life of lettuce in dwc question

[newhydro16]

Thanks GPS. You da man.
How long though, would you say before they start to seed, and or the taste suffers?

[GpsFrontier]

Hello newhydro16,
As long as it tastes fine to you. Once the lettuce plants become mature, and/or start to elongate and begin to seed they tend to become bitter. But I have soaked the cut leaves in cold water for a while and that get's rid of a lot of the bitterness.

[newhydro16]

Thanks again.
The leaves are getting longer, seem to taste ok, wife really seems to enjoy them. I guess when my new ones are ready, Ill yank /eat the current ones. Id start another dwc tote, but Ive got quite a bit invested in this already, and room is an issue.