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LITLE GEM LETTUCE

BERWICKSHIRE, United Kingdom Gb

WHY ARE MY SUPER LITTLE GEM LETTUCE BITTER ?. I HAVE GROWN THEM IN ALARGE BOX IN A GOOD MULTI PURPOSE COMPOST WITH ADDED JOHN INNES BUT THEY ARE STILL BITTER, WHY ?. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM GROWING LETTUCE AND JUST PUT IT DOWN TO MY ACID SOIL HENCE GROWING THEM IN A BOX




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If lettuces go through a very dry spell then they will bolt (flower and go to seed) and therefore the leaves will be bitter as the plant starts to initiate flowering and during flowering. Lettuce like to be watered regularly and never allowed to dry out. One possibility..?

7 Jul, 2009

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