Nick Routledge@nick_routledge
A lettuce a day for the table is a spring-summer horticultural priority. Here, the latest round of my summer lettuce grex (cultivated landrace) shapes up. What fun, years selecting a spellbinding profusion of forms, colors, textures and habits into local resilience—and beauty.
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Overhead portrait of lettuce diversity in a garden bed.
Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 26 Nov 2025
@Happyholistichs @ThrivingTheFut A broad diversity of lettuces are advertised as bolt-resistant and heat-tolerant. Black Seeded Simpson, though a workhorse, isn't a major standout relative to some moderns. If I was to recommend just one, try Red Iceberg. FB deleted results my video, but.. youtu.be/gZyUMISwM9k?si=-fqQTci7fwiMl1
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