Lettuce ‘Grosse Blonde Paresseuse’: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
How do you sow 'Grosse Blonde Paresseuse' lettuce under cover?
Sow your 'Grosse Blonde Paresseuse' lettuce under cover to raise plants for mild-season or summer harvests. Choose the date according to your climate and seed packet, allowing enough light and space for the young plants. Useful shelter should protect them from cold without becoming an overheated greenhouse.
Prepare clean pots, seed trays or modular trays with effective drainage. Fill them with fine seed compost, preferably peat-free, then moisten it. Sow thinly and cover the seeds lightly to the depth recommended by the supplier. If several seedlings emerge in one cell, provide enough room for them to develop.
Put the containers in good light and keep the compost moist without standing water. A temperature range of about 10 to 18 °C is a guideline for germinating this variety. Use that guideline with the instructions on your own packet and avoid intense heat. Ventilate when weather permits. Once young plants are sturdy enough to handle, carefully separate crowded seedlings while preserving their roots. Gradually accustom the lettuces to outdoor conditions before planting them in their final positions.
How do you sow 'Grosse Blonde Paresseuse' lettuce outdoors?
How do you plant out 'Grosse Blonde Paresseuse' lettuce?
How to care for this plant
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Thin seedlings
If your lettuces are crowded and you want whole heads, thin gradually to about 15–30 cm according to the variety. Keep closer spacing for promptly harvested baby leaves. In a module, select the seedling you want to keep.
How do you harvest 'Grosse Blonde Paresseuse' lettuce?
