Re: When do I know my leaf lettuce is ready to eat

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I figured when I finally get mine in the aerogarden that they would be good for

6 months.  Guess I need to eat fast once they become lettuce leaves.

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2012 9:09 AM

Subject: Re: When do I know my leaf lettuce is ready to

eat

 

Oh, silly me, I thought it would continue to grow if I kept it on the window

sill. See, I don't know anything.

lol

And thanks much. Tonight, we shall be eating leaf lettuce along with our

sprouts.

Thanks much, Melody

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> Leaf lettuce. You can pick (harvest) the outter leaves and it will continue to

grow new ones on the inside for quite a while. Soon it will start to form a kind

of stem looking thing in the center. At that same time the leaves will become

bitter, and then it will time to toss it into the compost pile.

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> When do I know my leaf lettuce is ready to eat

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> I forgot to ask this question when I first posted about growing this on my

window sill.

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> I got the plant from the cooking class last week. I replanted it in the coco

coir and it's on my window sill getting the sun and it's all perky but I have no

idea when (or even how) I harvest this. Do I wait until the leaves are ALL OVER

THE PLACE, or do I snip pieces here or there.

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> I have no clue. I water it every day, it seems to be doing fine. But is it

going to get taller? And how long does this take? Thanks much

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> Melody

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