Starting lettuce seedlings indoors and later transplanting them into the outdoor bed may be a better method for gardeners eager to harvest lettuce as soon as possible. Sow the seeds in plug trays to reduce root disturbance at transplant time.
Sow big bluestem seed at ¼ to ½ inch deep. The sprouts will emerge in about 4 weeks if you irrigate consistently. Alternately, plant seed in plug trays in mid winter for transplant into the garden in spring.
"Once they germinate, we set them under fluorescent lights for two or three weeks. Then we transplant them into plug trays, and put them out in our cold frame. We have lights in the cold frame just in case the weather gets too cold." ...
 See also: Plant, Plug, Growing, Gardening, Soil
  
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