BITTER LETTUCE?

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escavader

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The lettuce from my garden has a bitter taste this year.Its the leaf type ,cant remember offhand which variety r..?Iread somewhere if you refridgerate for 24 hours it wont be bitter,but it didnt work.Did everything i always do,cant understand whats different.My garden is totally organic with no chemicals,just the compost i make each year.ANY IDEAS?
alan
 
   / BITTER LETTUCE? #2  
overripe and 2 hot.

lettuce is cool weathered. once it gets to mature it starts to get bitter.
 
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agree w/ Steve - now is not the time for lettuce. The leafy veggies do best in spring and fall; my spinach bolted a month ago and I tilled it under. Plant more in a month or so and by September it will be tasty.
 
 
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