An entire lettuce crop can be lost if the plants respond to early warm temperatures and “bolt,” producing flowers and seeds before marketable heads of lettuce have formed. In the new study, the ...

If the lettuce flowers, it may render the leaves inedible. Read on for tips from horticulturists about how to harvest both ...

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.

The smoke kept me indoors looking outside most of last weekend. Other than watering and monitoring the chickweed in the carrots, I spent a lot of time reading and looking out the window. What a ...

Gene blocking lettuce germination also regulates flowering time. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 03 / 160328194709.htm ...