Lettuce

60 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Blonde de Paris Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of crisphead lettuce with frilled leaves. It is tender, delicious, and looks good in the garden. The leaves are great for gourmet sandwiches, burgers, salads, and garnishes. Resist bolting. Does well in poor soil. Thrives in adverse weather conditions. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 543963. A variety from the USA.

1963 All-America Selections Winner! 65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Buttercrunch Lettuce Seeds. The plant produces high yields of dark green butterhead lettuce. It is a popular lettuce variety that forms compact, loose, rosette-style heads and remains a home garden and market favorite. Better heat tolerance and is slower to bolt than many other butterheads, so it stays mild longer in warmer weather. It has a mild buttery flavor with no bitterness. The broad green leaves are delicious, but the best part is the heart of loosely folded leaves and thick, crisp, tender ribs. Great for salads and garnishes. Heat Tolerant. Slow to bolt. Developed by George Raleigh of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Suitable for greenhouse production. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536804. A variety from the USA.

75 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Great Lakes 118 Lettuce. The plant produces high yields of large crisphead lettuce. This very early strain of the Great Lakes Lettuce is used mainly in California for harvest during warmer months. The standard for commercial growers for decades. Excellent flavor. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnish. Very well adapted to hot conditions. Thrives in adverse weather conditions. Heat Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. A 1948 heirloom variety developed by Associated Seed Growers, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536810. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: TB.

1963 All-America Selections Winner! 60 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. New York 12 Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of large crisphead lettuce. The crisp leaves are delicious and perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnish. A heat-resistant variety that is excellent for fall crops in the South. It is tolerant to stress, poor soils, and bolting in the summer heat. Heat Tolerant. It was introduced in the 1960s by Cornell University. Good shipper variety for commercial growers. Excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 190235. An heirloom variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: TB.

1985 All-America Selections Winner! 45 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Red Sails Lettuce Seeds. This early-maturing plant produces excellent yields of delicately crumpled bronze-red leaf lettuce. It is a popular lettuce variety prized for its mild, sweet, and buttery flavor with a soft yet lightly crunchy texture. Red Sails lettuce seeds produce a fast-growing, heat-tolerant red-leaf variety known for its bitterness-free taste. It is a reliable, attractive, and productive home-garden favorite valued for both looks and eating quality. The leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnishes. Extremely high in vitamins. It is one of the slowest bolting red lettuce varieties on the market. Grows well all season but really colors up spectacularly in the fall. Heat Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 601060. A variety from the USA.

1958 All-America Selections Winner! 53 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Ruby Red Lettuce. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of red leaf lettuce. A popular lettuce variety prized for its vibrant color, heat tolerance, and reliability. It has ruffled leaves that are bright green at the base/center, shading to deep ruby red or burgundy toward the edges and tips. This is a very heat-tolerant variety. Slow to bolt. Color does not fade in hot weather. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Adds color to salads. Heat Tolerant. Always a great seller at Farmer’s Markets. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536761. An 1858 heirloom from the USA. 

44 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Salad Bowl Green Lettuce Seeds. This early maturing plant produces excellent yields of flavorful green leaf lettuce. As outer leaves are picked, inner leaves keep producing. Ideal for hot weather as it is slow to bolt. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Suitable for containers. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536762. An heirloom variety from the USA.