A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 lettuce trouble

Do you have spruce trees growing over them, I see needles, maybe some lime to help nuetralize the soil some.

Oh yeah, and what john said, ditto.

Head: Strains of Ithaca, Salinas and Pennlake have performed best in N.C.
Romaine/Cos: Romulus or Signal
Leaf: (green) Salad Bowl, Slobolt, Grand Rapids, Green Vision; (red fringe) Red Sails, Royal Red; (red) Ruby.
Butterhead: (loose head) Buttercrunch, Nancy (a.k.a. Boston head), Esmeralda, Ermosa.
Soils and Fertilizers -- Successful production of lettuce depends on vigorous growth. A wide range of well-drained soils can be used; however, the crop does best on fertile, high organic matter soils that have good water-holding capacity.

Adequate nutrients and a continuous moisture
Read this it may help some ...

dodge

THe soil IS very compacted, i posted a question about my entire garden in the "landscaping" section, and they said the same thing--i need to improve my soil. All the clay in it is really a burden. So, next spring, ill get the soil really good and ready to go! Thanks!

Im growing Iceberg head lettuce, and Romane lettuce (i think)

Badplanter:

Start amending in the fall if possible, grow a cover crop, even seeds scattered on top and raked in lightly will grow and start the process, probably the cheapest and easiest way to start, other than renting a tiller and mixing in mowed-over leaves and clippings. Small steps now can help make the spring job easier.

Hello, I have a question about my lettuce, there is some white clumps behide some of the lettuce and not sure what it is? maybe some mold or animal doop? any help would be great. Dee

Perhaps salts on the top of the soil..

Or Lime?


Is it in an area where water lays?

dodge

Well if so then it's pretty big like the crowns for califlowers looking like but white white?? Thanks Dodge Though maybe some kind of mushroom but looking like a calliflower?? any thought on that one?? Dee

Dee,
Happen to have a picture???

No I don't have a camra have a camcorder with the pic but the pic are not that great and would know how to unload them to the site.