Growing lettuce all year-round.

[Snoop Puss]

I think maybe I should keep better tabs on when I've bought them and when I lasted sowed them, but that's just another 'good intention'.

I usually just write on the packet when I opened it.

[rary]

I had some A. Y. R. and Artic King growing in the greenhouse along with some winter cabbage, but lost the lot to the cold, next year I will use a sun tunnel with some fleece for frost protection

[Bren In Pots]

That's a shame Rary do you find the sun tunnel warmer than the GH ? mines away for the winter.

[Snoop Puss]

That's new to me - a sun tunnel. I shall go and Google for more info. Thanks for mentioning it, rary.

[Bren In Pots]

Here’s a photo of mine Snoop only difference we’ve made a base for it.

[Snoop Puss]

^ Thanks, Bren.

[rary]

Actually Bren I will use the sun tunnel and fleece in the greenhouse where the temperature went down to -10 so using both the tunnel and fleece I think would protect from such low temperatures in the future

[Bren In Pots]

That’s a good idea Rary my lowest GH temperature has been -5c so no where near as low as yours.

[Vince G]

I just grow regular summer varieties in the polytunnel without protection here in subtropical Suffolk. But this year we had a particualry cold spell a couple of weeks ago which killed off what was left. I will fleece in future if it gets that cold again.

[Snoop Puss]

Any advice on what varieties to sow now or soon?

[rary]

Try any that starts with the letter L
Just had a look at DTBs catalogue and they have one called Clarion which can be sown from January till July have never tried in but think I will give it a go, I have as said in a previous post tried Artic King and All Year Round which was lost this year, in the past A. Y. R gave me some lettuce a bit earlier than spring sown lettuces, but nothing worth talking about over the winter, possibly, like yourself I should sow them a bit earlier

[Snoop Puss]

Thanks, rary. Very funny

[Bren In Pots]

I have as said in a previous post tried Artic King and All Year Round which was lost this year, in the past A. Y. R gave me some lettuce a bit earlier than spring sown lettuces, but nothing worth talking about over the winter, possibly, like yourself I should sow them a bit earlier

Rary this year try sowing your winter lettuce at the end of August that way they’re established before the cold weather hits.

[rary]

Thanks Bren I will try that, if I remember 😏

[gardengrace]

I found a few black seeded Simpson growing under the snow
after it melted one year..