Lettuce ‘Reine de Mai’: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
How do you sow 'Reine de Mai' lettuce under cover?
Sow your 'Reine de Mai' lettuce under cover to prepare a spring crop. Choose the date according to your climate, available light and the seed packet. Early sowing requires a sufficiently bright location to produce compact young plants. Allow enough space to keep them protected until outdoor conditions are suitable for planting.
Use clean seed trays, pots or modular trays with drainage holes. Fill them with fine seed compost, preferably peat-free, then moisten it. Distribute the seeds thinly and cover them lightly to the depth recommended by the supplier. Water gently so the small seeds stay in place.
Keep the compost moist without standing water in saucers. Put the containers in good light and ventilate the shelter when weather permits, avoiding severe overheating. Watch for germination and remove crowded seedlings or move them into individual modules once they are sturdy enough. Handle them gently to preserve their roots. Before planting outdoors, gradually accustom young plants to sunlight, wind and outdoor temperatures instead of suddenly exposing them to cold.
How do you sow 'Reine de Mai' lettuce outdoors?
How do you plant out 'Reine de Mai' 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 'Reine de Mai' lettuce?
