Lettuce that is allowed to remain in the garden past harvest time becomes bitter and woody in taste. the way you store your lettuce once you harvest it from your garden also plays a big part in. Bitterness in leaf lettuce is a common problem among gardeners, caused by a lack of moisture in the soil and high temperatures. head lettuce was developed to remove the bitter taste from lettuce, but in doing so the lettuce lost most of its flavor and nutritiousness.. I told you that lettuce tastes like gasoline! so amy is reading this book, and in it the subject of "supertasters" came up. the book goes on to explain that supertasters, in general, will sense tastes much more intensely than the average person, in particular, bitter tastes, or for some people, sweet tastes..
Why is my lettuce bitter? discussion in 'vegetables' started by writerkerrie, jul 23, 2013. i did however, tasted some bitter lettuce, not much, but i can taste it. i will have to relate the information to my mom so she can water them more. hydroponic lettuce and herbs. bitter gourd: my favorite vegetable. my lettuce is always bitter.. A lot of green, leafy plants developed a bad taste during their evolution to discourage grazing animals from eating them. i don`t find lettuce especially bitter, but taste is an individual thing.. While lettuce will grow easily in many different types of hydroponic systems, if you don’t flush out the excess salts and nitrates you may end up with a harvest that has a bitter taste to it..
