. Beckert's seed store : vegetable seeds flower bulbs. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. °~13eckeft4 Seed Store LETTUCE Beckert's Golden Curled Lettuce The secret of success with Lettuce lies in the correct selection of varieties for different seasons and in the timely thinning out of the seedlings so as to permit of their perfect development. Lettuce prefers a fine, moderatel
. Beckert's seed store : vegetable seeds flower bulbs. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. °~13eckeft4 Seed Store LETTUCE Beckert's Golden Curled Lettuce The secret of success with Lettuce lies in the correct selection of varieties for different seasons and in the timely thinning out of the seedlings so as to permit of their perfect development. Lettuce prefers a fine, moderately rich soil and plenty of cultivation. Although it thrives best in cool, moist weather, it will stand a surprising amount of dry weather if the ground is kept in a finely pulverized condition. There are four classes of Lettuce. The loose-leaved or cutting varieties do not form solid heads but make large clusters of tender leaves and are good, thrifty growers. The butterhead Lettuces make good-sized, solid, round heads, like litde cabbages, with the inner leaves blanched to a light buttery yellow. They do not, as a rule, thrive in hot weather. The crisphead Lettuces make large, semi-solid heads, blanched to white in the center, and are the best varieties to grow in warm weather. The Cos or Romaine Lettuces are distinguished by their long, narrow leaves and are particularly re- sistant to drought and heat. The first sowing of Lettuce may be made outdoors about the middle of April, at which time the loose-leaf or early butterhead varieties do best. Sow the seed in rows 2 feet apart and the seedlings should be thinned out as soon as they are about 2 inches tall to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. As they transplant readily, the seedings in thinning may be reset in another part of the garden. As the plants develop and begin to touch each other, remove every other one and continue to thin as needed until the plants stand 14 to 18 inches apart and you can get between them with t
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