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| 4/30/00. I planted these seeds directly into the garden. I sprinkled the seeds as evenly as possible, then just scratched the soil up, covering the seeds randomly. I did not add more soil to ensure coverage.
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5/4/00. 'Black Seeded Simpson' lettuce is up already--only 4 days after planting seeds.
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5/14/00. Growing well, but since the beans didn't come up, there won't be any shade for this lettuce. I think I'll plant more inside another teepee in another bed. Will provide shade for this planting to see how it does.
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5/21/00. This lettuce is really doing well. Temperatures have been pretty agreeable for the last couple of weeks, except for a couple of days. I think we'll be eating this soon.
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5/28/00. Second planting of 'Black Seeded Simpson' lettuce is up already. Will need to shade both plantings soon to see how long they will last in the heat.
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6/13/00. Shade cloth in place. Extended harvest a few days, I think.
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| Summary: Despite being planted rather late, this old standby performed well until the really hot weather arrived. Will plant again next year, using the same method, which worked well.
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10/29/00. I couldn't wait. Decided to see how some of this would do in the cold frame overwinter. Here's the little patch already seeded.
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10/29/00. Cold frame in place and working properly.
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11/4/00. Sprouted already.
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11/12/00. Growing fairly well, considering.
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11/20/00. Bigger, but a little leggy--not enough sun here, due to those blasted trees next door. Next year, I'll try to get this into a sunnier spot.
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11/20/00. Light dusting of snow on the cold frame.
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12/16/00. Got to about 1" tall before really cold weather hit. I figure at the least, I'll have a head start in the spring.
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1/31/01. Doubled in size in the January thaw.
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3/10/01. Ready to eat, a couple of months earlier than normal.
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| Summary: Very dependable lettuce. The coldframe experiment is counted as a success.
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