I had great luck with lettuce this spring growing black seeded simpson and
>salad bowl. Now that the rest of the salad vegges are getting ripe my
>lettuce is about done. I live in central WI and we do get warm days 85 to 95
>with night time temps in the 60's
> Do you think i can get another batch of simpson to grow this year ? I could
>water daily and put a cover over it about 12 inches above ground to shade it
>from the sun.
>Or should I try another type of lettuce for this time of year. /
>Thanks for any ideas.
You can certainly start lettuce seeds soon for growing into fall's cooler weather.
BTW, I had lettuce survive a foot of snow and temperatures of 16 F this spring - so you can probably grow it for a considerable time after your first frost, maybe into December.
Pat