Storage Tip:Put a slightly wet paper towel into the sealed plastic bag with lettuce, to keep it from turning brown. Plant Hardiness All forms of lettuce thrive in cooler weather, with moderate moisture. Lettuce does not like mid-summer heat, or dry conditions. Many gardeners will plant a cr...
Lettuce is one vegetable that can be grown in Florida. For a fraction of the price of grocery store baggedlettuces, you can grow gourmet varieties throughout spring, fall and most of winter. Fresh-picked lettuce is higher in nutrients than lettuce that's been in transit to stores for sever...
Lettuce can regrow in water because the plant’s base contains specialplant cells, which can divide and become various parts of the plant. When the lettuce stump is placed in water, these cells at the base begin to activate and grow new roots and leaves. The water is necessary for the pl...
Some lettuces are hardier than others. Lettuce that comes in a head, like romaine oriceberg, can keep up to a couple of weeks in the fridge. To keep it fresh as long as you can, cut off the ends but otherwise leave it intact. Don't wash those suckers until you're ready to use...
As for fresh greens, I’m not talking about Iceberg lettuce here, but wild garlic, sorrels and nettles. These start showing just as the root vegetables which kept you going through the dark months are sprouting. For each month in ‘Recipes’ I provide a short list of seasonal foods. You...
So when I moved to California and starting expanding my fruit and vegetable repertoire (not a difficult task, when my chosen produce at the time consisted of apples, berries, and iceberg lettuce), what could be tastier, I thought, than the inside filling of a cookie fruited cake. Bleh. ...
I was always raised on the Standard American Diet’s version of a salad, which was usually iceberg lettuce, shredded carrots and some tomatoes. Boooooooring! Now I’ve come to look at salad as the most taste-filled nutrition packed meal I can have. Everything but the kitchen sink! Reply...
Supplement the hay with a variety of green leafy vegetables. Good choices include lettuces (except iceberg), herbs, watercress, carrot tops, cucumbers, and sprouts. Provide a more limited supply of other vegetables and fruits. Check with your vet on the quantity to feed and to be sure all ...
Lettuce–Cos, Salad Bowl iceberg Mesclun Salad Mix Parsnips Potatoes Radish Rocket Silverbeet Spring Onions Zucchini & other summer squash Sweetcorn Joyce Wilkie has farmed vegetables and free-range poultry at Allsun Farm, Gundaroo for decades. Educating people about where their food comes from and ...
one thing and change it slowly. Add on more as you get more comfortable. You don’t have to become a marathon runner overnight when you’ve spent the last 25 years on the couch. You don’t have to become vegan overnight when your main veggie has traditionally been iceberg lettuce. ...