the name but I gave him the seeds) I thought they could go in closer, any views!?
Pamela (in Spain)

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** November 09, 2007, 10:39 »

If they are a full-sized cos (e.g. Lobjoits), then he isn't far out. I'd probably give them 15" each way.

Little Gem can go a lot closer (maybe 8").

You can also plant closer and remove alternate plants as an immature harvest.

gobs · « **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2007, 19:38 »

Ditto, even though they are diff in size I would personally squeeze them in about half of that distance even if large eventually, and do the premature harvest thing of thinning from early on, it lengthens the season and you avoid having a glut of them ready at the same time.

muntjac · « **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2007, 20:23 »

i wouldnt do anything but acept his advice ,,,,,,,, its spain .and they know what they are doing with thier weather n conditions ...," werks for him "

gobs · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2007, 06:54 »

Very good point, Munty. Any chance the guy was talking cms?

DellDGM · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2007, 11:20 »

I went and checked a couple of different seed sites and they all say approx 12 inches or 30 cm - Its what I've been doing here maybe a little less in high harvest times (we go through about 15-20 lettuces easy a week in summer but only about 5-10 in winter) in summer I go about 9inches/20cm and harvest just the outer leaves when I want lettuce - but this may be easier for me my "allotment" happens to be in my front yard.

hope this helps

muntjac · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2007, 11:27 »

Quote from: "gobs"

Very good point, Munty. Any chance the guy was talking cms?

i reckon olive would know lol .besides which thats isnt what i mean , its the difference in the countries not the maths in my thinking

Oliveview · « **Reply #7 on:** November 12, 2007, 09:46 »

Juan isa mostly right but some things (like potato blight) he knows nothing about- would he listen to me alst spring when his spuds were going blacker by the day?

I told him it would spread to his toms (it did) but would he listen? He pulled up his spuds and left the plants in a pile beside the toms. I even went and bought them black plastic sacks to store the plants in before he burnt them (he didn´t burn them either) Hope the blight stays away this crop.
Pamela (in Spain where we need rain badly)

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How far apart should I plant lettuce plants?

WG.