Started on 8/6, these encino lettuce soil blocks are now ready to be planted in the garden after being inside for 23 days. I’ve got 10 of them and they grow to the size of an ottoman! Such a tasty and great head of lettuce to be used in later fall and during the winter months. I love using soil blocks because they are so easy to transplant and shock is virtually eliminated. So much better than starting and grown in plastic cells. 

There are no seedlings to be found at stores at this time of year. That’s why you need to take my class on seed starting, what to plant, and when to plant in order to have a great fall/winter garden. Our weather has begun to cool off so it’s the perfect time to transplant these into soil. 

By starting inside during our extended 95-100 degree summers I’m able to have lettuce through  the end of December. Our family loves salads. So for us it heavy on lettuces (32 different varieties), cherry tomatoes, slicer tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, carrots, and garlic. We have lots of other things growing as well, but these are the mainstays.