For loose-leaf lettuces, choose ones with crisp leaves with no signs of wilting. If you're buying precut lettuce in a bag, look for ones where the leaves show no yellowing, wilting or sliminess.

Many salad lovers opt to plant loose-leaf types densely for cut-and-come-again harvests. For example, we grow bowls of lettuce just outside the kitchen door and find an 8-inch pot holds about four ...

In the freezer: 6 months Head Lettuce vs. Loose Leaf Lettuce Whether you purchase loose, bagged, or boxed lettuce—or a full head—is completely up to you.

A superb option is the loose-leaf lettuce blend from Burpee, which contains five different varieties in the form of Black-Seeded Simpson, Lollo Rossa, Red Salad Bowl, Royal Oak Leaf and Salad Bowl.

Unlike romaine, butterhead, and loose-leaf lettuce, crisphead, or iceberg, lettuce exhibits heading-a phenotype in which flat and expanded rosette leaves fold inward upon emerging to form a ...

What they found: Loose-leaf romaine lettuce purchased from supermarkets in low-income Houston communities were contaminated with higher rates of disease-causing microorganisms, fecal contaminants ...

Look for similar things in loose-leaf lettuce. Check the bottom of the container or the bottom and back of the bag to inspect for slimy residue, stuck-together leaves, and discoloration.