On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:08:40 -0600, zxcvbob
wrote:




Iceberg lettuce is hard to grow. Don't bother. I haven't tried to grow
romaine. Leaf lettuces, like Black Seeded Simpson and Red Sail are easy to
grow in early spring.

I found romaine just as easy to grow as the leaf lettuces.

I was able to provide shade for my lettuce on the very hot
days, and this seemed to really help keep them producing,
even in summer's heat. I grew them in pots, and pulled the
pots over to the roofed (shaded) area of our deck on hot
sunny days - but shade cloth would also work.


Boc choi (pac choi?) is wonderful mixed with iceburg lettuce. I recently
discovered it at a Oriental market. It's probably even better mixed with a
more interesting lettuce. When I can find it, I buy the short ones with
flower buds starting to form.


I've always used bok choy (it has a variety of spellings!)
for stir-fries, so I'm glad you mentioned this - I'll
definitely try it in salads this year.

Pat
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