Q: I am growing lettuce for the first time in raised beds and have been really impressed with the results. How should I collect the seeds, so I can sow them again next year? A: Lettuces are a ...

Some of the best, beginner-friendly seeds to try saving first are from lettuce, tomatoes, beans, ... One way is to wait until ...

This weekend's garden jobs include removing unneeded tree staking, too-tight tree wraps, and excess mulch, saving seeds from mature vegetable plants, and taking steps to get those green tomatoes ...

Keep the soil moist and you’ll see plants in just five to seven days. Also note just because a seed packet says 50 days to maturity the vegetables may be just starting to yield ripe vegetables then.

When we plan and plant our gardens, we dream of vegetables that will provide their fruits and greens once they mature.

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Leaf lettuce seed can be planted singly in rows at about 3 or 4 inches apart. Some gardeners like to sow their seeds into a band of about 3 inches wide.

We can grow the leaf lettuces. Those take 40 to 50 days to reach peak size. You can even cut them at a much smaller size if you just can’t wait.

Lettuce seed may be sown in single rows or broadcast for wide-row planting. Wide rows should be 12-15 inches across. Lettuce seeds should be covered with no more than one-quarter to one-half of ...