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title: "So this is supposed to be iceberg lettuce but it’s just growing…"
description: "So this is supposed to be iceberg lettuce but it’s just growing straight up?? Why?"
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community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Rachel"
published: "2025-07-15T19:13:10.018831Z"
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# So this is supposed to be iceberg lettuce but it’s just growing…

_Posted by Rachel on 2025-07-15_

So this is supposed to be iceberg lettuce but it’s just growing straight up?? Why?

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## 3 comments

### Planta member commented on 2025-07-15

Summer heat will cause lettuce to bolt. Once it does this the taste will become much more bitter and the flowers will be the final stage

#### Rachel replied on 2025-07-15

Should I just cut it down and let it regrow or will it continue to bolt?

#### Waspinator replied on 2025-07-15

If you leave it, you can harvest the seeds for use next year. Mine bolted and has self seeded pretty well, but yours might need some help with aim since it's in a smaller pot

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