Quick facts:
- Rare variety
- Slow to bolt
Lactuca sativa
Curly leaf lettuce with bright green, obovate leaves that are highly undulating with small teeth. Plants average 7 in. tall and 12 in. in diameter. Excellent texture with sweet flavor and no bitterness. Mid-season maturing. We got this variety from the Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook, whom it was given to by Mrs. L. Reaume. She obtained the variety from her husband's mother who most likely received it from grandmother Meme La Porte. This variety has been grown since at least the 1930s.
How to grow it:
|
Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
|
60-75 |
3-5 w. |
6-14 d. |
Light |
Shade to Full |
1/16” |
6”/10” |
| Direct sow up to 4 weeks before the average last frost. Harvest leaves young by cutting the whole plant. Plant successively every two weeks to keep you in young greens, or give them more space to mature and harvest the whole plant. |
Seed specs: Packet size~ 200 min.