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lettuce help?

17 years ago

The Bibb lettuce I planted grew in the veggie plot -- but it got a lot of aphids. And every time the lawn got mowed it would get full of grass clippings. Then it rained & rained and before I knew it it had bolted.

Can I still plant lettuce seeds now -- I was thinking in a container or hanging basket to keep it away from pests & grass clippings.

What's a good, crunchy very mild, easy lettuce? (My favorite to eat from teh grocery is Romaine lettuce.)

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bsntech
17 years ago
Lettuce is mostly a cool-season crop. You might be able to get a little bit of lettuce before the weather gets really hot, but it would be cutting it close at this point.

I grow Black Simpson Elite lettuce that Burpee puts out in seed packets. I have 11 lettuce plants that I put out at the beginning of the year and have harvested almost ten pounds of lettuce in that period of time. The Black Simpson Elite also is slower to bolt than most.

Black Simpson Elite is a green leaf lettuce.
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