Growing lettuce is quick and easy and the crop is ideally suited to growing in pots. Utilizing containers to grow delicious leaves offers many benefits, including protection against pests and the ...

There is nothing more satisfying for a vegetable gardener in mid-July than tossing together a salad for dinner with ingredients harvested just outside your back door. While cucumber, squashes, and the ...

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Lettuce is typically a cool weather crop. It bolts and gets bitter in the heat. But, the folks at Hendrikus Organics have some late season lettuce growing tips, including how to keep it fresh once ...

If you're a beginner vegetable gardener looking for tips to actually keep what you're growing alive, there's one resilient staple you should absolutely make sure to plant: leaf lettuce. Beyond easily ...

Just in time to screw up those New Year’s diet resolutions, more lettuce recalls were announced. Most of these are due to contamination, either by salmonella or listeria, and can be blamed on either ...

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There's a lot to love about growing lettuce. After all, who doesn't enjoy harvesting their own salad? But if you're looking for a unique flavor, more cold hardiness, and in some cases faster growth ...

Just in time to screw up those New Year’s diet resolutions, more lettuce recalls were announced. Most of these are due to contamination, either by salmonella or listeria, and can be blamed on either ...