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minus-squareBjörn TantaulinkfedilinkEnglish107•9 days 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-squareThis is fine🔥🐶☕🔥linkfedilinkEnglish30•9 days ago“Let us see if anyone else can guess”, accompanied by aggressive eyebrow movements.
minus-square@EvacuateSoul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish24•9 days agoThat’s called bolting, and it’s no longer enjoyable to eat when it’s done that.
minus-square@infinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish7•9 days agoEh, depends how much you enjoy intense bitterness and an upset stomach.
minus-square@flora_explora@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish4•8 days 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.
“Let us see if anyone else can guess”, accompanied by aggressive eyebrow movements.
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 :)