Lettuce

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Lactuca sativa Open pollinated. Refined, fancy, pricy and rare lettuces, all suitable for cut-and-come-again culture. Contrasting colors and leaf forms and all organic! read more

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Freedom Lettuce Gene Pool -

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Lactuca sativa Open pollinated. At least 10-12 different forms of disease-resistant great-tasting lettuces. And all open-source seed. read more

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Lettuce Blend

Seeds

Lactuca sativa Open pollinated. Contrasting colors and leaf forms! At least a half-dozen different lettuces, all suitable for cut-and-come-again culture. read more

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Lettuce Blend -

Seeds

sold out, substitute 2983.

Lactuca sativa Open pollinated. Contrasting colors and leaf forms and all certified organic! At least a half-dozen different lettuces, all suitable for cut-and-come-again culture. read more

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Red Carpet Lettuce Blend -

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Lactuca sativa Open pollinated. A rich mix of over a half-dozen organically grown bronze and red varieties. Contrasting leaf shapes to please in the garden and in the salad bowl. read more

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Summer Lettuce Blend

Seeds

Lactuca sativa Open pollinated. Our best-selling blend is a multicolored splash of varieties chosen to stand into July without bolting. read more

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Winter Lettuce Blend

Seeds

Lactuca sativa Open pollinated. Blend of kinds that stand the cold, for late fall eating, for keeping under cover for winter salads, for winter survival and the earliest spring growth. read more

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Anuenue -

Batavian Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (72 days snap) Open pollinated. Slow-growing compact dark green Batavian with crisp outer leaves surrounding a round tightly-packed heart. Excellent heat tolerance. read more

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Brune d’Hiver -

Batavian Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (65 days shell, 90 days dry) Open pollinated. Compact hardy plants with reddish-amber–tipped green leaves and crunchy batavian taste. French heirloom stands the test of time as well as the chill of fall. read more

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Cardinale -

Batavian Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open pollinated. Hefty wine-red Batavian forms open rosette that folds together like a romaine at maturity. Shiny red leaves, green in the center, good for baby leaves. read more

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Concept -

Batavian Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (51 days) Open pollinated. Combination of Batavian and romaine, with whorling thick succulent medium-green leaves. Tolerant of heat and rarely bitter. read more

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Pablo -

Batavian Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (68 days) Open pollinated. Large plants form loose heads with bronzy coloration. Green interior is sweet and mild. Always one of the last to bolt. read more

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Sierra -

Batavian Lettuce Seeds

sold out, substitute 2905.

Lactuca sativa
(50 days) Open pollinated. Summer lettuce aficionados can rejoice that we again have a fresh crop of organic seed for Sierra, a... read more

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Bronze Mignonette

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Very small ruffled bronze-tinged butterhead lettuce. read more

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Buttercrunch

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Dark green outer leaves with broad mid-ribs and a creamy white center heart. Slow to bolt. Excellent flavor. Bestseller. read more

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Buttercrunch -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Dark green outer leaves with broad mid-ribs and a creamy white center heart. Slow to bolt. Excellent flavor. Bestseller. read more

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Capitan -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa
(62 days) Open pollinated. You don’t have to free climb a 3000' rock face to find fulfillment. Simply tuck into big bowl of torn... read more

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Carmona -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Red butterhead. Dark green butterhead base is fully blushed carmine and pebbled with bronze and brown. read more

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Garnet Butter Gem -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open pollinated. Compact tight uniform heads form upright rosettes for a clean market and salad harvest. Pebbled leaves shaded red and light plum on a green base. read more

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Kagraner Sommer

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (58 days) Open pollinated. Elegant pale green heads of exceptional tender quality. Excellent heat tolerance. read more

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Nancy -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (58 days) Open pollinated. Thick medium-green leaves make a tight well-developed heart. Holds well in the field, a standout both for commercial growers and home gardeners. read more

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North Pole -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (51 days) Open pollinated. Elegant lime-green 6" buttery heads, sweet and tasty. Great for cold-weather growing. read more

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Optima -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

sold out, substitute 2841.

Lactuca sativa (52 days) Open pollinated. Dark green uniform Nancy-type butterhead with large plant and head size, juicy sweetness and silky texture. read more

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Pirat -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (55 days) Open pollinated. German heirloom. Elegant loose softball-sized green butterhead lettuce with light brown pebbling on leaves. Excellent flavor and bolt resistance. read more

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Speckled Amish -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (55 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Very attractive bibb lettuce has apple-green leaves splashed with maroon-red flecks. Selected for resistance to tip burn. read more

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Sweet Valentine -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (56 days) Open pollinated. Large spreading bronzed butterhead with veined leaves. Delicate sweet flavor. Slow to bolt. read more

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Tom Thumb

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Miniature early tight 5" diameter butterhead lettuce. Outer leaves light-medium green, centers creamy white. read more

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Winter Marvel -

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (52 days) Open pollinated. Large fancy fast-growing light-green butterhead lettuce. Bolts quickly in heat. Recommended for fall or overwintering where climate permits. read more

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Green Deer Tongue -

Deer Tongue Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Thick green pointed leaves radiate from a compact center. Rich nutty flavor. Slow to bolt. read more

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Les Oreilles du Diable (Devil’s Ears) -

Deer Tongue Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Rare. Starlike rosettes of glossy deer tongue-type leaves are tinged burgundy-red. Nutty texture and bitter-free. Very bolt resistant. read more

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Really Red Deer Tongue -

Deer Tongue Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open pollinated. Deep red pointed deer-tongue leaves and contrasting white-green stems. Withstands some heat. read more

