Just pulled the lettuce/brassicas. Leaf lettuce was 2 foot tall and about to seed and the laves have been wilted for weeks. Ice Queen head lettuce never did form heads and in the last few days, four of six had doubled in height and started to bolt. Tried one leaf and it was bitter. The other two plants were bowl shaped, not bolting yet, not bitter, so I pulled them and brought them in for salads. Cabbage leaves to go with it since they aren’t even close to heading and leaves are still small, 3-4 inches. Broccoli never came close to producing. Peas are still hanging in there.
Definitely need to go with some Pete style tunnels next year so I can get an earlier start. Might try the brassicas for a Fall crop this year too.
In the ‘For What It’s Worth’ Department: I pulled my lettuces today. The ones that performed the best in this RIDICULOUSLY HOT SPRING were ‘Black Seeded Simpson’ and ‘Marvel of Four Seasons.’
Neither bolted, they still looked nice, and I have two big kitchen bowls full, soaking, and they are going into the salad spinner in a bit.
VERY impressed with those two. I usually grow them, but they REALLY performed magic this season, based on our wildly fluctuating temperatures.
I have the bed ready for the Zinnia, but I’m letting them get a bit bigger in the greenhouse. I started all the HUGE sizes and colors I could find; about 36 of them. Yeah. I went a little nuts. :)