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Maybe start growing your own?
Food production is basically just a handful of monopolies at this point, your area is probably either supplied by Taylor or not
I did. It’s actually not that easy. They’re turning into broccoli. Have a look at this abysmal failure will ya?
I wouldn't call that a failure... You seem like you're one tweak away from having lots of nice crisp lettuce
Maybe a bit more light? You can get led grow lights pretty cheaply if you shop around, you could try it on a couple plants to supplement the indirect light without raising the temperature much and test if it works
Thank you, that make me feel much better.
Yeah possibly, my concern was winter frost
You gotta pick the leaves regularly, that doesn't look like the kind of lettuce you get a whole head of at once
If that's what i think it is, you get a whole head, its still too early. They start out growing every which way and later a head forms in the middle.
The one in the bottom right looks like it's saying "feed me!"
Yeah it’s a complete write off
I feel terrible. I have failed as a farmer
Everyone fails at farming. Some keep at it until they stop falling at it. Or move to a different crop.
Yeah I’m not satisfied though, because lettuce is commonly eaten here. I want to grow crops that we eat. Some of the mixed lettuces down the far end have gone into a couple of salads so they have been ok but they went berserk too
So I guess it’s option one you gave, have another go
Which is why it’s not going to solve the problem of a food crisis right now. Farming is a skill that takes practice.
Look, I’ll say this much, it’s been fun giving it a go. My lettuces are shit but other things have worked and to be fair I’ve been pretty lazy.
It does seem like a fun hobby. But not one for me. I live in a second-story condo and my balcony gets too much sunlight. It even scorched an aloe plant I set out, and by the time I put it in the partial shade, it was too late.
I did have success with cherry tomatoes. The 10 my single plant produced made a nice snack after months of waiting.
Wasn't talking about the latest distraction. Was talking about lettuce.
Farming takes zero skill. The first step to getting good at farming requires basic reading skills.
them why did none of my shit grow when I put a lot of effort into it
I didn't mean to insult your skills as a farmer, it was a reference to Little Shop of Horrors where the plant acquires a taste for human blood.
It appears you have big, leafy plants. That's a success, even if you don't like how they look yet.
Yeah nah you’re good, i did miss the reference but now you raise it, yeah.
Cheers, yeah the tomatoes are booming since I repotted those. I’m in a bit of a war with boring insects in my pumpkins but a couple of those are coming through too.
But it’s back to the drawing board with the leaf veges. They might have to be done in a raised bed
I appreciate the idea and agree that would be a good thing. But I need to express that the chances of that ever happening at this point are really quite low.
I can relate. I inherited 3 raised boxes this year, put them together, and they're still waiting to be set out and filled. Maybe next year me will finish what this year me started.
I will say, setting up a small basic herb garden and lettuce is super easy, low maintenance, and forgiving as far as growing plants goes.
Not too late to start fall lettuce or even kale. You need to find out what variety grows well in your area though.