{"id":3536,"date":"2012-05-29T10:28:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T16:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2012-12-03T11:37:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T18:37:43","slug":"do-you-let-your-lettuce-go-to-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/do-you-let-your-lettuce-go-to-seed\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Let Your Lettuce Go To Seed ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lettuce is ugly when it goes to seed, no doubt about it.<\/strong> \u00a0It looks like an invasive weed. \u00a0But when the seeds sprout at just the right time in early spring and you are rewarded with tender lettuce for the next few weeks without having to plant anything, it is well worth it. \u00a0Picking can begin when it is only an inch or so tall, thinning the glorious green and red patches so that the other plants have room to mature. \u00a0<em>The lettuce grows so vigorously during the spring weather that it acts as a green mulch<\/em> for the garden bed, too. \u00a0It is possible you will have enough to beg friends and neighbors to come get some (I help them pick), and the chickens think lettuce is a treat. \u00a0It&#8217;s a winning situation for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the keys to gardening in southwest Idaho<\/strong> is <a href=\"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/2012-southwestern-idaho-gardening-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">recognizing that we really have 2-3 gardening seasons of differing conditions<\/a> in one year, basically from March to September. \u00a0It is challenging to get out and plant some of the distinctly cool season crops early enough in March, when it is chilly and the ground still frozen or soggy. \u00a0Letting lettuce go to seed is a way to overcome this. \u00a0Spinach is another candidate for this approach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another option is getting things like lettuce, spinach, and peas planted in the late fall.<\/strong> \u00a0Since fall is generally a time of much harvest and storage prep, I have trouble getting to this. \u00a0I may get to doing it with peas this year, since they don&#8217;t lend themselves to going to seed the same way. \u00a0<em>But for lettuce, I think I&#8217;ll enjoy the random self-sowing system.<\/em> \u00a0Do you let your lettuce go to seed?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-Your-Lettuce-Go-to-Seed-red-grand-rapids-vulcan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3539\" title=\"Let Your Lettuce Go to Seed red grand rapids vulcan\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-Your-Lettuce-Go-to-Seed-red-grand-rapids-vulcan-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Let-Your-Lettuce-Go-to-Seed-red-grand-rapids-vulcan-300x210.jpg 300w, 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goes to seed, no doubt about it. \u00a0It looks like an invasive weed. \u00a0But when the seeds sprout at just the right time in early spring and you are rewarded with tender lettuce for the next few weeks without having to plant anything, it is well worth it. \u00a0Picking can 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