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Green Leaf Lettuce
GREEN LEAF LETTUCE ABOUT THE PLANT: Description:: Lettuces can generally be placed in one of four categories: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine. Green Leaf lettuce is loose-leaved lettuce with frilly, light green, tender-crisp leaves and has a shallow root system. The flavor is mild. It is high in vitamins A and K. Matures in 45-65 days. Origin: Green Leaf lettuce is native to the... -
Bibb Lettuce
BIBB ABOUT THE PLANT: Description: Lettuces can generally be placed in one of four categories: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine. Bibb is a butterhead type. It forms a loose rosette-shaped head with light to medium green, cup-shaped leaves. The leaves are soft, tender, and buttery in texture. Origin: Lettuce originated in the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia. A historical marker in Frankfort, Kentucky notes... -
Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard The leaves have a slightly bitter spinach-like flavor and a fresh crunchy texture. This plant produces good yields with dark green shiny leaves with ruby red stems and veins. The plants grow up to 24″ tall, and their delicious leaves with a unique flavor are suitable for salads and are steamed with other vegetables and herbs. It can also be used frozen.... -
Romaine Lettuce
ROMAINE LETTUCE ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Lettuces can generally be placed in one of four categories: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine. This lettuce, Parris Island Cos, is a romaine type. It has medium green, slightly crinkled leaves with crisp ribs, and a buttery-textured green heart. It has the highest nutritional value of our salad varieties! It is rich in vitamins C, K, and A... -
Iceberg Lettuce
Iceberg Lettuce ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Lettuces can generally be placed in one of four categories: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine. Iceberg is a crisphead type having large uniform crisp leaves that grow in a spherical head resembling cabbage. A mature iceberg lettuce head can grow up to one foot in diameter. Iceberg has a mellow and mild taste and a firm, crunchy texture.... -
Cimarron Red Lettuce
CIMARRON RED LETTUCE ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Lettuces can generally be placed in one of four categories: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine. Cimarron lettuce is a romaine type. It has bright green-red leaves that graduate to deep red tips. It forms loose heads of crispy leaves 10 to 12 inches in height. It is crisp and tender with a pleasant, mild taste. It is... -
Oakleaf Green Lettuce
Oakleaf Green Lettuce ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Lettuces can generally be placed in one of four categories: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine. This lettuce forms a medium to large loose-leaf rosette of deeply lobed, bright green leaves that resemble the leaves of oak trees. It has a shallow root system. The leaves are mild, sweet, and nutty, though, with age, some bitterness may be... -
Buttercrunch Lettuce
Buttercrunch Lettuce ABOUT THE PLANT: Description: Lettuces can generally be placed in one of four categories: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine. Buttercrunch is a butterhead type. Buttercrunch lettuce develops small to medium-sized loosely formed rosette-shaped heads with leaves that have a soft, velvety, and buttery texture. The leaves are a medium bright green fading to a creamy color toward the center. It is a...
