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lettuce and beetroot protection

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brownp

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lettuce and beetroot protection
« on: May 01, 2011, 18:06 »
I have a raised bed with 2 rows of beetroot and two lines of lettuce. I had some fleece over them for a while but now have them uncovered. At the moment, they are being left alone - do these normally need to be netted? I know the lettuce won't like frosts.

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Re: lettuce and beetroot protection
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2011, 18:43 »
Once established, I normally leave these two crops to get on with it on their own. :)
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Re: lettuce and beetroot protection
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2011, 19:48 »
Slugs and snails once the rain starts  :)
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Re: lettuce and beetroot protection
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2011, 19:52 »
Quote from: mashbintater on May 01, 2011, 19:48
Slugs and snails once the rain starts  :)

Yes!
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Re: lettuce and beetroot protection
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2011, 00:39 »
Mine were sown out with no protection last month and doing v well... i refuse to mollycoddle them... :)
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Re: lettuce and beetroot protection
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 01:01 »
The beetroot will be fine and, I imagine, so will the lettuce.

Lettuce attract slugs and snails especially if it is damp. I give mine a quick sprinkle of slug bait and cover them with netting to discourage our very friendly fat pigeons. (I just don't trust them with newly planted lettuce).

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