Comments on: Good Lettuce Gone Bad: Bolting and Flowering http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:36:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Magic Beans « Pam In The Garden http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-122013 Magic Beans « Pam In The Garden Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:41:55 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-122013 [...] Also “favorable” under this moon; “pruning fruit trees and bushes, putting down fertilizer, combating above ground pests.” Unfavorable; “hoeing and harrowing (weeds tend to grow in abundance afterward) and planting lettuce (tends to bolt)” [...] [...] Also “favorable” under this moon; “pruning fruit trees and bushes, putting down fertilizer, combating above ground pests.” Unfavorable; “hoeing and harrowing (weeds tend to grow in abundance afterward) and planting lettuce (tends to bolt)” [...]

]]> By: Tiger http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-119836 Tiger Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:01:15 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-119836 Helped a great deal. Here in FL. the cold came early and has stayed. Small 4 X 4 garden was doing great 'til the temp became eratic. - Thought maybe I over fertilized. Still letting some flower (for the birds or the bees =) ) for seeds but reading here it may do as the parent and branch early. Cold in Tampa.. Helped a great deal. Here in FL. the cold came early and has stayed. Small 4 X 4 garden was doing great ’til the temp became eratic. – Thought maybe I over fertilized. Still letting some flower (for the birds or the bees =) ) for seeds but reading here it may do as the parent and branch early. Cold in Tampa..

]]> By: Charles of Perth http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-114888 Charles of Perth Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:58:43 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-114888 I don't mind the younger Romaine leaves of bolted plants. Still taste good, to me, in salads etc. If you have chickens they will love the entire plant though. They'll really be happy to get it. Malabar spinach....just trying to grow some myself. Starting off well and it is hot enough....LOL...41 C (106 F) yesterday here and almost as warm today... I don’t mind the younger Romaine leaves of bolted plants. Still taste good, to me, in salads etc. If you have chickens they will love the entire plant though. They’ll really be happy to get it.

Malabar spinach….just trying to grow some myself. Starting off well and it is hot enough….LOL…41 C (106 F) yesterday here and almost as warm today…

]]> By: Beth - Total Mom Haircut http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-107960 Beth - Total Mom Haircut Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:29:50 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-107960 Thank you - I did a search to find out why I had some bolting lettuce in my garden so soon, and this helped me to understand WHY the plant does what it does. In this case I think it probably had to do with a recent temperature rise we've had this fall. But I'm happy to understand the reasons behind early bolting now. Thank you – I did a search to find out why I had some bolting lettuce in my garden so soon, and this helped me to understand WHY the plant does what it does. In this case I think it probably had to do with a recent temperature rise we’ve had this fall. But I’m happy to understand the reasons behind early bolting now.

]]> By: Cool Greens that Stand up to Summer Heat » Veggie Gardening Tips http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-104057 Cool Greens that Stand up to Summer Heat » Veggie Gardening Tips Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:40:25 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-104057 [...] greens, such as lettuce, spinach, cabbage, and arugula can struggle, turn bitter, or resort to bolting and splitting as temperatures rise. This year I planted a number of uncommon greens that have [...] [...] greens, such as lettuce, spinach, cabbage, and arugula can struggle, turn bitter, or resort to bolting and splitting as temperatures rise. This year I planted a number of uncommon greens that have [...]

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-93063 Jimmy Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:08:50 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-93063 When your leaves are bitter and you still want to use the plant, use it as you would any bitter green in recipes. You might find(as I did) this sometimes is a great alternative to some of your more common bitter greens in recipes. Use it in place of frisee or escarole. Prepare it as you would broccoli rabe with a quick blanch and a sautee. It is not trash at this point just needs to be treated differently in the kitchen. When your leaves are bitter and you still want to use the plant, use it as you would any bitter green in recipes. You might find(as I did) this sometimes is a great alternative to some of your more common bitter greens in recipes. Use it in place of frisee or escarole. Prepare it as you would broccoli rabe with a quick blanch and a sautee. It is not trash at this point just needs to be treated differently in the kitchen.

]]> By: Eric http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-65231 Eric Fri, 23 May 2008 22:02:52 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-65231 Also, If something is still making leaves but is too bitter, it goes to the rabbits to get turned into fertilizer. Also, If something is still making leaves but is too bitter, it goes to the rabbits to get turned into fertilizer.

]]> By: Eric http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-65230 Eric Fri, 23 May 2008 21:59:39 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/good-lettuce-gone-bad-bolting-and-flowering/#comment-65230 malabar spinach (not a spinach) is good for the heat. Here is a list of supposedly heat tolerant lettuce varieties found from some research online: Avenue Jericho New Red Fire Bronze Arrow Green Towers Nevado Seirra Rouge de Grenoblouse Tahoe malabar spinach (not a spinach) is good for the heat. Here is a list of supposedly heat tolerant lettuce varieties found from some research online:
Avenue
Jericho
New Red Fire
Bronze Arrow
Green Towers
Nevado
Seirra
Rouge de Grenoblouse
Tahoe

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