Lettuce Saga this Season

garden lettuce tiny cukes sm web 046Most years we have lettuce available in plentiful quantities from April through October or Thanksgiving.  This year has been different.

 

 

 

 

 

garden lettuce open beds sm web 101Ken has planted lettuce as he usually does – each week or ten days.  There have been several mishaps this year. 

 

 

 

 

 

bolting lettuce 024The deer got past Oscar one night and ate the hearts out of most of one crop.  Another bolted and melted down in the heat.  One was mowed down just after sprouting – mice.

 

 

 

 

 

lettuce in May sm web 52310 031Ken will continue to plant and we will have more as soon as it grows.  Thank you for your patience

 

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