Saving Lettuce Seed

lettuce and cilantro flowers

Lettuce was first planted in late fall. Flowering occurred around May 6. The white flowers in the rear are cilantro.

June 17 – The flowers have all died back and turned into fluffy white clouds enveloping the seeds. They look like their close relative the dandelion.

lettuce seed harvest
At this point, the seeds are fully mature and can now be collected.

 

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