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What does the term "bolting" mean?
Bolting is when a plant flowers and afterward produces seeds. All of the plant's processes are concentrated on pro-creation so their leaves become tough and bitter. When greens prepare to BOLT they get elongated stems to aid in their producing a seed stem. Photo above shows a lettuce plant preparing to bolt. With our 90ยบ weather for this month, who can blame it? It believes is it going to DIE so it tries to reproduce.
Bolting is when a plant flowers and afterward produces seeds. All of the plant's processes are concentrated on pro-creation so their leaves become tough and bitter. When greens prepare to BOLT they get elongated stems to aid in their producing a seed stem. Photo above shows a lettuce plant preparing to bolt. With our 90ยบ weather for this month, who can blame it? It believes is it going to DIE so it tries to reproduce.
