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28 Jan 22, Anonymous of Bundaberg (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Without sunlight plants become thin weak and spindly. There are varieties to grow in summer and others to grow in Autumn Winter. I generally don't grow things from end of Nov to end of Feb because of the heat and summer conditions - heavy rain and wind.

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04 Feb 22, Smithy (Australia - tropical climate)

Lettuce struggles in heat. Finding the balance is not easy but all plants need sun

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02 Feb 22, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate)

Lettuce grows best in cooler conditions. Varieties of lettuce that are grown in the summer (Great Lakes, etc) tend to be coarser textured and not quite as sweet as varieties grown in cooler weather. Because they are a leaf vegetable and not a 'fruit' vegetable they will tolerate less light. Morning sun up until late morning would be fine. Too much shade will make them weak and spindly. Trust this helps.

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04 Feb 22, Smithy (Australia - tropical climate)

Shadecloth covers assist in growing. Keep up the water.

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29 Aug 21, David (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Planning on planting tomato & lettuce together. Is this a good idea? Any advice would be appreciated.

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01 Sep 21, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Plant the lettuce on the northern side of the tomatoes or plant far enough away so that the tall tomatoes plants don't shade the lettuce. Lettuce need sunlight to fully grow.

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11 Jul 20, Valmai (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I live on east coast and wondered whether it is a good idea to plant lettuce seeds and what type for summer 2020/2021?

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13 Jul 20, (Australia - temperate climate)

The open leaf varieties. Cos, butter crunch, oak leaf etc. Lettuce seedlings take a lot of care to grow. Seeds need to to be very close to the surface to germinate, only a couple of mm of fine potting mix or seed raising mixture to cover them. Water with a sprayer or mister not with a hose. Water 2-3 times a day, keep the soil moist. Will need to grow them for 3-4 weeks before transplanting them.

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20 Jan 20, Miles (Australia - temperate climate)

I am trying to grow lettuce in soil I have added my home compost to. All seedlings get nibbled down to nothing at night and I can't identify what is going it. I live in Perth and very keen to know what is doing it and how I can control them

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21 Jan 20, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Go out at night and see what is eating the seedlings. Sparrows eat my lettuce the first couple of months of the year. I have a bird trap now. They also eat the heart out of my snow peas certain times of the year. Work out how to put a border around each plant or the whole block of lettuce. Like a 90mm pipe 100mm long and put oil or grease or Vaseline on the outside. Or look up similar things on the internet for slugs, snails etc. Or build a frame and cover with shade cloth.

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