However, when temperatures rise, lettuce plants begin flowering or bolting. The main stem grows tall with lots of space between the leaves. Then, the leaves turn bitter and lose their juiciness.

When an annual (or biennial) reaches the end of its life, it wants to reproduce. This involves producing flowers and, ...

That's plant bolting. It happens when plants like lettuce, spinach, or herbs switch from leafy growth to flowering and seed ...

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A: With the wide temperature swings we see in the greater St. Louis area in spring and fall, it can be a challenge to grow lettuce to maturity before it starts to bolt (initiate flowers and become ...

Bolting in cool-season vegetables (lettuce, cabbage, kale) usually occurs after a few days of warmer daytime temperatures that signal to the plant that its time is up. The first sign that a head ...