Lettuce

Description: Lettuce is a temperate annual or biennial plant most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In some countries, it is ... more

Lettuce ... typically eaten cold and raw, in salads, hamburgers, tacos, and many other dishes. In some places, including China, lettuce is typically eaten cooked and use of the stem is as important as use of the leaf. Both the English name and the Latin name of the genus are derived from lactis, the Latin word for "milk", referring to its milky juice of the plant.

Newest Review: ... will forever be condemned to consuming the chemically preserved limp produce of our supermarket shelves. If this wasn't ... more

... a Lettuce category, I would go on to tell you how easy it is to grow Rocket, Lamb's Lettuce (Corn Salad), and Cilantro (Leaf Coriander). Maybe another time. Meanwhile, I will content myself with extolling the virtues of my beloved Lollo Rossa. Maybe if I could ferment her, I would turn over a new leaf. © Mike Clark 2002. ...more

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Lettuce: I Think I'm in Love With Lollo Rossa (655 words)
by - written on 06/08/02 (Very useful, 462 readings)
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It has been so long since I have written a gardening opinion that I can't remember how to start. I used to have a formula, which usually ended up by fermenting said plant and drinking the alcoholic consequences. Sadly, you cannot make wine with lettuce, which is maybe why I'm finding this one difficult to get into. Right, let's get on the soapbox, and have a wee shout. NO-ONE SHOULD EVER BUY LETTUCE. Whether you have an allotment or a window box; a smallholding or a large one; a flat or a well-rounded; a de Thame garden or a Wilde one; YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE. There is a lettuce for every location, in every ... Read the complete review

webbs wonder , little gem,salad bowl lots of lett uce (527 words)
by - written on 02/08/02 (Very useful, 459 readings)
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LETTUCE Let me brag and be big headed I have not had to buy a single lettuce from the shop since just after Easter! I have successfully grown more than ample even giving some away this is the first time I have had such a good continuous crop. Let me not mislead you my garden is not massive. I think it is wonderful others might not they might come and cut my meadow spray it with pesticide grow things in straight lines. Not my kind of gardening. Anyway back to lettuce When did I start sowing seed's that's a good place to start? Late February I sowed my first seed's these were the variety all the year round. I filled a seed ... Read the complete review

Lettuce (let us) begin...... sorry. (374 words)
by - written on 26/02/02 (Very useful, 102 readings)
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Firstly may I apologise for writing this at all, I'm sure I'll delete it in the future but for now I want to extol the virtues of that greenest of vegetables, the lettuce. - - - UNDERUSED - - - The lettuce is defined in the dictionary as 'a plant grown for use in salad', but I see it as much more than that. Take sandwiches, focaccias and rolls. Take Big Macs, Big Kings and any KFC burger. This displays the gross underestimation of this full-headed foodstuff. - - - BENEFICIAL - - - You can buy lettuce yourself in various forms - the most popular being a whole 'head' or bagged leaves. An average lettuce can cost up to ... Read the complete review

Salad days (96 words)
by - written on 28/06/01
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There are many different types of lettuce available.For quick results I grow the smaller varieties like Little Gem.With the salad bowl types you can just pick a few leaves as you need them.For the best results I grow my lettuce in enriched humus-forming materials.This will retain more moisture during the dry weather.Raddish is something else I love and is so easy to grow even if you only have a very small garden.After sowing, raddish can be ready in about 5 or 6 weeks.Choose a cool shady spot and keep well watered. ... Read the complete review