Lettuce

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. All The Year Round Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of medium green butterhead lettuce. It is crisp and flavorful. This variety can be sown in most locations from March through August for a nearly year round harvest. Suitable for spring and fall planting. Slow to bolt. Does well in hot and cold weather. The very reliable plant does well even in dry weather. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Suitable for greenhouse production. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. A pre-1870s heirloom variety. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536694. A variety from the USA.

45 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce. This early-maturing plant produces excellent yields of leaf lettuce. It is a popular heirloom loose-leaf lettuce variety and is known for its fast growth, tenderness, and adaptability. Very flavorful and of superb quality. This is one of the most popular leaf lettuce varieties on the market. Its frilled, crumpled leaves are crisp, tender, and very flavorful. The crisp leaves are perfect for salads and garnishes. You can grow it as a baby lettuce in 28 days. It grows best in cool weather. It withstands heat, drought, and light frost. Slow to bolt. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536700. A 1850 heirloom variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: DM, LD, TB.

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Cimmaron Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of beautiful red romaine lettuce. Leaves are loosely folded on heads. Perfect for salads and garnishes. One of the slowest to bolt lettuce on the market. Good for spring, summer, and fall planting as it's cold hardy and also tolerates heat. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. An 18th century heirloom variety. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

83 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Great Lakes Mesa 659 Lettuce. The plant produces high yields of large crisphead lettuce. It is stronger, larger, and more uniform than other varieties of Great Lakes. One of the most widely planted of all the Great Lake types by commercial growers. This is the type you find in your grocery stores. Very flavorful. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnish. Perfect for fall planting as it is resistant to cold damage. Does well in the South and Southwest regions. Resistant to sunburn. Very slow to bolt. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open-field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536733. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: TB, TMV.

80 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Hanson Improved Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of very large crisphead lettuce. Very crisp, sweet, and flavorful. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnishes. This high quality lettuce thrives in cooler weather. Cold Tolerant. Also known as Gardener's Favorite Lettuce or King of the Market Lettuce. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536738. A pre-1855 heirloom variety from the USA.

48 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Merveille des Quatre Saisons Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces good yields of flavorful red tinted butterhead lettuce. The outside leaves are magenta, and the interior leaves are apple green. It is self blanching lettuce. This variety of lettuce forms heads quickly. Very flavorful. Great for salads and garnishes. It can be grown nearly year round as it keeps firm even under hot weather. It can withstand summer heat and produce in cool spring and fall autumn weather. Bolt Tolerant. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Also known as Marvel of Four Seasons Lettuce. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 634685. An 1885 heirloom variety from France.

60 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Rouge d'Hiver Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of crisphead lettuce. The beautiful reddish bronze leaves are perfect for salads, gourmet dishes, and garnishes. It can be harvested in 28 days as baby lettuce. Cold Tolerant. Also known as Red Winter Lettuce. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 577121. Disease Resistant: LD, TB. An 1840s heirloom variety from France.

75 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Salinas Lettuce. The plant produces high yields of crisphead lettuce. It produces large, dense, round heads with crisp, pale-green leaves and a mild, sweet flavor. A good standard shipper variety for commercial growers. Resistant to bolting. It was developed in the 1970s in California's Salinas Valley. Salinas is known as the Lettuce Capital of the World. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536851, A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: LMV, TB.

50 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Waldman's Green Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces excellent yields of light green frilled leaf lettuce. It tolerates cold weather well. Slow to bolt. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. Waldman's Green is ha ighly productive lettuce that is the standard for commercial growing. Excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536769. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: TB.

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Winter Density Lettuce. The plant produces heavy yields of dark green romaine lettuce. Leaves are tightly folded and have a sweet flavor. It is a cross between a butterhead and romaine. Heads sit high on the stem for good airflow. Heat Tolerant. Frost Tolerant. Slow to bolt. You can grow year-round with winter protection in cold climates. Also known as Craquerelle du Midi Lettuce and Winter Gem Lettuce. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536774. A 19th-century heirloom from France.