LOOSE-LEAF LETTUCE SEEDS
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce is a cool weather crop that is be planted in the spring as early the ground can be worked and then sown at two week intervals through late spring or early summer depending on the climate. Fall crops can be begun in mid-summer in cool areas - or late summer in hot climates. Loose-leaf varieties are thinned to 4 inches apart, romaine and head lettuce to 1-foot apart.
NEW FOR 2012VG01295 NEW RED FIRE
Loose-Leaf Lettuce Seeds
(OP) 55 days
Large, heavy heads of brightly colored, frilly leaves edged in dark red. Easy to grow, plants are slow bolting and disease resistant. Organically grown seed. Packet is 1/2 gram, about 400-500 seeds.
VG01165 GREEN ICE
Loose-Leaf Lettuce Seeds
(OP) 45 days
Bright, glossy, dark green, crunchy, juicy, flavorful, ruffled leaves, form attractive 12 inch heads. Early maturing, Green Ice is extraordinarily heat toleranct, lasting well into summer. Packet is 1 gram, about 1,000 seeds.
VG01166 MAJESTY
Loose-Leaf Lettuce Seeds
(OP) 50 days
This is the most beautiful lolla rossa type lettuce we have ever seen. The absolutely delicious, ruffled, tightly curled, deep maroon leaves, form 8 inch heads, which are attractive enough to include in mixed flower borders. Majesty is a cut-and-come-again lettuce, pick what you need and the plants fill back in quickly. Packet is 1/2 gram, about 400-500 seeds.
VG00097 DARK RED LOLLO ROSSA
Loose-Leaf Lettuce Seeds
(OP) 53 days
A compact deep red ruffled leaf lettuce which has a crispy texture and mild flavor. Color is much darker than regular Lollo Rossa. An extremely heat tolerant red leaf lettuce, it can be grown throughout the year in many climates. Packet is 1 gram, about 800-1,000 seeds.
VG00099 RED SAILS
Loose-Leaf Lettuce Seeds
(OP) 52 days
A fast growing green and red ruffled leaf lettuce which has a crispy texture and mild flavor. The most heat tolerant red leaf lettuce, it can be grown throughout the year in many climates. All-America Selection. Packet is 1 gram, about 800-1,000 seeds.
VG00101 SIMPSON ELITE
Loose-Leaf Lettuce Seeds
(OP) 53 days
Bright green, crinkled, sweet and tender leaves. The most heat resistant of the green leaf lettuces - it will extend your harvest season up to 45 days. Packet is 1 gram, about 800 seeds.
How to Plant LOOSE LEAF LETTUCE Seeds
Sow seed in cell packs or flats, press into soil and cover lightly. Kept at 65° F., germination averages 7-14 days. Can direct sow into prepared seed beds 1 inch apart in rows 12-18 inches apart. Thin to 4-12 inches apart.
