Posted by Pat Meadows on July 25, 2003, 8:27 am
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 20:57:05 -0500, "harold steig"
>I had great luck with lettuce this spring growing black seeded simpson and
>salad bowl. Now that the rest of the salad vegges are getting ripe my
>lettuce is about done. I live in central WI and we do get warm days 85 to 95
>with night time temps in the 60's
> Do you think i can get another batch of simpson to grow this year ? I could
>water daily and put a cover over it about 12 inches above ground to shade it
>from the sun.
>Or should I try another type of lettuce for this time of year. /
>Thanks for any ideas.
You can certainly start lettuce seeds soon for growing into
fall's cooler weather.
BTW, I had lettuce survive a foot of snow and temperatures
of 16 F this spring - so you can probably grow it for a
considerable time after your first frost, maybe into
December.
Pat
Posted by Pat Meadows on July 25, 2003, 9:21 am
On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 07:21:34 -0500, Aaron Baugher
>I'm going to plant several kinds of lettuce in about a week, here in
>central Illinois. I think you'd get a crop if you planted now, as
>long as you don't get an unusually early frost. Someone actually in
>your area might know for sure.
Lettuce is very frost-hardy. Last spring, my lettuce
survived temperatures of 16F. It was in pots too, it didn't
even have the protection of its roots being in the ground.
Pat
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>salad bowl. Now that the rest of the salad vegges are getting ripe my
>lettuce is about done. I live in central WI and we do get warm days 85 to 95
>with night time temps in the 60's
> Do you think i can get another batch of simpson to grow this year ? I could
>water daily and put a cover over it about 12 inches above ground to shade it
>from the sun.
>Or should I try another type of lettuce for this time of year. /
>Thanks for any ideas.