How long can salads stay in modules?

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Hi Charles

What size do you recommend planting out salad seedlings?

I have a variety of them growing on my balcony in 4cm modules, but am away next week and wonder if I should plant them out into my cold frame before I go? They are all at the 2 to 3 true leaf stage but vary in size massively – the leaf radish at about 10cm are dwarfing the lettuce at 1cm in the next cells.

Thanks

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[charles]

 You could plant them now if slugs are under control in your coldframe but young, tender plants are more vulnerable to pests than slightly older ones. I would plant them when you return as 2 to 3 leaf stage sounds immature to me, aim to plant as soon as you can after returning. Maybe just plant those leaf radish now as they grow so fast.

[compostpope]

Thanks Charles,

Unable to get over to my plot so simply potted the radish and senposai into slightly bigger modules as a temporary measure until I get back from my holiday – why does life always insist on intruding on gardening?!

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