Gotta bolt
Posted March 9, 2010 at 12:00 am by carrie
Before I even had a chance to harvest my lettuce, I noticed it starting to flower.
Oh, that’s nice, right?
Wrong.
According to my gardening friend, the weird weather of the season has caused a lot of plants to reproduce, or bolt, early. Once bolting, the rest of the plant is left tasting kind of funny.
“It’s a protective measure. They taste bad so they can continue to reproduce,” explained my friend.
That makes sense.
Guess I’m going to have to wait until next year for fresh sandwich garnish.
