Lettuce - Growing Fresh Salad Greens in the Backyard Garden

Lettuce - Growing Fresh Salad Greens in Your Vegetable Garden

Lettuce is one of the few vegetables we eat fresh and uncooked. Shouldn't it be as fresh as can be. Salad greens are easy to grow and there are literally hundreds of varieties. That pale green head you see at the grocery store is just the tip of the iceberg. Here's a look at growing and choosing the best lettuce.

Lettuce - Keep Lettuce Growing in the Heat of Summer

Summer is thought of as a cool season crop, bolting with the first hint of heat. There are a few tricks to prolong the lettuce harvest throughout the summer season.

Bolting - Keep Lettuce Growing in the Heat of Summer

Lettuce wants to go to seed, as soon as the weather warms up. Here's how to keep it growing longer.