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sweet butter lettuce
In article , Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 30 May 2007 16:43:31 -0400, "Rachael Simpson" wrote: 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 Hey Rae, (kinda like the rhyme thing) Jan is right. This year i noticed in the Seeds of Change catalog they are showing light requirements for different veggies and lettuce showed partial sun. I experimented and planted some letuces in full sun and some in an area that receives only about four hours of direct sun during midday and darned if the mostly shaded lettuce wasn't better tasting, and like she said, hasn't bolted. Like she did, I planted some in pots, old fashioned varieties, and it has done great and looks great, with the different colors and leaf configurations. A couple years ago we started "landscaping" with vegetables. It is amazing how they work in with the flowers and other areas. Gardening is one grand experiment. Seeds are cheap, even cheaper when you save seed. One year things may work, another not. Have Fun Charlie Other neat veggies for Edible Landscaping are Russian Kale and Bright Lights swiss chard. Both are gorgeous plants and really tasty. The best part about the Kale is that deer won't eat it, and it takes snow heavy enough to physically break the plant down to kill it. (It tastes better after a few frosts anyway.) Seeds of Change puts out a beautiful catalog! Jan -- Bedouin proverb: If you have no troubles, buy a goat. |
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