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I've grown this lettuce cultivar since the 1970's myself in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and my father grew it way back into the 1950's. It...Read More
Black Seeded Simpson is a very nice looseleaf lettuce. Its light green frilly leaves seem to grow overnight! I had some accidentally po...Read More
Like many gardeners, this was my first lettuce. Having moved on to grow a variety of lettuces, this one can't compare. Productive, lovel...Read More
I didn't know anything about the growing characteristics of this lettuce type before putting it in my small raised bed garden. Started h...Read More
Delicious lettuce. Very little bitterness, and lasted well into summer. I'll grow it again next year, for sure.
As a first-time lettuce grower, I knew nothing about cultivars when I scanned the cheap seed racks and decided to try this one. Lucky me...Read More
I have grown this variety for years, great tasting, easy to grow, and does stand up to the heat. The more you pick it, the more it grows.
This old stand-by is quite bolt-resistant, and given really nitrogen-rich soil, it can get huge. I've grown them over 2 feet in diameter!
Sow seeds in early spring and again after the very hot days of summer are over. In cooler climates, you can make 2 to 3 spring plantings,...Read More
Crisp textured loose heads have broad, light green frilled and crumpled leaves with a delicate flavor. Ready 45 days after sowing. Sow ...Read More
Easy to grow. I agree about the heat resistance ~ this one and buttercrunch always seem the last to bolt in my zone 8 garden.
An old open Pollinated variety grown for years in this area. Withstands some heat and stays tasty.
This lettuce has been one of my favorites. I find that it can take a little more heat than some other types before becoming bitter tasting.
The standard to beat in leaf-lettuce. Very old open-pollinated variety, never fails to provide a good crop even in mediocre growing seas...Read More