A reader shares her experiences growing lettuce in pots: In keeping with your article about growing your own lettuce: For some years I have been growing my lettuce in pots from transplants I buy from ...

The only bad thing about growing your own lettuce is that you will never again be content with store-bought. Once you harvest tender, crisp but succulent leaves from your garden and enjoy them in a ...

For more than two decades, Nadia has been a copywriter, editor, and translator for digital and print in a variety of industries. Her passions and areas of expertise are food and gardening. She has ...

According to University of Missouri Extension, it is getting time to dig out the lettuce seed. Nice lettuce transplants can take 4-6 weeks, depending on the warmth and light level. For six weeks, one ...

It's so tempting to buy starts—I get it. It feels great to look out over the garden, and finally see something in the beds, bringing color back to the landscape. But before you buy, you should ...

Q. What causes lettuce to flower, and why does it taste bitter after flowering? When an annual (or biennial) reaches the end of its life, it wants to reproduce. This involves producing flowers and, ...