Thank you for the response to my inquiry about the lettuce. I just
harvested a whole BUNCH of it (I got a little behind in my garden chores)
and had a wonderful salad for lunch today. Its absolutely wonderful! Looks
like it would be awesome on sandwiches to. I do have one other question. How
do I go about storing the leaves I didn't eat? I've washed them all and put
them in a Tupperware container with papertowels on the bottom and in between
in layers of the leaves. How long can I expect them to keep? In the future,
I plan on harvesting as needed, but got behind and had to harvest WAY more
than I can eat in a single day.

I am growing Buttercrunch Lettuce in containers. How will I know
when to
harvest, and exactly how do I harvest? Is this a lettuce that I can take
a
few leaves from at a time and it will continue growing new growth
throughout
the season or do I have to wait until it reaches a maturity? This is the
first time I have grown any types of lettuce, I've only grown cucs,
squash,
toms, jal. peppers, herbs, garlic, onions before now. Thanks in advance!



--
Bunny McElwee


Wait til the plants get 6 or 8" high, then pinch outer leaves off
to eat. The plants will keep growing. The outer leaves are older;
lettuce grows from the middle.

I put Red Sails and other lettuce in pots with pansies, for "edible
landscaping," next to the door of my house. (I eat the lettuce. The
pansies just look nice.)

Jan