tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post7548978052511858309..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Bolting LettucesVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33974891816466643472013-07-15T08:34:41.693+01:002013-07-15T08:34:41.693+01:00Dazzle is just about hanginging in there - it'...Dazzle is just about hanginging in there - it's wanting to bolt, but the leaves are still sweet. I'm hoping that some rapid picking has stayed its execution.<br /><br />I've never really got on with chard, but it's such a good leaf to have on standby for all kinds of times when other leaves are in trouble. Perhaps I should sow some for emergencies...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-59731642718260507692013-07-15T08:32:28.409+01:002013-07-15T08:32:28.409+01:00Same here Colleen and I have raspberries, spuds an...Same here Colleen and I have raspberries, spuds and apples which are desperate for more. I spotted an opium lettuce amongst the Plant Heritage varieties on offer at Hampton Court. However, I have too many other varieties on the go, so resisted buying some!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9140971840172319672013-07-15T08:30:54.613+01:002013-07-15T08:30:54.613+01:00Molly - welcome! We're in the middle of a heat...Molly - welcome! We're in the middle of a heatwave (high 80s F) which is forecast to last for over a week. So lettuce may become out of the question for us too!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-31368551677082679902013-07-14T14:02:48.506+01:002013-07-14T14:02:48.506+01:00Our Tom Thumb lettuce finally went to seed, and a ...Our Tom Thumb lettuce finally went to seed, and a lot else has as well. It is the season to be thin on greens in this heat unless one has the proper place to grow them and has timing down to perfection. Now do I recall you grew Dazzle? Has that bolted?<br /><br />So we are eating green and purple wave mustards, some lettuce, scarlet kale, Bright Lights chard and bulls blood leaves. Sort of a harder leaf salad..so...good with a Caesar salad dressing or ranch. Shred leaves, remove stems. Add any fresh herbs. Garlic scape pesto perhaps )))Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-49252734480793294182013-07-14T12:09:00.082+01:002013-07-14T12:09:00.082+01:00I fell like my arms are dropping off from all the ...I fell like my arms are dropping off from all the watering we are having to do, even so my little gems, which have been brilliant this year, are just bolting now. I also have a mystery iceberg type lettuce, a type I don't usually grow given to me by a lovely elderly Chinese speaking allotment neighbour which has been brilliant. Goodness knows what sort it is - she doesn't understand a word I say! I wonder whether it is the amount of lettuce I am eating that makes me so sleepy in the afternoon a la Flopsy Bunnies.colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-87803346369521084942013-07-14T02:29:02.819+01:002013-07-14T02:29:02.819+01:00We are in our true July-August weather - close to ...We are in our true July-August weather - close to 100 degrees every day so lettuce is out of the question.<br />I'll plant kale and chard next month and buy lettuce at the farmer's market when it returns in the fall.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402408713373180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-75046484333188179492013-07-13T16:58:33.513+01:002013-07-13T16:58:33.513+01:00You're quite right, I've just had a peek i...You're quite right, I've just had a peek in my cold frame and both red and green salad bowl lettuces are still coming along nicely :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-50645719373036764872013-07-13T16:57:18.793+01:002013-07-13T16:57:18.793+01:00Hi Donna anything you and your fellow garden blogg...Hi Donna anything you and your fellow garden bloggers can do to add to the list would be great. I don't think there's much of a variety overlap between our sides of the pond? Or we do have an overlap, just different names!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-37917652350709902542013-07-13T15:20:40.741+01:002013-07-13T15:20:40.741+01:00Red Salad Bowl hasn't been too bad for me. But...Red Salad Bowl hasn't been too bad for me. But it is also my favourite (love the colour on the plate) so it does tend to get well picked. <br />It's so difficult to find the right balance between having too many plants and too few. After last year's wash out & slugfest, I've now gone for overproduction, so I'm having more wastage this year but at least we have not run out. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-4366939028782817472013-07-13T13:47:53.699+01:002013-07-13T13:47:53.699+01:00I would love a list of these lettuces...I will als...I would love a list of these lettuces...I will also have to wait as we are still in the tropical weather zone right now.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.com