Romaine is a cold-hardy crop that can be harvested about 65 to 70 days after planting—the leaves will be dark green and 6 inches high. Different harvesting techniques can extend the life of romaine ...

Lettuce comes in many forms, according to Adrienne R. Roethling, director of curation and mission delivery at Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, such as head, loose-leaf, and a variety of colors like ...

If you're a beginner vegetable gardener looking for tips to actually keep what you're growing alive, there's one resilient staple you should absolutely make sure to plant: leaf lettuce. Beyond easily ...

Here in southeastern Michigan, we have just about enough time for a fall crop of leaf lettuce. About four weeks from the average first frost of autumn is a good approximation of the last chance to ...

Lettuce is a breeze to cultivate, even in containers or limited spaces like a window sill, or you can plant the salad greens in prepared garden beds and relish your homegrown greens in no time. You ...

For more than two decades, Nadia has been a copywriter, editor, and translator for digital and print in a variety of industries. Her passions and areas of expertise are food and gardening. She has ...

As food prices continue to rise faster than the general rate of inflation, growing your own looks more and more appealing. Often food prices take a quick jump due to things that are beyond the control ...