Space each plant 12 inches (30 cm) apart and water regularly.
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You can plant them in the ground, either in your vegetable patch or in a garden box on a terrace or balcony. If you wish to avoid the seedling stage, it is often possible to purchase your lettuce in nursery pots with small leaves.
Planting oakleaf lettuce from store-bought nursery pots In all cases, thin sprouts down to one every 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm) as soon as the first leaves appear.ĭid you know that salad and lettuce is perfectly suited to growing in pots? You’ll be able to savor it directly from your balcony or terrace. Winter oeakleaf lettuce – sow in a nursery from August to October.Fall oakleaf lettuce – sow in the ground from May to June.Summer oakleaf lettuce – sow directly in the plot from April to June.Spring oakleaf lettuce – sow in a nursery in February or March.Īs soon as frost spells are over, you may remove the tunnel.Ideally, every 2 weeks, so that you will always have crisp and crunchy lettuce that’s ripe for the picking. It is a good idea to sow or plant small quantities of oakleaf lettuce repeatedly. It is possible to sow directly in the ground as early as May.Īs for sowing in the summer, germination is difficult above 70☏ (20☌), so favor a cooler spot in the garden, even in the shade eventually….The earlier you start, the more you’ll need to protect your seedlings with cold frames, garden cloches or tunnels.Oakleaf lettuce is sown quite early in season, as early as February.ĭirect sowing, in rows from February to October depending on the type and species. This group of lettuce varieties has thinner, softer leaves that are more tasty than thicker leaves of common lettuce. It requires very little space, and is open to everyone, even if you only have a balcony. Sowing: small batches every 2 weeks – Harvest: around 6 weeks after sowing Green, red or gold oakleaf lettuce is an easy lettuce.
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