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Catalog Products: Lettuce
| About Lettuce - Cultivation |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | 25000 seeds per ounce. Head type: Start seeds 3-4 weeks before transplanting. Plant seeds 1/4" deep in good potting soil and transplant to 6-8" apart when plants are big enough to be handled. Cut lettuce just above roots when heads form. Leaf types: Sow as soon as soil can be worked 1/4" deep, 1" apart. Plant every 2 weeks for a constant supply. Cut lettuce 1-2" above ground to harvest. | | Return to top |
| Amish Deer Tongue Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 45-55 days. Looseleaf Amish variety valued for its ruggedness and heavy production. Thick solid compact plant. Sharply triangular crinkly red/green leaves with straight edges. Unique growth habit. Thin midrib, good texture. Pleasantly sharp flavor. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Bibb Head Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 60 days. Also known as Limestone Bibb. Developed in Kentucky in 1850. Small 3.5" heads are loosely folded and of a dark green color. Inside blanches to a nice crisp, golden yellow. Bolts quickly in hot weather, especially suited in the North. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Black Seeded Simpson Leaf Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 50 days. In our house, spring is defined by eating lettuce wilted with bacon drippings and mixed with spring onion. Black Seeded Simpson is an outstanding spring lettuce. Good flavor, good growth habits. This will mark my 52nd year of eating this lettuce. Dates to 1870. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Bronze Mignonette Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 62 days - First documented in 1898. This lettuce has small globular heads, a creamy-yellow center and bronze to green, frilled leaves. A very slow bolting variety that does well in hot, humid weather. Good variety for Southern gardens although somewhat susceptible to leaf tip burn. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Buttercrunch Head Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 65 days. Very aptly named, this lettuce is nothing but a loose head of buttery, thick crunchy leaves. Very tasty. More tolerant of heat than most and larger than most. Center blanches to a succulent yellow white with a medium green wrapper. Untreated seed. | | Return to top |
| Flame Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 60 days. Introduced in 1988 by Harris Moran Seed Company. Described as "distinctly red; slow bolting; a fast mover for markets demanding unique vegetables." Flame is a relatively recent introduction, however it is offered by only a few companies today. Looseleaf. Untreated seeds.
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| Great Lakes 659 Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 80-88 days. Most tipburn resistant and versatile Great Lakes strain, popular both North and South for producing solid med-large dark green heads in cool or warm weather, medium core, white seed, slow bolt, does best in warm weather, good on heavy soils, mosaic free. Untreated seeds.
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| Green Ice Leaf lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 45 days. Least bitter and slowest wilting lettuce there is that I know of. Crisp textured, heavily crinkled, dark green leaves have a fine flavor. Good lettuce. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Heirloom Acres Spring Lettuce Mix |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. Our unique blend of Ruby Red, Oakleaf, Black Seeded Simpson, Buttercrunch, Paris White Cos ,Salad Bowl Red and others. Farmer’s market favorite. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Iceberg Head Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 81 days. 1894 American heirloom. Large compact head with mild flavor superior to the supermarket variety. Heart is tender, almost white with light green outer leaves. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Ithaca Head Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 80 days. Heads are well wrapped and firm. Leaves are frilled and a glossy green. Does well in spring or fall with good heat tolerance. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Kagraner Sommer Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. French butterhead also known as "Butter Bow Head". Has tasty, well-formed medium sized heads that are slow to bolt in summer heat. This French butterhead was originally from Germany. It is excellent for window and indoor pots. The mild tasting leaves are soft and buttery. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Landis Winter Lettuce. | | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | 45 days. Latuca sativa. Loose butterhead type. Tennis ball sized sweet, tender, flavorful, green heads. Very resistant to hard frosts. Does very well in cold frames. Winters over with mulch if well established in fall, Listed in 1878 seed list and 1785 agricultural treatise by Abbe Rozier. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Lolla Rossa Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 53 days. Italian heirloom leaf lettuce. Beautiful heavily frilled, medium green leaves tipped with red. Mild flavor makes great colorful salads. Will form a nice beautiful loose head if spaced 10" apart. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Merveille de Four Seasons Head Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 45-70 days. A french Bibb type lettuce producing 8-12" pale blonde, tight heads with cranberry tipped, reddish outer leaves. Excellent flavor even in hot weather although bolts fairly easily. Introduced about 1885. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Oakleaf Leaf Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 40 days. The most heat resistant of the leaf types and almost never gets bitter. Oakleaf shaped leaves form around a loose center, tender and crisp. Good late season lettuce. First described in 1686. At one point known as "American Oak Leaved". Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Paris White Cos Romaine Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 66 days. Highest nutritive value of any lettuce. Plant is tall and cylindrical. Light green outer leaves with a creamy heart. This is the primary lettuce that I grow and my family's favorite. Very crisp and flavorful. Dates to 1868. Untreated seed. | | Return to top |
| Prize Head Leaf Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 47 days. Bright green leaves edged with reddish bronze. Stays crisp and tender longer than most. Plants are large with broad, well frilled leaves. Untreated white seeds. | | Return to top |
| Red Romaine Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 66 days. Very pretty red romaine lettuce with large, flat, broad leaves. Quick growing and heat tolerant if kept sufficiently watered. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Rouge De Hiver Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lettuca sativa. 55-65 days. Very pretty French heirloom from the 1840s. Large, flat, broad 10-12" heads are sweet with a buttery texture. Color varies from green to bronze to deep red. Quick growing and heat tolerant if kept well watered. Cold resistant. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Ruby Red Leaf Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 50 days. Very pretty red type leaf lettuce especially in salads mixed with Green Ice. Medium sized plant is compact and flavorful. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Salad Bowl Green Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 60 days. Leaf lettuce. Leaves are short, waved, notched and closely set. High table quality. Just ideal for the home garden. One plant fills a salad bowl with rich green or red leaves. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Salad Bowl Red Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 60 days. Leaf lettuce. Leaves are short, waved, notched and closely set. High table quality. Just ideal for the home garden. One plant fills a salad bowl with rich green or red leaves. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Waldmann Green Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 50 days. Very pretty leaf lettuce with darrk green, fringed leaves. Excellent tasting with moderate heat resistance. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Wheelers Tom Thumb Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 50 days. A miniature butterhead about the size of an apple with medium green, lightly crumpled leaves. It is solid, sweet and tender. Does well in gardens as well as containers, indoors and out. Excellent for those with limited space or small families. Untreated seeds.
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| White Boston Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 70 days. Introduced during the mid 19th century. Medium, pale green, loosely formed head. No bottom rot. White seed. Does well in warm climates. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Winter Density Lettuce |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Lactuca sativa. 60 days. Dark green, upright 8-10" heads have a crisp texture and broad, slightly savoyed leaves. Slow bolter, also withstands light frosts. Well suited for cold frames. Does well planted in the fall. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
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