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Lactuca sativa 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 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

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Lactuca sativa 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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Summer Lettuce Blend

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Lactuca sativa 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

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Lactuca sativa 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 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 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 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 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 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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Bronze Mignonette

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa Heirloom. Very small ruffled bronze-tinged butterhead lettuce. read more

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Buttercrunch

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa 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 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

You don’t have to free climb a 3000' rock face to find fulfillment. Simply tuck into big bowl of torn tender lettuce leaves, tossed

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Carmona

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa 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 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 Elegant pale green heads of exceptional tender quality. Excellent heat tolerance. read more

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Nancy

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa 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 Elegant lime-green 6" buttery heads, sweet and tasty. Great for cold-weather growing. read more

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Optima

Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

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Lactuca sativa 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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Lactuca sativa 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 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 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 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 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 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 Rich red deeply frilled thick crunchy leaves. Holds well into summer. read more

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Australian Yellow

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa 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 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 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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Hyper Red Rumple Waved

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Bright green frilly notched leaves. Compact rosette. Best in cool weather. read more

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Salad Bowl

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa Bright green frilly notched leaves. Compact rosette. Best in cool weather. read more

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Slobolt

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa Grand Rapids-type with slow early growth and pale-green leaves. Excellent heat tolerance and bolt resistance. Recommended for summer production. read more

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Tango

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa Frilly looseleaf lettuce with deeply cut pointed leaves. A standard component of salad mixes. Recommended for overwintering and cool weather. read more

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Antares

Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa Very large vigorous oakleaf lettuce with extra-frilled bright pink and bronze leaves. Withstands some heat. Start in early spring for an amazing show. 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