Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
Lettuce Type: Loose head or Butterhead

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Other: Flavorful, tender, light green leaves with brown fringes. Medium size heads have a golden yellow interior. Bolts in heat.
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
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. 70 DTM OP variety.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

Common names
  • Lettuce

Comments:
  • Posted by RickCorey (Everett WA 98204 - Zone 8a) on Aug 6, 2013 3:08 PM concerning plant:
    Originally from France, called 'Laitue Lorthols'. Peter Henderson & Co. introduced it to the USA as 'Big Boston' in the late 1800's. A.K.A 'Trocadero', 'Tate's Forcing White', and 'Giant White Forcing'.

    White seeded.
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