When I first planted a small garden here, 4 years ago, I bought a mix salad seed packet from Jung's. Everything came in wonderfully, then they bolted. I kept the seeds of the ones that I really liked, separated and organized them. My favorite by far is Simpson, it comes up early and can be replanted through-out the year. Just as soon as I pull up one head, I plant another. So far this is the only one the will come into maturity successfully in high summer. I also have 2 types of Romain and buttercrunch, all are delicious, but have to eat them young in the high summer, though I can allow them to go to full maturity in the fall. Autumn is the time when I allow them to bolt and save their seeds for next spring. Lettuce is by far one of the easiest crops to grow. If you haven't yet,you can still plant a heat tolerant type of leafy green to get you a wonderfully fresh salad for the summer. They even do well in a pot on the window sill.
What kind of lettuce are you eating?
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A local greenhouse grows hydroponic boston lettuce, and when they deliver it to the store, they deliver it leaves and roots. After we finished eating the leaves, I planted the roots. We're eating the leaves that grew from the root ;).
We're eating Butterking lettuce from our garden. And our neighbor gave me some red lettuce from their garden a couple days ago. So, between that and the spinach, we're in salad heaven.
Great. total woman thing to do, blame the man....
Wendy, thats great! I never thought of that.
CC, mmmm....yum!
Tim, now now.
No really, I appreciate the advertising...
continuing on the sexest line, you know I don't even know what kind of lettuce we have in our garden, all I know is, that it is good and free.
Oh I need to get out there and plant more salad leaves. This is my first year of veg growing and as I told a friend I thought a month of work then swanning about grazing. Well you live and learn!
Tim, it's ok, we all know who runs the house. ~giggle~
Karen, a month is about right, then it is spent on catch-up and extras. You can always munch will working. :)
Romaine for me.
I grew a mesclun mix in my square foot garden. Red and green leaves, really really tasty and fresh. :)
I grew mesclun mix, too: I picked my first salad today! YAY!
we're eating First Fleet lettuce. I was given the seeds by a permaculture friend and told they are the descendent seeds brought by Captain Cook on his voyage to Australia. It's a great lettuce as it doesn't bolt to seed, even in our hot summer.
I'm growing some in our organic garden and some in the aquaponic garden.
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