The raised beds warm up faster than the surrounding ground.
Lettuce bowl garden.
Lettuce has shallow roots and responds best to consistent shallow watering.
Photo courtesy mischler s florist and greenhouses.
Slow to bolt non heading.
Crisphead lettuce is picked when the center is firm.
Lollo rossa is its red cousin.
Gorgeous in the garden and in your bowl merlot has the added benefit of.
Lettuce varieties that lend themselves well to the cut and come again harvest method include merlot loose leaf lettuce.
Lollo bionda a frilled edge italian lettuce that is easy to grow and has a long harvest period.
Noted for lasting sweetness and tenderness.
But first you need to decide which type of lettuce you would like to grow.
Use succession planting to maximize and extend harvests.
Loose leaved apple green lettuce is a classic summertime pleasure.
It s best to harvest lettuce in the morning before leaves have been exposed to sun.
Heirloom s crisp tender deeply lobed leaves impart sweet flavor and fragrance.
Other greens you can plant are spinach tatsoi arugula swiss chard mustard bok choi and even green onions.
Loose leaf lettuces are better suited to pots than head lettuce.
It s easy to grow and fairly heat resistant.
To make the most of limited garden space plant lettuce around taller plants like broccoli brussels sprouts peppers and.
Salad bowl an all america winner.
Lettuce grows best in cool weather.
To maximize lettuce production plant seeds in raised beds.
Looseleaf lettuce resprouts from a cut stem without losing quality in flavor or texture.
By colleen morrissey herb manager and container designer at mischler s florist and greenhouses.
There is also a red salad bowl variety.
Lettuce in pots need a bit more.
If you love salad and enjoy gardening plant a lettuce bowl container garden.
Plants grown in the garden need at least an inch per week.
You should be able to get an earlier start in the spring and a later crop in the fall.
Mature lettuce gets bitter and woody and will go bad quickly so check your garden everyday for ready to harvest leaves.
In your salad bowl garden you can grow lettuces.
Close set deep lobed brilliant green leaves.
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The most important resource when growing lettuce in containers is water.