Until this summer every iceburg lettuce I’ve ever seen had a little cone-shaped nubby stem that stuck maybe 2" into the head. But lately, and all of a sudden, the lettuce I’ve been getting (same store and brand as before) has stems that snake inside the heads for 4 to 6"!!! WTF?
Has anyone else noticed this? Where did this new (???) variety of lettuce come from? And why did growers make the switch.