Lactuca sativa

HISTORY
An old Swiss and English heirloom dating back well before the American pioneers who popularized it in the 1700s. Highly valued for its tolerance to both heat and cold.

HABIT
Forms a nice open rosette of tender, triangle-shaped emerald-colored leaves with a prominent rib. Some leaves may be tinged with light bronze. Heads average 6 to 7 inches and are very slow to bolt.

CULTURE
Plant seed outdoors 2 inches apart as soon as soil can be worked in early spring.
Cover lightly with 1/8 inch of fine soil and water well.
Germinates in 6 to 10 days.
When plants are 3 inches tall, thin to allow mature plants to stand 10 inches apart.
Matures in 55 to 65 days.