Lettuce

[Gloria]

Anyone plant lettuce? This is my first attempt. They're doing great!

 

[myfedora]

Now that we are putting a fence around our garden I am going to try lettuce heads. Last year I tried leaf lettuce and it was so bitter! Not sure what I did wrong.

 

[Dale]

Gloria I usually plant the Mesclin mix of the different leaf lettuces. You did a great job growing the lettuce.

 

[Kya D]

Dale that is the same as I planted this year. I hope it does well

 

[Gloria]

Dale I'll have to try the mix! I tried Red Sails last year but wasn't happy with it. ther was another I tried but I gave up on both. These are doing good for me! Hope my toms, cucs and peppers catch up with the lettuce..I love a good salad!!!

 

[Randy]

Myfedora, I don't have an answer, but my guess is that it wasn't picked soon enough. But it would be a good idea to ask one of the experts at your county extension office about it or maybe one of the other buckeyes here can chime in. My wife is a buckeye (Mansfield) but she doesn't know anything about gardening.

 

[latebloomer]

I wintersown some Romaine and have about six heads growing.

 

[Gloria]

cabbage and onions

I forgot...my cabbage and red onions..

 

[Mainegal]

i've got to get my lettuce planted, will try some spinach again this yr if it doesn't do well then i won't try again. i had no luck last yr with it

 

[Blueaussi]

I usually plant leaf lettuces instead of heading lettuce, I like being able to pick just what I need.

 

[Randy]

I was just talking about you, Blue. I hadn't seen you for a couple of days.

 

[richnkim]

I planted leaf lettuce and got about 10 pickings off of it. I pulled it out yesterday. Lettuce does not do good when the weather gets warm. It was beginning to get bugs and was getting a little tough and bitter. Maybe the weather has to be cool for it to be sweet.

 

[Blueaussi]

I was just talking about you, Blue. I hadn't seen you for a couple of days.

I was on vacation up in New York. I'm around now, just busy. Thanks for thinking about me, though.

 

[Randy]

My older daughter and her husband just got back from NYC last night too. They had a good time, but there was also a bit of culture shock. LOL

 

[Crabbergirl]

Just planted some more cabbage but it is way too hot for lettuce. I did have a great crop of lettuces.

 

[Blueaussi]

My older daughter and her husband just got back from NYC last night too. They had a good time, but there was also a bit of culture shock. LOL

Oh, I was in upstate New York, in Schenectady, to be exact. I'm always blow away by the beautiful tulips they have up there.

 

[Randy]

I have some family up there. My brother's younger daughter and her husband are in Schenectady. I don't stay in contact with them though. Or maybe I should say they don't stay in contact with me. I did in the past but didn't ever hear back from them. It's no big deal though. My brother keeps me posted anyway.