I have planted lettuce (salad bowl) and was wondering about the best way to get it to the food pantry. I seems to me like it is going to wilt rather quickly once cut.
Along those lines I heard it mentioned somewhere that you can let it "Go to Head" my question on this is 2 part. For food pantry purposes would it be better to let it go to head and then take it that way, or harvest it as it matures and let it keep producing.....Oh and by the way, how do you make it form a head?
Thanks!
Matt
I spoke to Matt the other day at the garden but wanted to comment anyway.
ReplyDeleteWe are working on a distribution system at the moment- hopefully we can have it up and running by this Thursday. We'll keep you posted.
Yes, you'll have to be careful when you harvest lettuce as it can wilt quickly. Hopefully we'll be able to provide some coolers of some sort.
The heading lettuce is a different variety than the leafing... if you already have heads forming in your garden watch for signs of bolting this week (in which case you may want to harvest). (Remember bolting refers to the flowering stalk that starts to form in the center of the lettuce).