Time to transplant to the tunnel

Another high tunnel bed is prepped, and is waiting to be planted; I hope to get some seedlings transplanted today.  I have kale (dinosaur and curly leaf), various types of lettuce, beets, cilantro, chard, and some other stuff ready to go.  More cilantro should be ready, but I can never remember it needs darkness to germinate.  The other thing I can’t seem to remember is that some lettuce is really fussy about its germination temperature.  I’ve been planting three types of lettuce this year, Green Butterhead (Sylvesta), Flashy Troutback, and Rouge d’Hiver.  I like to germinate lettuce in good light, in ¾” soil blocks, and at soil temp of 70 to 73 degrees.  Unfortunately, Rouge d’Hiver germinates poorly at temperatures above 68.  So, I have about 20 Butterhead, 20 Flashy Troutback, and 8 Rouge d’Hiver.

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