I have some iceberg lettuce that is (was) doing real well...
Growing heads, and looking good. Heads were still a little soft, and by squeezing the heads they seems too soft.
I checked on one today, and I noticed that it was stating to rot from the bottom side up..
Anyone know why.... or have any possible conclusions... and how to keep from happening to the other heads I still have growing.
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Don't really have an answer for your problem but am surprised you have lettuce growing this time of year in Ga. My lettuce started to bolt a couple weeks ago and I had to harvest what was there.
I don't grow head lettuce. I prefer the leaf varieties for a steady harvest of leaves as the plant continues to grow. The season is more spread out that way.
I don't grow head lettuce. I prefer the leaf varieties for a steady harvest of leaves as the plant continues to grow. The season is more spread out that way.
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not 'extra' hot.. few days made it into the 90's the last couple weeks (maybe 4 or 5) Lots of days in the 80's. Keeping the soil dry.. so thats why I been watering. Could be I been giving them too much water.
yeah I got it out to late.. garden wasn't tilled yet.
I paid $2 for four plants.. So I got 4 cabbage, 4 iceburg lettuce, 4 butter crunch lettuce, 4 brussel sprouts, and 4 califlower. Figured I'd see what happened. Butter crunch doing well.. two grown up and I have harvested them (yummy)
Two still growing but look fine.
Cabbage looks like it is coming to a head also.. Brussel sprouts and califlower "looks" good.. lots of big leaves,.. but I am waiting to see what happens next. (not sure what to look for.. LOL)
Broccoli did bolt recently.. it's time to add it to the compost pile I suppose.
I'm still learning.... it's a process
thanks for the replies and help
yeah I got it out to late.. garden wasn't tilled yet.
I paid $2 for four plants.. So I got 4 cabbage, 4 iceburg lettuce, 4 butter crunch lettuce, 4 brussel sprouts, and 4 califlower. Figured I'd see what happened. Butter crunch doing well.. two grown up and I have harvested them (yummy)
Two still growing but look fine.
Cabbage looks like it is coming to a head also.. Brussel sprouts and califlower "looks" good.. lots of big leaves,.. but I am waiting to see what happens next. (not sure what to look for.. LOL)
Broccoli did bolt recently.. it's time to add it to the compost pile I suppose.
I'm still learning.... it's a process
thanks for the replies and help
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The part that we eat of the broccoli is the flower buds before they open. If you say it bolted, that usually means that the plant sent up a flower spike. Of course if we are going to eat the flower buds, it has to bolt to make flower buds. Now if it is in full flower, you waited too long to harvest it. Depending on the variety and the conditions it was grown in broccoli heads can be quite large up to 5 inches or so, or they may be much smaller. In any case, the plant will give one good prime head, then after you cut that one off, the plant will try to flower again by sending out side shoots in the leaf axils. These shoots are small, but tasty.Broccoli did bolt recently.. I
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I had a few broccoli heads like this one..jal_ut wrote:. Depending on the variety and the conditions it was grown in broccoli heads can be quite large up to 5 inches or so, or they may be much smaller.Broccoli did bolt recently.. I
I thought it was huge. Note fork next to it go get a comparison.
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It measured 8+ inches each way.
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[quote="DoubleDogFarm"
When I say flowers, I'm talking when the heads separate too yellow flowers.
Eric[/quote]
Yeah I am seeing those... From what I've learned by watching this year..
As long as the head stays nice and 'tight' it seems to keep growing. I then start watching them closely, and if I see the head start to be less tightly compressed I'm fairly sure they are done, and it's time to cut them off...
If I leave the longer, they seem to open up, and get 'loose'... then not long after that the flowers shoot out.
When I say flowers, I'm talking when the heads separate too yellow flowers.
Eric[/quote]
Yeah I am seeing those... From what I've learned by watching this year..
As long as the head stays nice and 'tight' it seems to keep growing. I then start watching them closely, and if I see the head start to be less tightly compressed I'm fairly sure they are done, and it's time to cut them off...
If I leave the longer, they seem to open up, and get 'loose'... then not long after that the flowers shoot out.