Winter Salad

[Gary]

Hello Charles,

I planted a few different type of salad on the 7th September (2015), I’ve kept them in a green house and now, due to the warm autumn they’re quite large.

Should I keep them in modules in a green house until spring or plant out under fleece?

Lettuce Bijou
Lambs lettuce Valentin
Rocket Wild
Mustard Oriental Ruby Streaks
Lettuce Catalogna
Winter Marvel – I guess this should go out!?

Thanks.

[charles]

Ok so by planted above, I guess you mean sowed, hence they are all still in modules?
I would plant them out (you could have 2 weeks ago I reckon), no fleece needed until say mid November or later if it stays mild.
Bijou is not so keen on winter weather, I grow only Grenoble Red lettuce in winter, Marvel though should be ok.

[Gary]

Yes, I meant sown.

This is my first year planting winter salad so I misunderstood the process. I was sowing and expecting to plant out in spring. Hence my surprise as their size.

Could I expect to harvest a little from these plants before winter?

[Gary]

or should I wait from them to get bigger / stronger and pick in the spring.

[charles]

Yes carefully pick a few leaves now and until the weather turns colder, not pick too hard as you say.

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