Vegetables

Update on Bibb Lettuce

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Bibb Lettuce

Look at this perfect Bibb Lettuce (a type of butterhead lettuce).  I started it in early fall from seed and kept in under cover (in plastic) over the winter.  On May 10th, I sliced the head from the bottom and left a base so I can grow more lettuce.

For more information on how to grow and harvest butterhead lettuce, see the blog titled “Lots of Lettuce”.

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