Lettuce is often lumped into one category of mild or bland leaves for salads, but this vegetable family is more exciting and complex than you might think. Here’s a guide to help you get to know the ...

"Salad freshens without enfeebling and fortifies without irritating." Hundreds of lettuce varieties are grown around the world and, because they grow someplace in every season, they are available year ...

Oh, lettuce. It beefs up salads and adds a final healthy flourish to your plate. But honestly, it can get a little boring. So I’m making a case for putting a little more thought into your leaves.

When it comes to salad greens, red leaf lettuce vs romaine are two of the most popular lettuces you’ll find at the grocery store. Both belong to the Lactuca sativa species and play an important role ...

This heirloom variety dates back to 1875 and is beloved for its large, lightly crumpled, lime green leaves. Black Seeded Simpson lettuce forms wide, open heads making it easy to pick individual leaves ...

A visit to the salad bar used to leave you with two choices: iceberg or romaine. But now lunch shops and grocery stores have woken up to all the types of lettuce out there, and there are almost too ...

If you want your little indoor garden to thrive, these are the types of lettuce you ought to try your hand at growing indoors ...

Early planted spring greens, lettuce, Chinese greens and many spinach varieties don’t live long and mature quickly, besides being sensitive to high temperatures and low humidity. THAT SPRING HAS GIVEN ...

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As children, we're taught that the functions of a leaf are photosynthesis (turning sunlight into chemical energy) and storing ...