If you have lettuce seed packets hanging around from spring, now would be a good time to plant lettuces to be harvested this fall. Using a readymade mesclun mix is a quick way to get something good in your salad bowl. The seed is scattered, and individual baby leaves are cut (using scissors, never ripped by hand) from small plants, allowing the developing central crowns to … [Read more...] about Planting fall lettuces
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Fall crops of lettuce and peas
If you’ve lost lettuce plants to early bolting because of the heat, you have a second chance with a midsummer planting for fall crops. I’m banking on the return of seasonal temperatures, and thinking about what vegetable treats I might grow for harvesting in September through October. Now is when I order seeds for something special to pick when early autumn days are warm and … [Read more...] about Fall crops of lettuce and peas
