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I planted lettuce today (Original Post) XemaSab Feb 2012 OP
Yay for lettuce! Tsiyu Feb 2012 #1
Plant it everywhere. The root system is HUGE! When you pull the plant, the roots remain. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #2
I planted celery and fennel plants. Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #3

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
1. Yay for lettuce!
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 12:46 AM
Feb 2012


What kind did you plant?

I have some mixed greens I need to plant soon. But I found a jumbo container of organic spring greens ( 1 pound which is like a gallon) for $1.99 on sale at Kroger today so that made me very happy. I live on them lately.

Good luck and I know those worm castings will make pretty lettuce. Yum



 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
2. Plant it everywhere. The root system is HUGE! When you pull the plant, the roots remain.
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 AM
Feb 2012

Most of them are small fibrous feeder roots and they spread out way beyond the drip line. When you pull the plant, the roots remain and add organic material. The same is true with radishes. It doesn't matter if you use the "food" or not, you're helping all of the other plants. Everywhere and year-round is the rule.

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)
3. I planted celery and fennel plants.
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:57 AM
Feb 2012

The snow and snap peas, more lettuce and radishes went in last week. I hope it starts raining soon.

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