I have seeds from the last fall's harvest, 75 or so. They will hopefully be a good cross between the types I had in the back. One of them tasted better but the bugs thought so too. I hope to get at least one not so bad tasting plant that the bugs don't care for. If I can get that then I'll really have something to save seeds from. Both of them were leafy and taste good when young, a few nibbles of some of the smaller leaves is always a treat. This year I'm going to put a couple on the side after I clear out the remnants of the sunflowers. They didn't do as well this year but I still got quite a few seeds to put up.
In my heas the seeds may produce something along the lines of the following mind you this is an altered photo of normal lettuce.
For those of you who don't know how to take care of lettuce here is a quick guide to growing it.
It takes full sun and likes long days. It doesn't take heat well though and will bolt when the ground temperature gets into the 80's. It can take a light freeze overnight.
A well ammended soil will do fine and no further fertilizing is needed.
Water it when it gets dry. If it gets too wet, bugs will start to congregate.
It can be planted in early to mid fall and early to mid spring.
They also make good office plants if you have a corner office with windows to the South and East so the plant can get enough light. The temperature is usually good as well as the lack of bugs.
In the spring I had success growing lettuce. This fall, it's been slow going.
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