For leaf lettuce, start picking the leaves when there is at least 5-6 mature leaves of usable size. Usable size means about 2 long for baby lettuce, and 5-6 long for more mature lettuce. Keep picking until a seed stalk appears or the leaves become bitter.
Definition of coextruded. : produced by simultaneous extrusion of multiple layers The carbonated beverage container is a can within a can; the 7-layer coextruded package consists of a lightweight fluted plastic shell inside a smooth plastic outer container. â Predicasts Technology Update, 30 Apr. 1983 coâextruded plastic cans.
The stratum corneum (SC), the outermost barrier of mammalian bodies, consists of layers of cornified keratinocytes with intercellular spaces sealed with lipids. The insolubility of the SC has hampered in-depth analysis, and the SC has been considered a homogeneous barrier.