Growing Lettuce

(Best months for growing Lettuce in Australia - sub-tropical regions)

Easy to grow. Sow in garden, or start in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks.. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 27°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 20 - 30 cm apart
Harvest in 8-12 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Carrots, Onions, Strawberries, Beets, Brassicas, Radish, Marigold, Borage, Chervil, Florence fennel, leeks.
Avoid growing close to: Parsley, Celery

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09 May 08, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate): In cold months I start seeds under agri-fleece frost protection or in seed trays. I've found that lettuce takes forever to germinate (if ever) when sown directly in frost-exposed ground.
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09 May 08, Don (Australia - cool/mountain climate): i've got lettuces in the open which are growing nicely that were established in February and March. Just wondered if the seed would germinate in the cold ground.
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05 May 08, Charlie (Australia - cool/mountain climate): You can't grow lettuce in May, surely it is too cold...
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18 Jan 08, Jane Falzon (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi some thing is eating my lettuce i have put snail bat down but that has't helped and i dont really want to use spray on them can you help
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03 Jan 12, Tim McGrath (Australia - temperate climate): probably sparrows, bird net may help.
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