Your Favorite Lettuce - Page 11

barbamWY · January 10, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Do you like Romaine it is crunchy?
Worth

My romaine seems to be tough and tasteless. I like the grocery store better. Maybe it is my growing conditions.
Barb

Worth1 · January 10, 2016

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Originally Posted by barbamWY

My romaine seems to be tough and tasteless. I like the grocery store better. Maybe it is my growing conditions.
Barb

It could be the growing conditions.
It likes cool weather well drained soil plenty of water and nutrients and room to grow the faster the better.

Worth

Worth1 · January 10, 2016

I cant remember the name of it but it is a symptom plants have.
They can grow so fast and be in such good growing conditions that they are under pressure.
This means that if you trim off a leaf water will start dripping out of it and do so for quite some time.
I have pruned leaves off of tomatoes and had water dripping two days later.
This is where you want to be with lettuce.

Worth

Gardeneer · January 11, 2016

Lettuce belongs to "Milk Weed" family. When you cut a leaf milky sap will come out which is bitter and will get oxidized. . That is why some people (me included) won't chop lettuce with knife. This might not be the case with some varieties.

kath · January 11, 2016

Increasing temperatures and age will generally result in lettuce that is rougher and more bitter tasting.

bower · January 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

It could be the growing conditions.
It likes cool weather well drained soil plenty of water and nutrients and room to grow the faster the better.

Worth

Amen Worth that is just about the entire lettuce bible afaik.

OmahaJB · January 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Any lettuce can be crunchy all you have to do is leave a little sand in it.

Worth

Worth, I originally took this as you making a joke, but were hinting at adding sand to the soil?

imp · January 12, 2016

So many hate on it, but I have always liked a juicy iceburg head lettuce for both the crunchiness and the taste. Though we like most lettuces, too.

Worth1 · January 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by OmahaJB

Worth, I originally took this as you making a joke, but were hinting at adding sand to the soil?

I guess you could add sand to the soil but no it was just a joke.

Have you ever had sandy salad before, I have, with click bugs included.

Worth

Deborah · January 12, 2016

I can't deal with salad that doesn't have the crunch of iceberg. Otherwise, it's a mouthful of limp wet leaves. Ick.

Worth1 · January 12, 2016

My direct sowed radishes are sprouting.

Worth

Ed of Somis · January 13, 2016

My radishes are awesome too! I grow "French Breakfast". Even though they are French...I still like them.

Back to lettuce...I like my "Speckled" lettuce. They taste good and look really cool in the garden.

Gardeneer · January 13, 2016

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Originally Posted by Ed of Somis

My radishes are awesome too! I grow "French Breakfast". Even though they are French...I still like them.

Back to lettuce...I like my "Speckled" lettuce. They taste good and look really cool in the garden.

I also like French Fries. And the the Lady Liberty.

smithmal · January 13, 2016

Hmmm... I keep my seeds in a seed packet binder so I would think I'm doing well keeping them cool and dry. That being said, I tried growing seeds from a seed pack that I got the 2nd year and get very bad germination. Since then, I have always bought new seeds each year (which seems like such a waste since you tend to get 200-500 seeds a packet).

I have no idea how old the seeds were that I bought though.

In terms of them keeping 5 years, were those bought from a vendor or harvested from your own garden?

smithmal

ps - great thread BTW... I'm adding Nevada and Red Sails lettuce to my garden this year!

Gardeneer · January 13, 2016

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Originally Posted by smithmal

Hmmm... I keep my seeds in a seed packet binder so I would think I'm doing well keeping them cool and dry. That being said, I tried growing seeds from a seed pack that I got the 2nd year and get very bad germination. Since then, I have always bought new seeds each year (which seems like such a waste since you tend to get 200-500 seeds a packet).

I have no idea how old the seeds were that I bought though.

In terms of them keeping 5 years, were those bought from a vendor or harvested from your own garden?

smithmal

ps - great thread BTW... I'm adding Nevada and Red Sails lettuce to my garden this year!

Old onion (family) seeds lose their viability. That is unlike tomato and pepper seeds that can be viable after decades. I wouldn't try to save them. Buy fresh seeds every year.

January 12, 2016	#160
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	I can't deal with salad that doesn't have the crunch of iceberg. Otherwise, it's a mouthful of limp wet leaves. Ick. __________________ "The righteous one cares for the needs of his animal". Proverbs 12:10

January 10, 2016	#153
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I cant remember the name of it but it is a symptom plants have. They can grow so fast and be in such good growing conditions that they are under pressure. This means that if you trim off a leaf water will start dripping out of it and do so for quite some time. I have pruned leaves off of tomatoes and had water dripping two days later. This is where you want to be with lettuce. Worth

January 11, 2016	#154
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,920	Lettuce belongs to "Milk Weed" family. When you cut a leaf milky sap will come out which is bitter and will get oxidized. . That is why some people (me included) won't chop lettuce with knife. This might not be the case with some varieties.

January 11, 2016	#155
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Increasing temperatures and age will generally result in lettuce that is rougher and more bitter tasting.

January 12, 2016	#158
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	So many hate on it, but I have always liked a juicy iceburg head lettuce for both the crunchiness and the taste. Though we like most lettuces, too.

January 12, 2016	#161
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	My direct sowed radishes are sprouting. Worth

January 13, 2016	#162
Ed of Somis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somis, Ca Posts: 649	My radishes are awesome too! I grow "French Breakfast". Even though they are French...I still like them. Back to lettuce...I like my "Speckled" lettuce. They taste good and look really cool in the garden.

January 13, 2016	#164
smithmal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sykesville, MD Posts: 42	Hmmm... I keep my seeds in a seed packet binder so I would think I'm doing well keeping them cool and dry. That being said, I tried growing seeds from a seed pack that I got the 2nd year and get very bad germination. Since then, I have always bought new seeds each year (which seems like such a waste since you tend to get 200-500 seeds a packet). I have no idea how old the seeds were that I bought though. In terms of them keeping 5 years, were those bought from a vendor or harvested from your own garden? smithmal ps - great thread BTW... I'm adding Nevada and Red Sails lettuce to my garden this year!