Lettuce is relatively pest free, but be on the lookout for slugs, aphids, and assorted caterpillars. Depending on the variety, leaf lettuces are fully mature for harvesting the entire plant in ...

Leaf lettuces, like these at the Cafe Hope in Marrero, are the stars of many home gardens each autumn. (Photo by Rush Jaygoe) Although the rain last week came down in torrents, it was greatly ...

Lettuce is easy to grow, even in pots or a small space such as a window ledge, or you can bed the salad into prepared garden beds - and enjoy your freshly grown greens fairly quickly ...

Lettuce Plant A Spring Garden. By Ellen Crean. April 16, 2002 / 1:21 PM EDT / CBS For an early start on your vegetable garden, try planting different kinds of lettuce this ...

Tips. Head lettuce does not regrow after its leaves have been cut. 2. Harvest Leaf Lettuce Moderately. Don’t take more than two to three leaves off each leaf lettuce plant (or more than one ...

Leaf lettuces are fast maturing and can be ready to begin harvesting just 40 days after planting. Harvesting is best done by cropping the plants regularly.

But there will still be another day for this fun garden project — planting lettuce. One catalog lists 37 varieties of lettuces, ... Occasionally there will be leaf lettuce and that’s the one I ...

Leaf lettuces are fast-growing plants that are ready for harvest in as little as 42 days, ... Like most garden vegetables, lettuce requires a slightly acidic soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.5.

You can plant leaf lettuce year round. The difference is the exposure you provide. Whereas on the coast you can plant lettuce in full sun all 12 months, when it comes to our inland valleys, the ...

Description: A variety of leaf and romaine lettuces that can be continually harvested. (Renee's Garden Seeds list their Cut and Come Again mix as equal parts 'Rouge Grenobloise,' 'Royal Oakleaf ...

Lettuce is easy to grow, and any gardener should consider it. Garden News: Lettuce thrives in the cold weather | Home/Garden | theadvocate.com Skip to main content ...

While it is too early to plant tomatoes, now is the perfect time to plant lettuce. The key to growing a successful crop is to plant and mature the lettuce in cool weather. Lettuce is an annual plant ...