Succession planting — so you don't get 40 lettuce at once
In breve: One sowing = one harvest at once, often too much. Succession planting every 2–3 weeks provides continuous yields throughout the season. You always have fresh vegetables, never too many at the same time.
Succession planting — end gardening too-much-at-once
One weekend, 30 lettuce plants. Two weeks later they all mature together. Half bolts and goes to compost.
Solution: small batches every 2–3 weeks.
Example — lettuce (time to harvest: 30–40 days):
- Batch 1: March 15 — harvest around April 20
- Batch 2: April 1 — harvest around May 5–10
- Batch 3: April 15 — harvest around May 20
Fresh lettuce at all times. Never 30 at once.
Best vegetables for succession:
- Lettuce and salad mixes
- Radishes (every 10 days)
- Spinach and corn salad
- Green beans
- Cilantro (bolts quickly, sow often)
Summer note: in heat lettuce becomes bitter and bolts. Sow heat-resistant varieties or shift batches to late summer.
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