Lettuce, Lettuce, Lettuce
Lettuce is probably my favorite vegetalbe to grow and eat. We love salads here at Chiot’s Run and will eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if we can. As a result, I try to have lettuce of various types available for the entire growing season. It has taken me a few years to figure out the best way to go about this, without having too much or not enough. I have found that having fresh transplants every 6-8 weeks is the best method for my garden and climate.
I grow mostly butterhead lettuces that need lots of time to produce their blowsy heads, but I always have romaine and leaf types growing as well to fill in any gaps between the butterheads. For the past few years we’ve been able to eat fresh lettuce from the garden from March through December.
Do you grow lettuce? Do you have a favorite type?
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Claire, my favorite lettuce is butter crunch. My lettuce is long gone as well as the radishes. Cucumbers are planted; marigolds are growing; and four o’clocks are poised to be planted.
Have a great day .
Nebraska Dave
Urban Farmer
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