tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post4898068273439444883..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Lettuce etc...Mark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52283962833673042482015-06-17T19:30:01.252+01:002015-06-17T19:30:01.252+01:00My "secret" is twofold - firstly good ga...My "secret" is twofold - firstly good garden hygiene, removing many of the places where slugs and snails hang out, and secondly blue slug pellets (the so-called organic type). They work by drying up the slime on which the molluscs depend. I find them very effective.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-26898519504804691932015-06-17T16:19:20.685+01:002015-06-17T16:19:20.685+01:00They look lovely. How aren't they being eaten ...They look lovely. How aren't they being eaten by slugs like mine? If you don't mind sharing your secret that would be lovely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-77171617306717022082015-06-17T10:08:26.592+01:002015-06-17T10:08:26.592+01:00It's bigger than mine which is why we could do...It's bigger than mine which is why we could do with another, :)Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-41419027660440025272015-06-16T23:50:33.984+01:002015-06-16T23:50:33.984+01:00The bed looks so beautiful with all those lettuces...The bed looks so beautiful with all those lettuces growing. I've devoted a 2'x6' spot to my lettuce and so far so good. Though I do have some fill ins from some self seeded lettuce in the squash bed. My problem is the weather here. We almost have cool enough temperatures to grow all summer long, but most bolt or get bitter on me at some point. The farms still seem to pull it off, but I've yet to be able to. Maybe this year. There is always the first time. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-25838597869684620202015-06-16T21:30:21.989+01:002015-06-16T21:30:21.989+01:00I've always done a small potager for the kids ...I've always done a small potager for the kids just to show how much you can grow in a small space, it's always been productive with lettuce, beetroot, radish, carrots, chard and srawberries :)The Quirky Bird Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857611654337366532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-57652839497802470202015-06-16T15:17:32.550+01:002015-06-16T15:17:32.550+01:00I always "marvel" (he he) at how wonderf...I always "marvel" (he he) at how wonderful your beds look. I agree with you completely on the spacing requirements for salad. I harvest most of the lettuce on a cut and come again basis and found that a 3' x 4' (0.92M x 1.22M) section of the bed is more than enough for our needs. That's especially the case in mid-late summer when other salad ingredients start flowing from the garden like tomatoes and cucumbers. It actually quite surprised me how much such a small space could produce - last summer, I harvested over 9.2 kilo of lettuce!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-48871564086822578302015-06-16T14:43:08.202+01:002015-06-16T14:43:08.202+01:00Your salads bed is a testament to the productivity...Your salads bed is a testament to the productivity of a well managed small space. Lettuce is a particularly generous crop to grow. My biggest problem is keeping up with the harvests, especially at this time of year, the heads seem to fill out overnight and the next thing you know they're overgrown.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-58585663352944253872015-06-16T12:57:03.563+01:002015-06-16T12:57:03.563+01:00Looks terrific.
Don't you have problems with ...Looks terrific. <br />Don't you have problems with slugs? <br />First they feasted on my Freckles salad and now the Lollo Rosso is gone :-(<br />I can't sow as fast as they eat the salads.<br />Best regards, AngelaAngela Matheishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581911383477216098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-61286090734749354452015-06-16T12:11:18.340+01:002015-06-16T12:11:18.340+01:00You're doing really well with your successiona...You're doing really well with your successional sowing, something I haven't got quite right just yet.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com