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Old 22-05-2008, 08:30 PM
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Grown in a recycled ice cream container filled with homemade compost.

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In 3 weeks hopefully, it will have grown enough to harvest again. Variety is Red and Green Oakleaf and Romaine
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Old 22-05-2008, 08:47 PM
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excelent growing and excelent slide show,very impressed
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very impressed, how did they taste?
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Tasted great! Family and I ate it same day i picked it.

Thanks!
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how do you know when its time to pick the lettuce? Im a lettuce novice.
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You can pick lettuce at any stage, try picking some at different sizes and see at which stage of growth you like best.
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Did you grow the lettuce indoors or out?

Looked lovely! I've got various lettuce in the garden - mainly feeding the slugs!
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Thanks! I grew it outdoors, since being harvested it has grown back very nicely should be cutting off it again this week!
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So you just cut them and it's growing back? how many times can you do that before the plants are finished?
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Yep i just cut or break off leaves as close to the stem as possible and within one to three weeks most varietys can be cut again.

Never counted how many times a plant can be cut from but i would quess as many times as you like untill they begin to show signs of bolting!
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