I live in Southern CA and this was our first lettuce and we didn't know about that it didn't like heat. We planted from seeds right outsi...Read Morede in the garden. One thing we have done is to give it plenty of water. Like others have mentioned, it has been an easy plant to grow and we take off leaves for a salad and have had fresh salad every day. We love this lettuce and will plant it next season.
Thompsons Station, TN (Zone 7a) | May 2010 | positive
MMMM! It's impossible to go wrong with bibb lettuce. This particular variety was bred by Kentuckian Jack Bibb in the late 1800s. Bibbs ha...Read Moreve the same characteristics of cos lettuce and romaine with all the charm of their compact heads. I always pick leaves from the outside until they start to bolt. I pull the first plants that bolt and let the rest go to seed. I've found it have great heat tolerance and Limestone Bibb doesn't mind the rock-hard clay soil a bit. Super fast from seed to harvest.
not as easy to grow as thought not sure what the deal is but after 3-4 weeks most of my seedlings died.<...Read Morebr />
just planted the remainder outside. doesnt look good
I have great success with this type of lettuce. I grew some last spring until mid-May when it got too hot for it here in NE FL. I had rec...Read Moreurring lettuce when I harvested the whole head from the base, but only for a short while and not quite as much as the original harvest.
I started 24 plants inside in early Nov 08, transplanted to outside in early Dec and they are growing rapidly. We have had an unusually warm season so far but I keep them watered. They are in a sunny spot but since the sun is a little more southern it's not too hot. I am harvesting outside leaves instead of full heads - at least until I have to.
We are expecting some hard freezes now so I plan to protect the plants with old black plastic pots that fit over the plant. The kind that plants are in when you buy them. Kind of a pain but I think they'll work well as long as it's not windy and the plants fit inside.
I also liquid fertilize once a week or so using tomato/vegetable fertilizer.
A 46 day "heirloom".Introduced by Jack Bibb sometime in the late 19th century. Outstanding flavor,very crisp and extremely tender. Grows ...Read Morewell here in the winter early spring.
I live in Southern CA and this was our first lettuce and we didn't know about that it didn't like heat. We planted from seeds right outsi...Read More
MMMM! It's impossible to go wrong with bibb lettuce. This particular variety was bred by Kentuckian Jack Bibb in the late 1800s. Bibbs ha...Read More
Joliet, Illinois.
not as easy to grow as thought not sure what the deal is but after 3-4 weeks most of my seedlings died.<...Read More
I have great success with this type of lettuce. I grew some last spring until mid-May when it got too hot for it here in NE FL. I had rec...Read More
A 46 day "heirloom".Introduced by Jack Bibb sometime in the late 19th century. Outstanding flavor,very crisp and extremely tender. Grows ...Read More