re: 2019 Garden Thread

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That was probably also my problem. I had them in the sun at first so they baked.

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I usually wait until it get a bit cooler, like late September/early October and direct sow them into the garden. They come up easily then and are thick as thieves, but do transplant very nicely.

You just have to be kind of gentle when transplanting since they are pretty delicate seedlings. I'll wait until they are about 4 inches tall and use a small garden spade to get under the roots of a bunch of them then space them 6 inches all the way around for clearance. That is more than enough room for them to develop nicely and you'd be surprised how many transplants survive.

Oh, and I only grow leaf lettuce so I can pick some off several plants to make a salad and not take the whole plant like heading lettuces.