Lettuce, Butterhead Lettuce 'Tom Thumb'

It definitely grows in southern California, but best over the winter months. I didn't have the best of luck with it past the first month ...Read Moreor so of spring. Very sensitive to temps over 70 degrees.

We enjoyed this lettuce very much. The miniature heads are cute and would make a nice presentation as individual salad servings. Althou...Read Moregh we used it as cut and come again lettuce. It kept producing all summer.

A 46 day miniature butterhead lettuce. Dates to the 19th century.

This is a miniature variety. The soil should be well drained and fertile to force fast growth. Raised beds are beneficial for early spr...Read Moreing sowings. This variety is also great for fall plantings.