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Old January 10, 2016   #151
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Do you like Romaine it is crunchy?
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My romaine seems to be tough and tasteless. I like the grocery store better. Maybe it is my growing conditions.
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Old January 10, 2016   #152
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My romaine seems to be tough and tasteless. I like the grocery store better. Maybe it is my growing conditions.
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It could be the growing conditions.
It likes cool weather well drained soil plenty of water and nutrients and room to grow the faster the better.

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Old January 10, 2016   #153
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I cant remember the name of it but it is a symptom plants have.
They can grow so fast and be in such good growing conditions that they are under pressure.
This means that if you trim off a leaf water will start dripping out of it and do so for quite some time.
I have pruned leaves off of tomatoes and had water dripping two days later.
This is where you want to be with lettuce.

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Old January 11, 2016   #154
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Lettuce belongs to "Milk Weed" family. When you cut a leaf milky sap will come out which is bitter and will get oxidized. . That is why some people (me included) won't chop lettuce with knife. This might not be the case with some varieties.
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Old January 11, 2016   #155
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Increasing temperatures and age will generally result in lettuce that is rougher and more bitter tasting.
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Old January 11, 2016   #156
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It could be the growing conditions.
It likes cool weather well drained soil plenty of water and nutrients and room to grow the faster the better.

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Amen Worth that is just about the entire lettuce bible afaik.
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Old January 12, 2016   #157
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Any lettuce can be crunchy all you have to do is leave a little sand in it.

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Worth, I originally took this as you making a joke, but were hinting at adding sand to the soil?
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So many hate on it, but I have always liked a juicy iceburg head lettuce for both the crunchiness and the taste. Though we like most lettuces, too.
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Worth, I originally took this as you making a joke, but were hinting at adding sand to the soil?
I guess you could add sand to the soil but no it was just a joke.
Have you ever had sandy salad before, I have, with click bugs included.

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I can't deal with salad that doesn't have the crunch of iceberg. Otherwise, it's a mouthful of limp wet leaves. Ick.
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Old January 12, 2016   #161
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My direct sowed radishes are sprouting.

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Old January 12, 2016   #162
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My radishes are awesome too! I grow "French Breakfast". Even though they are French...I still like them. Back to lettuce...I like my "Speckled" lettuce. They taste good and look really cool in the garden.
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My radishes are awesome too! I grow "French Breakfast". Even though they are French...I still like them. Back to lettuce...I like my "Speckled" lettuce. They taste good and look really cool in the garden.

I also like French Fries. And the the Lady Liberty.
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Old January 13, 2016   #164
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Hmmm... I keep my seeds in a seed packet binder so I would think I'm doing well keeping them cool and dry. That being said, I tried growing seeds from a seed pack that I got the 2nd year and get very bad germination. Since then, I have always bought new seeds each year (which seems like such a waste since you tend to get 200-500 seeds a packet).

I have no idea how old the seeds were that I bought though.

In terms of them keeping 5 years, were those bought from a vendor or harvested from your own garden?

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ps - great thread BTW... I'm adding Nevada and Red Sails lettuce to my garden this year!
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Hmmm... I keep my seeds in a seed packet binder so I would think I'm doing well keeping them cool and dry. That being said, I tried growing seeds from a seed pack that I got the 2nd year and get very bad germination. Since then, I have always bought new seeds each year (which seems like such a waste since you tend to get 200-500 seeds a packet).

I have no idea how old the seeds were that I bought though.

In terms of them keeping 5 years, were those bought from a vendor or harvested from your own garden?

smithmal

ps - great thread BTW... I'm adding Nevada and Red Sails lettuce to my garden this year!
Old onion (family) seeds lose their viability. That is unlike tomato and pepper seeds that can be viable after decades. I wouldn't try to save them. Buy fresh seeds every year.
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