1
Long, slim pots or fabric bags fit snugly
onto a windowsill and look attractive
with woven willow surrounds. Fill them
with potting soil to about
1
/2 in (1 cm)
below the rim and make drills
1
/4 in (
1
/2 cm)
deep and 2 in (5 cm) apart.
RAISING LETTUCES
ON A WINDOWSILL
For fresh salad leaves on hand whenever you need
them, sow cut-and-come-again lettuces on a kitchen
windowsill. Loose-leaf lettuces can be sown thickly,
the baby leaves cut, and stumps allowed to regrow.
YOU WILL NEED
• loose-leaf lettuce seeds
• multi-purpose potting soil
• long, slim pots or fabric bags
• woven willow surrounds
• pencil or dibble
• watering can with fine spray nozzle
SEE ALSO
• GROWING PLUG PLANTS >> 180/181
• GROW CLIMBING BEANS >> 186/187
• GROW ROOT VEGETABLES >> 190/191
LETTUCES THAT NEED
MORE SPACE
Butterhead, romaine, and
crisphead lettuces develop dense
central hearts of leaves. Sow seed
in trays and plant out seedlings
8–12 in (20–30 cm) apart.
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3
Keep the potting soil moist and
when the seedlings are 2–4 in
(5–10 cm) in height, cut them as
required, about 1 in (2.5 cm) above
soil level. The plants should then
sprout new leaves, which can be
harvested about two weeks later.
2
Pour seed into the palm of your hand
and sprinkle it into each drill using your
thumb and forefinger. Cover seeds lightly
with potting soil and water using a can with a
fine spray nozzle to avoid disturbing the seeds.
Lettuces can
be cut to the
stump to
regrow two
or three times
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