What counts as lettuce?

nzle added 8 months ago

Hey EmilyC! That's a great question, because what we broadly define as "lettuces" do fall under very different plant families. Here's what we're considering lettuces for this contest:

1. ALL of the plant family Asteraceae: any leaf, romaine, butter, dandelion, chicory, or iceberg lettuce.
2. SOME of the plant family Amaranthaceae: spinach, amaranth (but not chard)
3. SOME of the plant family Brassicaceae: watercress, radish greens, turnip greens, arugula (but not cabbage or kale)

I hope this is helpful!

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BoulderGalinTokyo added 8 months ago

Thank you for clarifying. Could you do further details on #3? mustard greens in or out?

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EmilyC added 8 months ago

This is extremely helpful! Thank you!

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added 8 months ago

Thank you for this! I too was wondering what exactly was included.

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added 8 months ago

One more note. Would it be possible to add the info at the contest header? Not everyone looks at the hotline.

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nzle added 8 months ago

We're actually very limited in space in the contest header, but I will see what I can do! I'm so glad this was helpful.

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susan g added 8 months ago

Seconding HLA -- often the contest parameters need clarification! Sort of a PS?

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