While strolling through HD yesterday I saw some lettuce with the Bonnie Veggies, and while I'm not a huge fan of Bonnie I took a look. It said it was a summer lettuce. My question is just how much into the summer does this live? I have high heat as well as humidity so wondering at what point will this bolt, or if it will. Would love to have some nice lettuce for summer salads to go with my cukes and tomato.
Bibb Lettuce
araness, I grow bibb lettuce every year. It won't hold for me. Once it makes a head, best to cut and enjoy it. Mine get rot and slugs and totally deteriorate once the heat and humidity of summer sets in. Check your catalogs, there are several lettuce offerings that claim heat withstanding ability, although they may not be a bibb type.
I would love to have some bibb actually make heads. The "critters" and TX heat usually do them in, so we harvest the leaves like leaf lettuce instead. Thought I might have some luck last fall/winter - almost - harvested a few 2-3" heads in last December, but there was still some insect damage - I don't use any real insecticide - just some Murphy's oil soap.
I know I can get it to live during the cooler months, and next fall I'll start tons of winter stuff but did have my heart set on fresh lettuce during the summer. Thanks for the info guys (and gals) and I'll just settle for store bought this summer but come fall I'm a winter sowin like crazy!
Araness,
What are you planning to plant for the fall? I still have all my lettuce, spinach, and bell pepper seeds. What's your schedule like, and what varieties?
Well I'll start the garlic and onions around Sept. and try again with the radish (can't get them to grow) and toss in some lettuce, carrots, spinach and peas anywhere from Aug to Sep. depending on plant out dates and weather. I have seeds for everything just need more EB's and space *G*
Araness,
Direct sow or seedlings?
Well the garlic I of course use bulbs, I havae some Stockton Red onions I'll start from seed, carrots (undecided type) will be direct sow as will be lettuce, spinich and radish. Peas I'll start seedlings for...
Thanks, Araness!