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Crispino -

Iceberg or Crisphead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (60-65 days) Open pollinated. 6-7" light green heads with nearly white hearts. Old-school iceberg. read more

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Gildenstern -

Iceberg or Crisphead Lettuce Seeds

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Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open pollinated. Folded and blistered light green leaves wrap into a tight crisp whorled 4" head that easily makes a single-serving salad. read more

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Red Iceberg -

Iceberg or Crisphead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (63 days) Open pollinated. Compact medium-sized heads with burgundy-red exterior. Interior shades to green. Resists becoming mushy in heat. read more

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Dark Lollo Rosso -

Lollo Rosso Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (53 days) Open pollinated. Much darker red version of Lollo Rosso. Adds color, texture and loft to baby salad mixes. read more

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Lollo di Vino -

Lollo Rosso Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (56 days) Open pollinated. Beautiful compact Lollo-type has extremely dark purple-red leaves with ruffles and curls. Very mild flavor for type. Stays non-bitter longer. read more

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Lollo Rosso

Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (58 days) Open pollinated. Attractive frizzy foliage is light red on top, light green at base. Use in salad for loft and texture, for accent or garnish. Very cold tolerant. read more

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Revolution -

Lollo Rosso Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open pollinated. Rich red deeply frilled thick crunchy leaves. Holds well into summer. read more

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Australian Yellow -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Fast-growing crinkled glossy yellow-green leaf lettuce. Sweet flavor with a slight hint of bitter. Heat tolerant. read more

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Black Seeded Simpson -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (42 days) Open pollinated. Popular heirloom. Early looseleaf lettuce, 16" in diameter. Large crumpled juicy light-green leaves. Will not stand heat. read more

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De Morges Braun -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (64 days) Open pollinated. Grows upright like a romaine as it matures, the center forming a green contrast to the pink outer leaves. read more

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Green Ice -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

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Lactuca sativa
(45 days) Open pollinated. Burpee’s well-known variety, a cross between a compact butterhead type and large looseleaf varieties was... read more

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Hyper Red Rumple Waved -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Very deep red savoyed leaves with extreme ruffling. Good flavor and texture. Fair heat resistance and good cold tolerance. read more

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Merlot -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (32 days baby, 60 mature) Open pollinated. Modern classic. Adds intense deep red color and full-bodied flavor to baby salad mix. Not recommended for full-size heads. Cold tolerant. read more

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New Red Fire -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (51 days) Open pollinated. Large head with red ruffled leaves. Tender and sweet with almost no bitterness. Very bolt resistant and cold tolerant. Popular with market growers. read more

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Red Sails -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (49 days) Open pollinated. Standard red leaf lettuce. Attractive 10-16" heads with purplish red-splashed leaves. Lightly crunchy with melting texture. Withstands some heat. read more

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Red Salad Bowl

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open pollinated. Bronze-red oakleaves. Compact frilly rosette. Buttery. Best in cool weather. read more

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Red Salad Bowl -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open pollinated. Bronze-red oakleaves. Compact frilly rosette. Buttery. Best in cool weather. read more

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Red Tinged Winter -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (60 days) Open pollinated. Slightly ruffled green leaf lettuce is tinged bronze at the tips. Extreme cold tolerance. Fall, winter and spring production. read more

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Salad Bowl

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open pollinated. Bright green frilly notched leaves. Compact rosette. Best in cool weather. read more

Lettuce

700–1100 seeds/g.
Days to maturity are from emergence after direct sowing; for transplants, subtract 20 days.

Culture: Direct seed outdoors as soon as ground can be worked and repeat every 2 weeks for continuous supply. Or start indoors in March and at regular intervals thereafter for early transplanted successions. Optimal germination temperature range 40–70° though many varieties won’t germinate in soil temps above 75° and most shut down above 80°. Thin sowings frequently and ruthlessly to a final distance of 1' for full heads. Heavy nitrogen feeders.

Hardy. All save icebergs tolerate heavy frost. Fall and overwintered harvests are becoming standard practice. For summer harvest, select varieties carefully: bolting, bottom rot and tipburn are problems if a variety can’t take the heat! Using shade cloth can keep lettuce tender and sweet longer into summer. Sesquiterpene lactones produced in the latex render lettuce bitter when it bolts.

Saving Seed: Saving lettuce seed is easy! Leave spring-planted lettuce heads to bolt. Flowers will become white tufted seeds. Once dry on stalk, rub seeds off the plant into a paper bag. To ensure true-to-type seed, separate lettuce varieties by 10 feet.

Diseases:

BOR: Bottom Rot
DM: Downy Mildew
LMV: Lettuce Mosaic Virus
PM: Powdery Mildew
SC: Sclerotinia
TB: Tipburn
X: Xanthemonas

Pest: Aster Leafhopper (vector for Aster Yellows disease)
Cultural controls: control perennial broadleaf weeds near lettuce plantings, plow lettuce fields immediately after harvest.

Pest: Slug
Cultural controls: avoid mulch or nearby grassy areas.
Material: Sluggo

Disease: Bottom Rot
Cultural controls: rotate with grass-family green manures, plant in well-drained soil or on raised beds, more upright varieties escape infection.

Major Diseases: Downy Mildew, Grey Mold, White Mold
Cultural controls: rotation, reduce duration of leaf wetness, plant parallel to prevailing winds, use wide spacing, control weeds, use well-drained fields in spring and fall.
Material controls: MilStop