Sprout spacing after broadcasting seeds - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-19T06:40:37Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/sprout-spacing-after-broadcasting-seeds?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A575557&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=nohahaha thank you both for you…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-08-19:4778851:Comment:5755572014-08-19T00:58:46.142ZCarson Millerhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CarsonMiller
<p>hahaha thank you both for your advice. :) I'll start enjoying some greens as soon as they're reasonably sized and 'thin down the herd' for good airflow.</p>
<p>hahaha thank you both for your advice. :) I'll start enjoying some greens as soon as they're reasonably sized and 'thin down the herd' for good airflow.</p> Hidden knowledge of the lazy:…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-08-18:4778851:Comment:5758012014-08-18T22:59:39.051ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>Hidden knowledge of the lazy: Never thin lettuce; only eat it :D</p>
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<p>You will want to thin your lettuce sprouts a little down the road, but wait till they get a little more salad size. As soon as they're "baby green" sized, go ahead and pull some out. Since we're doing aquaponics, we don't have to worry as much about nutrient competition, but we do want to make sure we get proper air flow in between our leaves. Things get too crowded, then some of the sprouts fall over, get moist…</p>
<p>Hidden knowledge of the lazy: Never thin lettuce; only eat it :D</p>
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<p>You will want to thin your lettuce sprouts a little down the road, but wait till they get a little more salad size. As soon as they're "baby green" sized, go ahead and pull some out. Since we're doing aquaponics, we don't have to worry as much about nutrient competition, but we do want to make sure we get proper air flow in between our leaves. Things get too crowded, then some of the sprouts fall over, get moist and start being broken down by various molds. Those molds can spread to your healthy leaves and you loose your lettuce.</p> Hi Carson, That's a lot of le…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-08-18:4778851:Comment:5753852014-08-18T04:11:08.760ZJack Dunbarhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JackDunbar
<p>Hi Carson, That's a lot of lettuce. Back awhile , I planted Arugula and Mescun Lettuce the same way and I let nature take it's course and they did just fine. I didn't plant as much as you and I ate a lot of salads and a lot went to seed just the same.</p>
<p>Hi Carson, That's a lot of lettuce. Back awhile , I planted Arugula and Mescun Lettuce the same way and I let nature take it's course and they did just fine. I didn't plant as much as you and I ate a lot of salads and a lot went to seed just the same.</p>