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Red or purple lettuce #316488 May 5th, 2010 at 10:45 AM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 Have u heard of it and if so what do they taste like?

Re: Red or purple lettuce opalrose #316491 May 5th, 2010 at 10:51 AM Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 54 Texas cricket1 Member cricket1 Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 54 Texas sounds like your talking about a 'leaf' style lettuce, as opposed to 'iceberg'. I eat both the green and red - good stuff.

Re: Red or purple lettuce cricket1 #316493 May 5th, 2010 at 11:13 AM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 so what can u tell me about the lettuce.

Re: Red or purple lettuce opalrose #316494 May 5th, 2010 at 11:41 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,484 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,484 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada It's just a different variety...it tastes great and usually has more nutrients than the green. It's a leaf lettuce that's easy to grow. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Red or purple lettuce Sunflowers #316511 May 5th, 2010 at 04:11 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 Sounds cool ow big before u harvest the lettuce and how is it done.

Re: Red or purple lettuce opalrose #316515 May 5th, 2010 at 04:50 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I plant mine in a place that gets afternoon shade and cut off the leaves as I'm ready to eat it. It has more substance than iceberg.

Re: Red or purple lettuce Bestofour #316519 May 5th, 2010 at 05:23 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 Cool thanks bestoffour for the info

Re: Red or purple lettuce opalrose #316555 May 6th, 2010 at 05:02 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I also put out more seeds as I use the lettuce. It will make until it gets pretty hot.

Re: Red or purple lettuce Bestofour #316576 May 6th, 2010 at 09:18 AM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 Where do u live i am in ny and our weather is finally warming up.

Re: Red or purple lettuce opalrose #316582 May 6th, 2010 at 10:28 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I live in Monroe, NC. I plant lettuce when it's cool and when it gets really hot like maybe July it doesn't work anymore. You should be fine where you are.

Re: Red or purple lettuce Bestofour #316587 May 6th, 2010 at 12:00 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 Cool i have planted almost all my lettuce seeds and they seem to be coming up, bestoffour