Lettuce is a cold weather crop, just like spinach and other greens. You may be exposing the plant to too much sun and heat. It almost sounds like it's going to seed already. read more
Lettuce is a cold weather crop, just like spinach and other greens. You may be exposing the plant to too much sun and heat. It almost sounds like it's going to seed already. Remember to pluck your lettuce from the inside of the plant and let the outside leaves remain. read more
I have a germination chamber in which I have messed up many times. It provides humid heat at 80°F, so the seeds germinate really well. If it is done right germination is fast and uniform, and the plants do really well later. But if the cotyledons so much as peek up above the soil surface in there, they are a lost cause. read more
In my first effort at growing plants indoors, I made the mistake of allowing the seedlings to develop without light. As a result, many of them are so stringy that they won't stand up. The pole beans were stringy but sturdy, so when I transplanted them into pots outdoors, I buried their overly-long stems. read more