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 ...

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 ...

Lots of cool-season vegetables can be planted in our gardens now, including leafy vegetables like lettuce. Lettuce is easy to grow, and freshly harvested lettuce is so delicious. Whether you have a ...

There's nothing like a summer salad with homegrown produce, but behind a bowl of green goodness, it requires a lot of time, planning, and patience. If anybody can make the process somewhat simpler, ...

Here in southeastern Michigan, we have just about enough time for a fall crop of leaf lettuce. About four weeks from the average first frost of autumn is a good approximation of the last chance to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have only grown vegetables in another state, you should know that it’s different here. While summer is a good time to plant ...

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Stretching spinach stems are a sign it is time to pick the leafy greens before they turn tough and bitter. Reviewed by Sylvia Duax The cool days of spring are ideal for growing delicious, nutritious ...

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, ...

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