Romaine is a cold-hardy crop that can be harvested about 65 to 70 days after planting—the leaves will be dark green and 6 inches high. Different harvesting techniques can extend the life of romaine ...
Lettuce comes in many forms, according to Adrienne R. Roethling, director of curation and mission delivery at Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, such as head, loose-leaf, and a variety of colors like ...
Leaf lettuce is a fast-growing vegetable ideal for year-round container gardening. Seeds sprout quickly, usually within a couple days, making this leafy green a fun veggie to grow with kids. Leaf ...
Here in southeastern Michigan, we have just about enough time for a fall crop of leaf lettuce. About four weeks from the average first frost of autumn is a good approximation of the last chance to ...
We have been planting lettuce at various times through the Fall and now is a great time to check in and see if there is any to harvest. A good strategy with lettuce (and carrots) is to plant some ...
The only bad thing about growing your own lettuce is that you will never again be content with store-bought. Once you harvest tender, crisp but succulent leaves from your garden and enjoy them in a ...
Store-bought salads don't even compare to homegrown lettuce. Thankfully, you can get even more from your crop than you think if you cut it the right way.
You've likely heard of high-intensity interval training, but have you heard of high-intensity lettuce? One TikToker showed followers their favorite way to get a bounty of lettuce. MIgardener ...
Early planted spring greens, lettuce, Chinese greens and many spinach varieties don’t live long and mature quickly, besides being sensitive to high temperatures and low humidity. THAT SPRING HAS GIVEN ...
Lettuce is a quick, nutritious fix for the winter-weary gardener hungry for a bit of green. Sow or transplant this easy, leafy cool-season vegetable February to April for a succession of healthy salad ...
Back home on the farm, my mom grew only one kind of lettuce. It was always leaf lettuce (Black Seeded Simpson, in fact) and it was always prepared one way: Wilted lettuce salad with bacon. I adored it ...