The first port of call to check when romaine lettuce is ready to harvest is to look at the seed packet. It should have a ...

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Were [Tull] alive today he would no doubt be impressed by the work of [Akash Heimlich], who has created an exquisite vacuum seed placer for his rooftop hydroponic lettuce farm. Unlike the ...

Producing nice heads of rather bland iceberg lettuce is difficult in Texas, but the many types and colors of leaf lettuce are ...

Keep the soil moist after sowing until the seeds are growing strongly. Thin the seedlings to around 30cm apart. If you're planning to cut the whole lettuce heads at harvest, sow at intervals of three ...

KAWAKAMI, Nagano Prefecture--It's 1 a.m. and the harvesting day begins early for Hiroyasu Hayashi, who grows lettuce in a four-hectare field here. Lettuce needs to be harvested in cooler ...

Research has shown that lactucin, or an active compound in lactucarium, is found in high concentrations in green romaine ... of lettuce. A study published in 2021 found that lettuce seed syrup ...

The growing season is heading down ... A second option is starting new plants from seed. This works best for leafy greens such as kale, lettuce, arugula, endive, mizuna, mustard, and spinach ...

It is sunflower season in the sunflower state and harvest is just around the corner, starting mid-September into October. As seed heads begin to ripen, protecting them from birds is essential.