Growing lettuce

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Culture of Lettuce Vegetables

For Very Early Plants BOW seed in hotbeds, about four weeks ahead of planting-out time. Transplant seedlings out in cold frames several inches apart each way, and as soon as a nice warm spot can be prepared in the open ground, transplant the well-hardened plants in rows one foot apart each way.

For succession throughput the season, start as early as possible, and sow seed thinly in the open ground, and thin the plants to five or more inches apart. Sow every few weeks until the fall. To grow good lettuce, the soil should be light and rich and the plants never allowed to flag, so attend to the watering. A light application of nitrate of soda increases the size of the heads and- helps them to form early.