Lettuce

50 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Little Gem Lettuce. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of small romaine lettuce. It is a popular heirloom tomato variety prized for its excellent flavor, sweet, slightly nutty or buttery, with good crunch and little bitterness, heat tolerance, quick maturity, and suitability for individual salads, sandwiches, wraps, or grilling/roasting. This refined variety has a superb flavor and can be served whole. The heads are tightly wrapped, sweet, and crunchy. Heat Tolerant. Perfect for containers, patios, and small gardens. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 617959. An 1880 heirloom variety from France.

30 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Mesclun Mix Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces a flavorful mixture of lettuce and tender greens. A special blend of light green, dark green, and red lettuce and greens. Perfect for salads, pasta, soups, stir-fry, and garnishes. Plant indoors or out. This mix is intended to be harvested continuously for a ready supply of fresh and tender greens. Clip it with scissors and it will regrow. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

70 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Petite Rouge Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of small Romaine lettuce. Matures into a beautifully speckled bronze leaf and is often used as a garnish. Easy to grow and adapted to most climates. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Suitable for container gardening, hanging baskets, or small gardens where space is very limited. Also known as Petite Rouge Cos Lettuce. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

44 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Salad Bowl Green Lettuce. 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.

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Tom Thumb Lettuce. This small compact plant produces excellent yields of small butterhead lettuce. It is a popular lettuce variety prized for its buttery soft texture, mild-to-sweet flavor, and creamy yellow centers with medium-to-dark green, slightly crumpled outer leaves. One head typically makes a perfect single-serving salad. The lettuce head is a perfect size, 3 to 4" across, for a crispy and tasty salad. It is perfect for salads and garnishes. It is excellent summer lettuce as it tolerates high temperatures at maturity and resists bolting better than larger varieties. Heat Tolerant. Perfect for container gardening, hanging baskets, or small gardens with very limited space. Suitable for greenhouses. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536767. An 1850 heirloom from England. 

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Dark Green Cos Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of flavorful dark green lettuce. The leaves are tender, crisp, and thick with a sweet flavor. Perfect for Caesar salads and garnishes. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. Also known as Dark Green Romaine Lettuce. Suitable for containers and patios. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers.  United States Department of Agriculture, PI 543966. A variety from the USA.