Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
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Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
| Lettuce Type: |
Loose head or Butterhead
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General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Annual
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Plant Spread: |
6 inches to 8 inches |
| Leaves: |
Other: Grown for its edible leaves
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Salad greens
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| Edible Parts: |
Leaves
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| Eating Methods: |
Raw
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 40F to 75F. Fastest from 60F to 70F.
Days to germinate: 2-15
Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch deep
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Lettuce almost never cross-pollinates. It has perfect flowers and usually self-pollinates before opening.
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| Pollinators: |
Self
Flies
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Posted by
bxncbx (NYC - Zone 7a) on Apr 2, 2016 5:11 PM concerning plant:
I bought a cheap plastic cold frame in the Fall of 2015 and planted North Pole in it. During our extremely warm December the seeds germinated. While they didn't grow much when January (and cold temps) came, they survived up until we had a record cold night of -1F.
Now that warmer weather has arrived, a few more seeds have germinated. The plants are growing well and should be ready for harvest at the end of April.
Posted by
RickCorey (Everett WA 98204 - Zone 8a) on Nov 16, 2015 4:01 PM concerning plant:
Extremely cold-hardy WINTER butterhead type. Bolts quickly in heat. OP (51 DTM)
Compact, lime-green 6–8" heads.
Overwintered in Maine with only snow cover.
(Transplant out under cover 2–3 weeks before first Fall frost. They'll grow to 4–6", then stall until days grow longer. )
~800 seeds per gram
(examples: Fedco # 2814NO and Territorial #LT453)
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