Cut-and-come crispy lettuce ?

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  1. Gay Gardener

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    I've had some great success this year with lettuces and have been happily munching on them for quite a while, however, they are of a certain soft sort even though I have many sorts on the go. Is there such a thing as cut-and-come crispy lettuce (like Romaine or similar) ?

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    I take that as a resounding and definite NO then :cool:
     
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      I have grown two lots this year and been impressed both time and can not believe how much you get off them
      I did not think of them as soft though
      One thing I am trying at the minute is little gems a mate grow a couple and said he chopped the head off but never pulled up the rootball and in a few weeks he was growing another lettuce so might be worth trying that ?
       
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      I only grow little gems too, not cut and come again but they are always reliable and never bitter. Just sow a few more every couple of weeks for a continuous supply.
       
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      Ah thanks for the tips I may well try those ideas out.
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      It seems to me alot of lettuce varieties seem to come back if you cut them and leave the root ball in. Certainly little gem, butterhead, rocket and another variety that I can't remember all seem to come back.:)
       
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