Lettuce

The subject of lettuce has been clogging the email system.  This is a pretty simple, easy to grow plant.  They get bitter when they're old and starting to bolt (which means they put up stems with flowers and seeds).  I cut my lettuce about a half inch above the crown. It keeps producing leaves all through the growing season.  If it gets bitter, pull it and start over. 
 
 If you sow new seed every couple of weeks, you can get new lettuce all through the summer.  Most varieties don't like the heat but there are a couple already named that do ok. 
 
Trust me, unless you eat lettuce 24/7 you will be able to indulge your lettuce hunger to your heart's content with one good row.  I planted three varieties last year and was delighted with them all.  Mesculun mix, Simpson's black seeded and buttercrunch.  Loved them all.
 
I let some of my lettuce go to seed for the birds which absolutely loved the feast.
 
Elaine
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