Beginner Gardening: Total beginner with new raised bed & some questions, 1 by pacificbay

pacificbay wrote:
Thanks Vickie. It was hot today, so I gave the garden a good watering this morning before work. I'm going to check it tomorrow, hopefully the lettuce will have perked up a bit. If not, I noticed the local coop has some very nice looking lettuce starts and I'm willing to take out the ones that don't make it and replace them!

Silly question: When can I start harvesting lettuce leaves? Should I take all of the plant's leaves at once, or is it okay just to cut off the biggest leaves?

Like I said, I'm a total beginner at veggies!

Here's a picture of the whole garden. The lettuce is the furthest away from the camera.

This message was edited Jul 11, 2009 12:05 AM