Worlwide new plant pod testing- Red Lettuce

[noipv4]

Hi,

What would be the optimum temperature for growing the red lettuce?

I have planted mine today.
One pod in a SG3, 2 pods in SG9. Looking forward to growing my own food in these uncertain times

We are situated in Tessin, Southern Switzerland.

[Gene]

16 to 20°C should be optimal.

[Mirjam]

I agree @Gene, our tests has shown that upto 24C is also ok for this red lettuce.

[Connie_Stephanie_Che]

the third capsules has finally germinated! Growing a little slower than the rest of my counterparts with cooler temperature.

[Gene]

Day 15

[Salvo_Baglieri]

Snapdragon still growing

[Salvo_Baglieri]

[Saladbar]

Your red lettuce is really nice and dark colour . Whats your room temperature?

[Gene]

18 to 20 degrees C

[Connie_Stephanie_Che]

Day 19. Lettuce getting bigger but I don’t see any red leaves. Most likely the weather here in Singapore is very hot and humid. Room temperature here is 28°C.

[Gene]

Day 20

[Mirjam]

indeed, this cultivar is not full red, but it is great to see that it’s growing in your hot and humid conditions in Singapore.

[noipv4]

Here are the lettuce pods after 10 days of planting. The plants have germinated and have grown big enough for removal of the domes.

[Connie_Stephanie_Che]

8th April. Singapore is on second day of lockdown. Its depressing here but the growth of this red lettuce brightens up my day. Everyone please stay home and be strong.

[Gene]

Day 25

[Gene]

Extra red leaf lettuce seeds propagated in hydroponic solution (Kratky Method). The seeds were sticking on the C&G Experimental soil package sticky cover sheet. I decided to experiment with them separately.

[Connie_Stephanie_Che]

will harvest the outer leaves and eat them with my sandwiches

[Thebrowngardener]

I would be down for being a tester!

[Gene]

Day 28: Harvested to reduce overcrowding; Yielded 38 grams
Observation: Maximum of 3 plants per pod is advisable. Overcrowding results to leggy plants. Ideal is one plant per pod to get ideal leaf size.