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22 Jan 11, Daniel (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Lance, Unless you are able to water Lettuce everyday (twice a day in a pot) during the warmer months then it will bolt. Lettuce is a much happier autumn - spring crop

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22 Jan 11, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Cos are definitely a cool weather variety but otherwise it depends on your climate whether lettuce will grow in the Summer.

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19 Nov 10, Bryan (Australia - temperate climate)

I have planted several perpetual lettuce but half of them are going to seed less than 2 weeks after we picked our first leaves. I understood with perpetual lettuce that we just harvested the lowest leaves. I assume even perpetual lettuce will seed eventually but is there a way I can prolong the life to more than the few weeks? Thank you

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17 Dec 12, John Allman (Australia - temperate climate)

Less sun

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22 Apr 10, Tara (Australia - temperate climate)

I have planted some fancy mixed salad plants in a pot, 2 of the 6 died, but the other 4 look healthy but the leaves feel quite soggy rather than crisp, any reason for this? also when i water them the seem to flop even more and are better the next day. Do i just harvest the outside leaves slowly and will it re-grow?

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16 Apr 10, Rob (Australia - temperate climate)

My COS lettuce is booming - growing really thick really quick with lots of leaves. much better than my attempt to grow it in summer, where it shot up had a tall stem, seeded and few leaves.

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08 Apr 10, Keno (Australia - temperate climate)

Like Marcel....My iceberg lettuce doesn't seem to get a firm 'heart' just a bunch of loose leaves. I followed the seed packet and planting instructions.

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02 Apr 10, Marcel (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My iceberg lettuce doesn't seem to get a firm 'heart' just a bunch of loose leaves. I followed the seed packet and planting instructions but no joy. my rabbit was happy with the lettuce though. :-) Any hints? I don't need to wrap them like with cellery do I?

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28 Mar 10, Dixie (Australia - temperate climate)

I have grown a variety of lettuce but they all taste bitter. What can I do or what am I doing wrong?

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27 Jan 10, Evelyn (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Jaime, I had the same problem with those small whitefly and little black bugs on my perpetual lettuce. The thing that worked well for me was the yellow sticky sheets from Green Harvest. I think you can get them in other places as well. Just tie the sheets onto a stick amongst the lettuce, close to the leaf crop and next day the sheet is covered in bugs. It only attracts those nasty bugs as the good bugs don't appear to be affected. Safe and organic. Hope that helps. Like Barb I grow most of my summer lettuce in the shade under a tree or in pots near the back deck. Works well and less likely to bolt. Perpetual Lettuce is also good for summer as it does not bolt.

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