‘King of the Market’, also known as ‘Hanson’, ‘Ewing’s Excelsior’, and ‘Gardener’s Favorite’, 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 ( Iceberg Lettuce )
‘Iceberg’ has a crunchy texture, and is long-lasting. 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 […]
Lactuca sativa ( Hardhead Lettuce )
‘Hardhead’, also known as ‘Brauner Trotzkopf’ or ‘Weber’s Brown Head’ 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 ( Gotte Jaune d’Or Lettuce )
‘Gotte Jaune d’Or’, also known as ‘White-Seeded Tennisball’, ‘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 ( Golden Spotted Lettuce )
‘Golden Spotted’, also known as ‘Thorburn’s Orchid’ 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 ( Giant White Forcing Lettuce )
‘Giant White Forcing’ is an heirloom lettuce first introduced in America in the late 1800’s. This is a medium-large lettuce with light green, brown fringed leaves and globe-shaped heads. The middle of the head is yellow. The foliage has a […]
Lactuca sativa ( First Early Lettuce )
‘First Early’, also known as ‘Black-Seeded Simpson’, ‘Earliest Cutting’, and ‘Carter’s Long Stander’ 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 ( Ewing’s Excelsior Lettuce )
‘Ewing’s Excelsior’, also known as ‘Hanson’, ‘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 ( Eclipse Lettuce )
‘Eclipse’, also known as ‘Salamander’, ‘Black-Seeded Tennisball’, ‘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 […]
Lactuca sativa ( Earliest Cutting Lettuce )
‘Earliest Cutting’, also known as ‘Black-Seeded Simpson’, ‘First Early’, and ‘Carter’s Long Stander’ 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 […]