I remember there once was a time when ordering a salad meant roughly cut iceberg lettuce leaves, a little red cabbage for color and some shredded carrots. A fancier "house salad" might have included ...

When it comes to salad greens, red leaf lettuce vs romaine are two of the most popular lettuces you’ll find at the grocery store. Both belong to the Lactuca sativa species and play an important role ...

LSU AgCenter recommended varieties of loose-leaf lettuce include these green-leaf varieties: Leaf, Grand Rapids, Oak Leaf, ...

Question: I used to only buy romaineand iceberg lettuce for my salads and sandwiches, but I’ve noticed there are lots of lettuce varieties at the grocery store and farmers market. Can you help me ...

Rusty red oak is a red lettuce with notched leaves that are tender and sweet. Romaine lettuce has long green leaves that are very firm and crisp. Radicchio is a cabbage-type leaf, appears bright red ...

That wedge salad you ate in 1980 was just the tip of the iceberg. Got it? Lettuce is not usually thought of as a crowd pleaser. Not to knock the old standby iceberg, but it’s given lettuce the ...

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Q: I've heard that lettuce varieties have different nutritional value and some aren't worth eating. Is that true? A: Yes. And no. There are many types of lettuce, and it's hard to go wrong with any of ...

Now astronauts can have the stars — and fresh food, too. It is not only possible to grow lettuce in outer space, but also safe to eat it, according to a new study published Friday in the journal ...