‘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 […]
Lactuca sativa ( Curled India Lettuce )
‘Curled India’ is a brown-seeded heirloom variety. The heads are crisp and snug, like ‘Iceberg’. It is light, and yellow-green with savoyed leaves and relatively small size, which makes it excellent for kitchen gardens. Start from seed 4 to 6 […]
Lactuca sativa ( Carter’s Long Stander Lettuce )
‘Carter’s Long Stander’, also known as ‘Black-Seeded Simpson’, ‘First Early’, and ‘Earliest Cutting’ is one of the most famous American lettuces, an heirloom introduced in the late 1800’s. It is difficult to keep this type true through seed saving. This […]
Lactuca sativa ( Buttercrunch Lettuce )
‘Buttercrunch’ is a butterhead lettuce generally ready to harvest 70 days after sowing. Similar to the bibb types, this letuce differs in its thick green leaves and small, tight head. It maintains its sweetness well when grown in the heat […]
Lactuca sativa ( Brown Dutch Lettuce )
‘Brown Dutch’ is an heirloom variety which dates back to the 17th century. It has large, floppy leaves with ruffles edges tinged pink, and heads 12 inches in diameter. The back sides of the leaves have small spines on the […]
Lactuca sativa ( Brauner Trotzkopf Lettuce )
‘Brauner Trotzkopf’, also known as ‘Hardhead’ or ‘Weber’s Brown Head’ lettuce, is an heirloom variety. This is a small plant, measuring generally 6-7 inches across, and is a butterhead type. The leaves have green-white edges, and are crumpled and mottled […]