‘White-Seeded Tennisball’, also known as ‘Gotte Jaune d’Or’, ‘Golden 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 ( White Seeded Simpson Lettuce )
‘White Seeded Simpson’, also known as ‘Silesia’, ‘Early Curled Silesia’, 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 ( Weber’s Brown Head Lettuce )
‘Weber’s Brown Head’, also known as ‘Brauner Trotzkopf’ or ‘Hardhead’ lettuce, is an heirloom variety. This is a small plant, measuring generally 6 to 7 inches across, and a butterhead type. The leaves have green-white edges, and are crumpled and […]
Lactuca sativa ( Trocadero Lettuce )
‘Trocadero’, also known as ‘Big Boston’, ‘Tate’s Forcing White’, and ‘Giant White Forcing’ is a white-seeded heirloom variety introduced in America in the late 1800’s. The lettuce produces medium-large heads, globular in shape. The leaves are light green with brown […]
Lactuca sativa ( Tomhannock Lettuce )
‘Tomhannock’ is an heirloom variety. It is a nonheading type, medium green and tinged with red-brown. The leaves grow upright. Generally grown as a fall salad lettuce because of its good resistance to bolting and its hardiness (light frosts will […]
Lactuca sativa ( Thorburn’s Orchid Lettuce )
‘Thorburn’s Orchid’, also known as ‘Golden Spotted’, is an heirloom variety speckled lettuce with white seed. The spotting on this variety is brownish red. Start from seed 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost date. Sow seeds 1/4 inch […]
Lactuca sativa ( Swede Lettuce )
‘Swede’ Lettuce, also known as ‘Sugar’, is a white-seeded 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 […]
Lactuca sativa ( Sunshine Lettuce )
‘Sunshine’ is an attractive loose-leaf lettuce with glossy green and bronze red leaves, which is generally ready for harvest 50 to 60 days after sowing. The leaves are frilled and curly and mild flavored. Very wilt-resistant, it is a good […]
Lactuca sativa ( Sugar Lettuce )
‘Sugar’ Lettuce, also known as ‘Swede’, is a white-seeded 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 […]
Lactuca sativa ( Spotted Butter Lettuce )
‘Spotted Butter’, also known as ‘Dutch Speckled Butter’ is an heirloom speckled lettuce variety of butterhead type. It is light green, tinged and speckled with reddish-brown. This plant thrives in greenhouses, and is not prone to aphids. Start from seed […]