hello goes my question is how to save lettuce seeds ill take a photo of what the lettuce now and can u guys tell me when to start haverseting the seed from it all information is welcome here. thanks in advance Veg Gardener
Have a look at what I am doing with my lettuces VG
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2008/01/seed-saving-update.html
Lucky1 said:
Have a look at what I am doing with my lettuces VG
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2008/01/seed-saving-update.html
so lucky when it has little flower heads on them ill take a photo for u and post them here ok
this is the yellow flower head should i wait till more of them are there becuase there is only one there right now
this is the yellow flower head should i wait till more of them are there becuase there is only one there right now
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You can wait a bit longer if you wish.
By pulling out the whole plant as it dies slowly, it’ll fed the up coming flowers.
so would i be best to pull it out this weekend and hang it up side down in a paper bag
Yeah I’d have a try with 1 plant and see what happens.
How many lettuce plants going to seed???
i only have 1 going to seed
veg gardener said:
i only have 1 going to seed
Hhhmmmm… okay… then you need to choose whether you’ll leave it a bit longer or pick it now….. your choice:)
Mine are still flowering while upside down in a paper bag:) If this is a help.
Lucky1 said:
Hhhmmmm… okay… then you need to choose whether you’ll leave it a bit longer or pick it now….. your choice:)Mine are still flowering while upside down in a paper bag:) If this is a help.
will they self seed in my garden becuase i dont want that to happen i already have that bed ready to plant silverbeet into and i have the seedlings ready so what would be a good idea?? pick now or later u have been gardening longer
will they self seed in my garden becuase i dont want that to happen i already have that bed ready to plant silverbeet into and i have the seedlings ready so what would be a good idea?? pick now or later u have been gardening longer
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Okay pick it and go from there:)
Can always try saving seeds off another one later on if it doesn’t work:)
yeah i can
I wait until the seeds are ready before picking them and putting them in a bag – you know when that happens when they start looking fluffy. You may get some reseeding in the bed though.
BG u know how lucky hangs them up in bags i was going to try it like that
bluegreen said:
I wait until the seeds are ready before picking them and putting them in a bag – you know when that happens when they start looking fluffy. You may get some reseeding in the bed though.
i let mine go to seed. they’ll come up as weeds – but its easy to transplant or just pull them out.
the downside of my method is – if you topdress with manure and mulch you smother them all.
veg gardener said:
BG u know how lucky hangs them up in bags i was going to try it like that
yep, that should work too :)