I Planted Way Too Many Lettuce Seeds. Here's What Happened 😅

[Doraemon]

I may have gone a little overboard with the seeding…

Day 1: Soaked seeds for 6 hours, then sprinkled them on soil and covered lightly. By “sprinkled” I mean dumped hundreds into one tiny pot. Future me would regret this.

A few days later: At around 20°C, they sprouted fast. So many little green heads everywhere.

A couple weeks in: Everything kept growing — surprisingly healthy, just way too crowded. Started getting leggy. Had to dig up the ones growing together and replant with actual space between them. Any with only 2-3 leaves got pulled. Kept the 4-leaf ones.

Around week 4: Growth slowed way down. Thought they might not make it but they bounced back. Even snacked on some baby greens along the way — tasted pretty good actually!

Two months later: Finally forming heads. Not bad for a pot that started with way too many roommates.

Lesson learned: Next time? Maybe 20 seeds max. Anyone else guilty of overplanting? Tell me I’m not alone

[Audrey]

Oh I feel this on a spiritual level The “dumped hundreds into one tiny pot” part — been there. It’s like the seeds look so tiny and harmless in the packet and then BAM you’re suddenly running a lettuce orphanage.

The fact that you still got heads after all that chaos is honestly impressive though. Those baby greens snacks along the way? That’s just bonus harvesting

My record was with basil. Let’s just say I now understand the concept of “thinning” much better than I used to.

[pudu37.5]

I feel this The “dumped hundreds into one tiny pot” is such a classic move. We’ve all been there.

Pretty impressive they made it to harvest though. And getting to snack on the extras along the way? That’s just smart gardening

[wusansui]

This whole post is a rollercoaster and I’m here for it From “dumped hundreds” to “snacked on baby greens” to actual heads — that’s a journey. Honestly impressed it worked out. No shame in the overplanting game, we’ve all been there