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Rose has written an article on lettuce in the Bistro Restaurant & Wine Bar Blog that she titles ‘Lettuces the - cut and come again - Technique’. Some of the lettuce she has been growing at the Lafond Vineyard organic garden will be harvested this weekend and undoubtedly many of her vegetables will be featured at the Summer Solstice Food and Wine Pairing at the Bistro. Click here to read the entire article

Lettuces are very easy to grow. The most recognizable lettuces are Romaine and Iceberg, but there are thousands of different types of lettuces and are not just green, they come in red and speckled, too. My two favorite varieties are “Blush” butter head/iceberg and “Magenta” loose leaf.

“Blush” Lettuce is remarkable in that it had many different shades of green inside and many shades if red on the outside. Both of these lettuces I am growing for the Bistro and may be on menu for the Summer Solstice Wine and Food pairing on June 17th. Red leafed lettuces tend to be more heat and insect resistant and are very beautiful. The colorful lettuces have more nutrients as well…
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