To get more bang for your buck, select varieties with dark green and red leaves because the vitamin content is higher. No, we can't grow iceberg lettuce here, but we can grow leaf, romaine (cos ...

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.

It looks great in a garden because of its mounded form and colorful red leaves, and it tastes excellent in a dinner salad. Furthermore, the variety grows quickly and can be harvested in just 49 days.

Art & Media; Holidays; Community; Eco ... Garden lettuce: Plant Type: Leaf vegetable: Size: Up to 12 inches ... Keep in mind that darker red leaf varieties won’t maintain their vibrant color ...

Lettuce Plant A Spring Garden. By Ellen Crean. April 16, 2002 / 1:21 PM EDT / CBS ... Some of Allen's favorite lettuce varieties include Buttercrunch, Red Sail and Oakleaf.

Your lettuce plant will keep producing harvestable leaves for about two months. It will eventually “bolt,” or send up a flowering stalk, and stop producing leaves.

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 ...

Despite its name, red leaf lettuce isn’t bright red. Its leaves are green at the center with a reddish-brown color toward their ends. Red leaf lettuce is tender like Boston lettuce, with a mild ...

Lettuce varieties such as red leaf lettuce and romaine are also good options. Cabbage , including green and red cabbage, is typically higher in vitamins, minerals, and beneficial plant compounds ...

Leaf lettuces are fast-growing plants that are ready for harvest in as little as 42 days, even less for the first harvest of tender baby leaves. Leaf lettuce has an open growth form and does not ...