Terminated ~ Ultra Lettuce (1st Start 7/13 End 8/26)

[Shawn]

Started my Lettuce today.

Vendor:        Johnny's Dragoon AND Park's Jericho  (3 of each)

Sponge:       Park's

Machine:      Ultra

Seeds:         2 per pod

Nutes:         AG, 4ml

More when something happens.

[Shawn]

My lettuce has begun ....

At what point do I leave the domes off and should I also remove the labels?   @cornne?   MaryL?   This is only the second time I am growing lettuce and it has been a long time and can not remember what I did.

[MaryL]

I leave the labels on, and I leave the domes on til the seedlings grow about half way up the height of the dome. But that’s just me. I don’t think you can go wrong with lettuce.

You may see my lettuce with no labels, but I sometimes take tham off just for a photo.

Anyway..I slit one side of the label and put the center around the stems of the seedlings. Otherwise they will just try to grow out of the hole and, not being fastened down, the label will just get pushed upward on top of the seedlings. When the plants get spread out enough in the pod to cover the sponge from light, I remove the label.  I don't leave the domes on very long...just until they breach the pod. in my house they don;t need more heat or dampness.

All seems to be coming along fine, SHawn! Yay!

[Shawn]

Thanks ladies.  I do cut one end of my labels open too.  Especially for pepper plants and some herbs.

[Shawn]

8 day old.  Is it me or are they growing slow?

I found that mine ran slower than the loose leaf kind. I think they look great!

[Shawn]

Whew, thanks.  I am thinking it was slow but it has been a couple of years since I grew lettuce.

[MaryL]

That’s a good observation about loose leaf versus the more compact heads. I hadn’t thought of it.  It’s been a long time since I grew lettuce too.

And..y'all gotta get your Bok Choi groove on as well!

[Shawn]

My lettuce was fed nutes on the 27th.  They had a growth spurt.

Here is a side and top picture.

now THAT looks perfect!!!!!!

[Shawn]

I am getting excited for this one now

[Happy]

Shawn, you might find that your lettuces grow at an increasingly rapid rate. 
Perhaps it's because they have more leaf area to absorb the light/energy 
Edit: And because they have more ROOTS!

[Shawn]

Jul 29, 2018 21:53:37 GMT -5 Happy said:

Shawn, you might find that your lettuces grow at an increasingly rapid rate. 
Perhaps it's because they have more leaf area to absorb the light/energy 

I have grown lettuce before in a Sprout that grew faster.  For some reason this one is slower to grow.  However did have a growth spurt.  I don't mind I am in no rush, they can do their thing.

[Shawn]

Now they are starting to find their stride.

they certainly are growing..But ,my! you sure do keep your machines tidy!

[Shawn]

I gave it a good scrub and scraped any calcium off it.  I had started my Big Jim and Jalapeno GAL in this machine.  When I received the Bounty I won I transferred those to the Bounty and gave this one the cleaning.  So in the two week+ they are growing not much of a mess can be made.  I am sure in time it will.

[MaryL]

[Shawn]

In three days it grew to this ....  I love walking past that room every day.  I see progress each day.