Quick facts
- Heirloom
- Heat and cold tolerant
Lactuca sativa
50-60 days. We love heat tolerant lettuces! We love seed varieties named for the family matriarch who stewarded them! Aunt Mae's Bibb lettuce is both! This is butterhead with bright green leaves that was donated to the Seed Savers Exchange by Nestor Keen, who got the seeds from his Aunt Mae in 1937.
How to grow it:
|
Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
|
60-75 |
3-5 w. |
6-17 d. |
Light |
Shade to Full |
1/16” |
3-6”/8-10” |
| Direct sow up to 4 weeks before the average last frost. Plant successively every two weeks to keep you in young greens, or give them more space to mature and harvest the whole head. |
Seed specs: Packet size~ 200 min.