April 2008
Lettuce
Bolted already? Maybe next week's crop succession will look better.
Photo by Gina Lozier
Washington state holds a small but important place in national lettuce production. All around the Pacific Northwest, home gardeners can add to the green of spring by planting their own crop. Our new gardening columnist shows you how. [more]
Quick links
Here is a plant list as well as live links for sites mentioned in the April 2008 .pdf format:
Learn more about miner's lettuce
Bountiful Container, by Rose Marie Nichols McGee and Maggie Stuckey
Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades, by Steve Solomon
Lettuce nutrients - a comparison (per 100 grams)
Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
|
Type |
Protein |
Fiber |
Calcium |
Iron |
Vitamin A |
Vitamin C |
Vitamin K |
|
Butterhead |
1.35 g |
1.1 g |
35 mg |
1.24 mg |
3312 IU |
3.7 mg |
102.3 mcg |
|
Green leaf |
1.36 g |
1.3 g |
18 mg |
0.86 mg |
7405 IU |
18 mg |
173.6 mcg |
|
Iceberg |
0.90 g |
1.2 g |
18 mg |
0.41 mg |
502 IU |
2.8 mg |
24.1 mcg |
|
Red leaf |
1.33 g |
0.90 g |
33 mg |
1.20 mg |
7492 IU |
3.7 mg |
140.3 mcg |
|
Romaine |
1.23 g |
2.1 g |
33 mg |
0.97 mg |
5807 IU |
24 mg |
102.5 mcg |
|
Spinach |
2.86 g |
2.2 g |
99 mg |
2.71 mg |
9377 IU |
28.1 mg |
482.9 mcg |
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