Comments on: A two-fer http://thesietch.org/mysietch/redstategreen/2008/05/10/a-two-fer/ Conservation is conservative. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: redstategreen http://thesietch.org/mysietch/redstategreen/2008/05/10/a-two-fer/#comment-11609 redstategreen Mon, 12 May 2008 21:07:41 +0000 http://thesietch.org/mysietch/redstategreen/2008/05/10/a-two-fer/#comment-11609 No problem, I deleted the other one. I've never tried that. I wonder how they would know. Maybe it disrupts the roots or something. I'm a big fan of cut and come again lettuce growing. It's gotten hot enough, though, that I started thinning them out to let some heads form. Those are the ones I'm worried about ... I hardly ever got to this stage in California before they bolted on me. No problem, I deleted the other one.

I’ve never tried that. I wonder how they would know. Maybe it disrupts the roots or something.

I’m a big fan of cut and come again lettuce growing. It’s gotten hot enough, though, that I started thinning them out to let some heads form. Those are the ones I’m worried about … I hardly ever got to this stage in California before they bolted on me.

]]> By: P~ http://thesietch.org/mysietch/redstategreen/2008/05/10/a-two-fer/#comment-11607 P~ Mon, 12 May 2008 06:28:20 +0000 http://thesietch.org/mysietch/redstategreen/2008/05/10/a-two-fer/#comment-11607 I'm re-posting comments from the previous post... I always click the wrong comments link on your blog, I'm used to the link being at the bottom of the entry... such a creature of habit. Anyway, here: I can’t say for sure because I’ve never tried it, but I have heard that y ou can “shock” lettuce plants into not bolting by digging them up and immediately re-planting them. It’s supposed to make the plant think it still needs to concentrate on growing, not making seed. It may be worth a try. If you do, let me know how it works. My lettuce is taking FOREVER as we have had a very on again off again spring. Good Luck! P~ I’m re-posting comments from the previous post… I always click the wrong comments link on your blog, I’m used to the link being at the bottom of the entry… such a creature of habit. Anyway, here:

I can’t say for sure because I’ve never tried it, but I have heard that y ou can “shock” lettuce plants into not bolting by digging them up and immediately re-planting them. It’s supposed to make the plant think it still needs to concentrate on growing, not making seed. It may be worth a try. If you do, let me know how it works. My lettuce is taking FOREVER as we have had a very on again off again spring. Good Luck!
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