hey Jan,

thanks. didn't know it would grow that quick. i will go ahead and see if
the local stores have seed for it. and yes, plenty of heat. yesterday's temp
was 96 here at the house. it's 90 now. I've never saw anything but the
standard iceburg lettuce grown locally and they plant that earlier in the
year. but i'll see how it does.
thanks for the input!

rae

"Jan Flora" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Rachael Simpson" wrote:

does anyone have any experience growing red & green butter lettuce? love
the lettuce, hate the price at the market. thinking about trying to grow
some next year - not sure but i think it's too late to plant it around
here - i can't seem to find much info on growing it on the web.

thanks,
rae

Go get some seed and plant it. I'm on the second crop of
Simpson Curled on my windowsill, planted in a little tin
washtub-shaped planter.

It grows *fast*!

If you plant a few seeds every two weeks, you'll have a
good supply of lettuce all season long.

It it's hot where you live, you can try planting lettuce in
an area that gets afternoon shade, to keep it from bolting
so quickly.

I always plant some leaf lettuce and pansies in the pots
around my front door. They look really nice together.

Jan

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