Romaine is a cold-hardy crop that can be harvested about 65 to 70 days after planting—the leaves will be dark green and 6 inches high. Different harvesting techniques can extend the life of romaine ...

The E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce has sickened 43 people in 12 states, the US Food and Drug Administration said Monday. The FDA said that the ongoing outbreak is linked to the "end of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regulatory officials in several states, Canada, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga ...

Heads of fresh lettuce grow in rows in a backyard garden. - Shine Like Stars/Shutterstock Did you know lettuce can give you multiple harvests? It all comes down to how you cut it. Lettuce — such as ...

WASHINGTON -- Five people were killed and nearly 200 were sickened by an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, but the threat of new cases has likely passed, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Lettuce is a cool weather crop, which simply means it will always grow better during the cooler temperatures of spring or fall. It can be planted very early since it can withstand light frost.

Romaine lettuce grown near Yuma, Arizona, is believed to have sickened 172 people in 32 states, killing one person, but it's unlikely to do so any more, NBC News reported. Any romaine lettuce that's ...

With the latter portion of August (somehow) upon us, many may soon be turning to their vegetable gardens, eager to sow fall salad greens and root vegetables. With soils still warm but the weather ...

For a mid-afternoon snack, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough cut some of the “Outredgeous” Red Romaine lettuce leaves he nurtured during the past month aboard the International Space Station as part of a ...