Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 7 SeptemberLittle Gem lettuce on 11 September, eight or so upright cos rosettes of blistered yellow-green leaves well short of hearting up, one plant at right cropped to short pale stubs. Water beads on every leaf under flat overcast light.Week of 21 SeptemberLittle Gem lettuce on 22 September, the center plant a compact rosette of eight or ten pale yellow-green leaves cupping inward into a head that has not yet closed. Flat overcast light, a faint wet sheen on the blades.