Gardens: Good Enough to Eat ; Stop Lettuces Bolting

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Lettuces are among the easiest salad crops to grow, but if you let them bolt (run to seed) they will often taste bitter.

Remember that lettuce is a quickmaturing annual. It is ready for harvesting in weeks and then bolts, producing a mass of foliage and flowers if left. The rapidity with which it goes to seed depends on the weather - if it's hot and dry it will bolt more quickly.

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Gardens: Good Enough to Eat ; Stop Lettuces Bolting

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