‘Ithaca’ is extra-reliable in fertile soil. Start from seed 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost date. Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in wide rows and thin to 8 to 12 inches apart. Thinned seedlings can be replanted. Keep […]
Lactuca sativa ( Hubbard’s Market Lettuce )
‘Hubbard’s Market’, a white-seeded heirloom variety also known as ‘All-Year-Round’, ‘White Summer’, and ‘Top Notch’, is a butterhead or cabbaging lettuce with dark green, crinkled leaves whose edges are straight. This is an excellent variety to grow farther North. In […]
Lactuca sativa ( Hanson Lettuce )
‘Hanson’, also known as ‘Ewing’s Excelsior’, ‘Gardener’s Favorite’, and ‘King of the Market’, is an heirloom variety. It is white-seeded, with light green curly leaves that have fringed edges. This is a heading lettuce, extremely crisp and good for sandwiches. […]
Lactuca sativa ( Golden Tennisball Lettuce )
‘Golden Tennisball’, also known as ‘Gotte Jaune d’Or’, ‘White-Seeded Tennisball’, and ‘Golden Forcing’, is an heirloom type. It is an extremely small tennisball lettuce easily grown in flats. The heads never exceed 8 inches across, and are loose and twisted […]
Lactuca sativa ( Golden Forcing Lettuce )
‘Golden Forcing’, also known as ‘Gotte Jaune d’Or’, ‘White-Seeded Tennisball’, and ‘Golden Tennisball’, is an heirloom type. It is an extremely small tennisball lettuce easily grown in flats. The heads never exceed 8 inches across, and are loose and twisted […]
Lactuca sativa ( Gardener’s Favorite Lettuce )
‘Gardener’s Favorite’, also known as ‘Hanson’, ‘Ewing’s Excelsior’, and ‘King of the Market’, is an heirloom variety. It is white-seeded, with light green curly leaves that have fringed edges. This is a heading lettuce, extremely crisp and good for sandwiches. […]
Lactuca sativa ( Fire Mountain Lettuce )
‘Fire Mountain’ is a burgundy Oak-Leaf Lettuce generally ready for harvest 60 days after sowing. It is a vigorous grower, producing a great quantity of salad leaves. Plants are 24 inches, well-closed, and have a clean base. Good bolt resistance. […]
Lactuca sativa ( Esmerelda Lettuce )
‘Esmerelda’ is a butterhead lettuce, generally ready for harvest 53 days after sowing. Good disease resistance in this cultivar. Head is 1 lb., crisp, light green, and firm. Resistant to bolting and tip burning as well as downy mildew and […]
Lactuca sativa ( Early Curled Silesia Lettuce )
‘Early Curled Silesia’, also known as ‘Silesia’, ‘White Seeded Simpson’, and ‘Curled German Batavian’ is an heirloom variety. It is extremely hardy and can be grown in cold-frames or under straw coverings. Hard freezes won’t generally kill it. This plant […]
Lactuca sativa ( Dutch Speckled Butter Lettuce )
‘Dutch Speckled Butter’, also known as ‘Spotted Butter’is an heirloom speckled lettuce variety of butterhead type. It is light green and tinged with brown, and the leaves are speckled with reddish-brown. This plant thrives in greenhouses, and is not prone […]