Comments on: Got Lettuce Growing Questions?

By: lars

lars — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:22:29 +0000

@Maryann

It depends upon which type of lettuce.

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1610.html
“Leaf lettuce is harvested by removing individual outer leaves so that the center leaves can continue to grow. Butterhead or romaine types can be harvested by removing the outer leaves, digging up the whole plant or cutting the plant about an inch above the soil surface. A second harvest is often possible this way. Crisphead lettuce is picked when the center is firm.”

By: Maryann

Maryann — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:18:44 +0000

As a first time lettuce grower, how do I know when to pick the lettuce. Can we pick leaves at a time for use or do we have to harvest the whole head?

By: lars

lars — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:57:32 +0000

@shirley

Yes, I’ve seen that before. You can always just nibble the leaves and check and make sure they’re okay.

By: lars

lars — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:54:48 +0000

@Linda

I have great luck with Spinosad based organic products. They work on a wide spectrum of insects and caterpillars.

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/spinosad-yard.html This one says yard, but I use it on my garden.

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/organic-slug-bait.html This one says slug bait, but it really helps with just about anything crawling on the dirt, and it mentions cutworms.

They are really the same active ingredient in two different forms. One of them lets you water it on. The other lets you sprinkle it as a solid.

By: linda giles

linda giles — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:19:23 +0000

Every day, I find another oakleaf lettuce plant lying on the ground, the stem almost cut clear through. What is doing this? Would it be cutworms? How do I deal with them? IS there an organic solution?

By: Erin grimm

Erin grimm — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:22:30 +0000

The lettuce I planted in my raised box is growing like fur in it? Around the stems???

By: Renae

Renae — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:50:36 +0000

Living in CT what is the best way to start lettuce?

By: shirley

shirley — Sun, 01 May 2011 21:32:13 +0000

Hi I have some great lettuce plants. One got really tall and when I cut the leaves off some white liquid came out. Is it still ok to eat? Thanks

By: CC

CC — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:12:01 +0000

Is there a certain type of soil that butterhead lettuce should grow in?

By: lars

lars — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:14:33 +0000

@Eric

Here is a good page that describes common lettuce pests in Arizona.
http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/vegetables/cropmgt/az1099.html

It sounds from your description that it might be something larger than a bug though. Rabbits or rats?

Here’s some more information about rabbits:
http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/4816/keeping-rabbits-out-of-the-kitchen-garden