Hi - for the first time I am this year growing lettuce in my garden. I
bought some head lettuce plants and all is ok. I also bought some of what I
thought were leaf lettuce plants but now I am not sure. As a kid I remember
my Dad growing leaf lettuce in a row and just snipping it off to collect it
and it grew back ... that is what I was after.

What I got is called Salad Bowl ... some are red and some are green color.
How do I harvest these? Do they form a head and then get cut and done or
can I cut the leaves and they grow back?

Thanks for your ideas and help.

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Hi - for the first time I am this year growing lettuce in my garden. I
bought some head lettuce plants and all is ok. I also bought some of what
I
thought were leaf lettuce plants but now I am not sure. As a kid I
remember
my Dad growing leaf lettuce in a row and just snipping it off to collect
it
and it grew back ... that is what I was after.

What I got is called Salad Bowl ... some are red and some are green
color.
How do I harvest these? Do they form a head and then get cut and done or
can I cut the leaves and they grow back?

Thanks for your ideas and help.



Leaf lettuce takes about 2 months from germination to be ready for gleaning
their leaves. 2 more months of leaf production. After that, the plant
concentrates on reproduction by flowering and seeding. Replacement of
leaves rapidly declines during that stage.
Dave

"Him" wrote in message
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Hi - for the first time I am this year growing lettuce in my garden. I
bought some head lettuce plants and all is ok. I also bought some of what
I
thought were leaf lettuce plants but now I am not sure. As a kid I
remember
my Dad growing leaf lettuce in a row and just snipping it off to collect
it
and it grew back ... that is what I was after.

What I got is called Salad Bowl ... some are red and some are green
color.
How do I harvest these? Do they form a head and then get cut and done or
can I cut the leaves and they grow back?

Thanks for your ideas and help.

Hi All,

you can cut the leaves and they will grow again, provided you do not go mad
and cut to much in one go. hope this helps you.

Richard M. Watkin.