Lettuce From Seed

[kenny1234]

I planted some lettuce seeds into a tray of compost about 4-5 weeks ago. Seedlings came through after about 14 days (showing the seed leaves) and reached a height of approx. 1/2". However--that was about 14 days ago and they seem to have stopped going any further. Is this normal??

[woofgang]

growth does slow once the seed is through. The next bit is to start to build up a root system to get nourishment from the soil then the real growth will start.

[kenny1234]

Many thanks Woofgang--I was hoping that would be the case

[Chipchopper]

Once the true leaves appear, thats the time to start thinning them out.
After that they should start to develop better.

[kenny1234]

Thanks chipchopper