I did the lettuce from seeds.....now some are still tiny shoots and a couple are an inch tall....how long before I can pick them? Also how much water should I give them? I put a lot of water today and the inch tall ones seem to droop a little bit...is that a bad sign?
hello, your lettuce should get a good watering once a week in the summer months. we had a cold snap and mine sat for 3 weeks without growing then boom they were 8 inches tall.I'd let it get at least 8 inches tall so you have more to eat. The sooner you pick the more tender it is. I had a lettuce that I was cutting on and I left a few rows to grow more and it actually grew heads of lettuce, crazy!! I like the more leafy unstructered kind but that turned out good. So I guess I'm saying I'd let a couple grow to see what happens. I hope this helps..Also wait and check tom. and see if it is still wilty looking. As long as the water wasn't pooling and sitting there you should be okay. girlgoneorganic
You answer helps a lot...so I only have to water once a week....I didn't see the water pooling so I am assured....thank you.....
