Sunday, July 24, 2011

Lettuce in July


Lettuce is a cool weather vegetable better suited to spring and fall than the blasting African heat of Tuscan summers. But I planted several varieties in the partial shade of the prune and fig trees lining our orto (kitchen garden) and we are still eating them. Like most things fresh from a garden, this lettuce is particularly sweet and "lettucy" tasting, not a hint of bitterness. Because enzymes start turning sugars and soft tissue to starch and cellulose the minute you pick ANYTHING, you can't get anything like this in ANY grocery store or market.

Coming soon: Corn, beets, tomatoes, melons...


2 comments:

  1. I agree. I have a few rows of it, various kinds, and we eat it every day.

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  2. Lettuce Update: Alas, we ate the last leaf today, August 3. Two weeks from now, the new autumn crop starts hitting the table!

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