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minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up107·1 year agoMy parents had some lettuce on their balcony but failed to harvest it in time so it grew taller and taller. They gave it to a friend as a birthday present and nobody could say what weird plant they had brought.
minus-squareEvacuateSoul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s called bolting, and it’s no longer enjoyable to eat when it’s done that.
minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoEh, depends how much you enjoy intense bitterness and an upset stomach.
minus-squareflora_explora@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWait till it flowers! It has a really nice inflorescence, although I think other Lactuca species are more beautiful overall :)
My parents had some lettuce on their balcony but failed to harvest it in time so it grew taller and taller. They gave it to a friend as a birthday present and nobody could say what weird plant they had brought.
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Oh, you’ve met them.
That’s called bolting, and it’s no longer enjoyable to eat when it’s done that.
Eh, depends how much you enjoy intense bitterness and an upset stomach.
Wait till it flowers! It has a really nice inflorescence, although I think other Lactuca species are more beautiful overall :)