‘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 […]

‘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 […]

‘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 […]

‘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 […]

‘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 […]

‘Black-Seeded Tennisball’, also known as ‘Salamander’, ‘Eclipse’, ‘Sutton’s Matchless’, and ‘Tender and True’, is an heirloom variety which was one of the most popular lettuces of the 19th century. This is a dark green lettuce which is often forced rather […]

‘Black-Seeded Bath Cos’ is an heirloom variety with relatively small heads of dark reddish-brown color. They are generally planted in the late summer, for harvest in the fall. Start from seed 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost date. […]

‘Baltimore Oak Leaf’ is an heirloom variety which is very hardy and will overwinter in cold frames in the North, and outdoors in the South. The plants are pale green in color, and grow into 24″ rosettes. The leaves are […]

‘All the Year Round’ has a very long season, and a nice rosy shape. 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 […]

Bienniel weed which grows tall with alternating, hairless leaves that are edged by small teeth. Overwintering foliage turns reddish with cold or in bright sunlight. Produces a rosette of leaves in its first season, then bolts into heavy bloom and […]