harvesting lettuce

squirrelblaster · 07-07-2008, 09:03 PM

im growing some red lettuce and i have a question, how much/ many leave is safe to harvest off a single plant without it hurting the growth of the plant? any help will be great.

damage855 · 07-08-2008, 02:11 PM

I thought you cut the whole head all at once?

squirrelblaster · 07-08-2008, 03:16 PM

^no, its not a head of lttuce its like one stock with lettuce leves growing out of it in all directions.

Mad Hatter · 07-08-2008, 03:54 PM

This should help..

Lettuce and Other Salad Greens

EHCRain10 · 07-08-2008, 04:37 PM

i usually try not to remove more than 1/3 of the leaves, pick from the outside in, and as you pick more leaves will grow in the center of the plant
lettuce comes in leaf and head styles

bellx1 · 07-08-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by EHCRain10

i usually try not to remove more than 1/3 of the leaves, pick from the outside in, and as you pick more leaves will grow in the center of the plant
lettuce comes in leaf and head styles

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LiveToShoot · 07-08-2008, 10:55 PM

MH,
Good info...

..my wife and I are eating salads for our lunches this week, and we like to eat several of the lettuce shown on this site.

Thanks...

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damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 956 Blog Entries: 1	I thought you cut the whole head all at once? __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

07-08-2008, 03:16 PM	#3
squirrelblaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,723	^no, its not a head of lttuce its like one stock with lettuce leves growing out of it in all directions. __________________ "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

07-08-2008, 04:37 PM	#5
EHCRain10 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dinwiddie, VA Posts: 121	i usually try not to remove more than 1/3 of the leaves, pick from the outside in, and as you pick more leaves will grow in the center of the plant lettuce comes in leaf and head styles __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum.

07-08-2008, 03:54 PM	#4
Mad Hatter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 780	This should help.. Lettuce and Other Salad Greens

07-08-2008, 10:55 PM	#7
LiveToShoot Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE IDAHO Posts: 4,920	MH, Good info... ..my wife and I are eating salads for our lunches this week, and we like to eat several of the lettuce shown on this site. Thanks...