Crisphead is more tolerant of shipping and handling than all other types and therefore is the leading type of lettuce grown in the. Somewhat between the lettuce types crisphead and looseleaf, summer crisp is a large lettuce variety. Artfully arranged crisp lettuce, vineripened tomatoes, red onion and dill pickle spears create a perfect accent to your party menu. It has iceberg lettuce s crunch in its stem, summer crisp s texture, and looseleaf lettuce s easy growing nature. Cultivars of romaine are also the most popular types employed in the usa. An overview of lettuce production systems and cultivars used in hydroponics and protected culture in florida 4 looseleaf, leaf, or cutting. Many will have names that hint at their bolt resistance, like slobolt and summer bibb. In addition, we offer most of our lettuce varieties in pelleted form for ease of sowing. Summer crisp or batavian lettuce is an intermediate type between the soft, loose heads of butterhead lettuce and the crispy, firm heads of iceberg lettuce.
Summer long day butterhead varieties for outdoor production and 27 iceberg varieties of the salinastype. Lettuce cultivar observation trial 20 purdue agriculture. Lettuce in utah is really good in the fall and petty good in the early spring, but as the temperatures rise in mid may the plants bolt or get bitter. Planning your garden so that lettuce will be in the shade of taller plants, such as tomatoes or sweet corn, may reduce bolting in the heat of the summer. In fact plant breeders have now even developed some varieties of lettuce that can stand up to the heat of the summer and still stay crisp and tasty.
Summer crisp variety forms moderately dense heads with a crunchy texture. These lettuces are easy to grow and certain varieties can tolerate hotter weather. Lettuce varieties learn about the different types of lettuce. Here are a few tips about how to keep lettuce going longer, along with a few heattolerant varieties to give your lettuce the edge it needs to battle the heat. This type, which originated in france, tends to be slower to bolt than iceberg lettuce when exposed to summer heat. Pdf planting date, mulching, lettuce type, and cultivar on. The priming process in pelleted lettuce seeds broadens the temperature range in which the seeds will germinate, overcoming some of their thermal dormancy. That said, if you do have trouble growing lettuce in the summer, it cant hurt to give some of the slowtobolt cultivars a try.
Head lettuce, also called crisphead lettuce, includes the familiar iceberg lettuce. As the name implies, summer crisp lettuces are very crisp, like romaine, but sweeter. The tender lettuce leaves bear a striking resemblance to mint and offer both excellent lettuce flavor and classic romaine crispness. Lettuce seed certified organic nongmo seed from high. Careful variety selection is important for hot weather plantings. Varieties of heattolerant lettuce home guides sf gate. Lettuce is hardy and can be planted as early as the soil can be worked.
In order to limit the number of varieties we did not emphasize red lettuce, expecting that in a future year red varieties could be emphasized. Shipped via fedex 2 day guaranteed, direct to your door. Scoop on lettuce varieties lisa bloodnick bloodnick family farm. Your celebration begins at springsummer entertaining guide. Lettuce is a fairly hardy, coolweather vegetable that thrives when the mean daily temperature is between 60 and 70 degrees f. Relatively easy to grow, forms upright heads with wavy, attractive leaves. Lettuce seed can enter thermal dormancy when exposed to high temperatures. It stays crisp and doesnt bolt flower and turn bitter as easily as other lettuces, so is a favorite with summer gardeners who want to keep themselves in lettuce all season long. Tower garden ready green crisp lettuce seedling in rockwool.
You plant lettuce early in the spring and then you can replant in early august for a nice fall crop as well. Among the older seed varieties, crisphead lettuces in the romaine or cos group tend to be the slowest to bolt, while looseleaf. Davids garden seeds lettuce summer crisp nevada sl4392 green 200 nongmo, open pollinated seeds. The shape of the summer crisp plant is at first open, much like a looseleaf lettuce, then matures into a heavy, compact bunch or head. Interplanting lettuce between taller crops that provide some shade can prevent bolting and bitterness. Lettuce does not withstand hot summer days, so complete spring planting. Somewhat between the lettuce types crisphead and looseleaf, summer crisp is a large lettuce variety resistant to bolting with great flavor. In summer, 4 week old seedlings are ideal, whilst in winter. Summer crisp lettuces perform best given slightly more fertility than loose leaf types. Pests, diseases, disorders boomrotrhizoctoniasolani. Concept organic lettuce seed johnnys selected seeds.
Good flavor in heat, my only gripe is pretty small size. The crisp, juicy leaves of these varieties taste great in salads, but this type is the most challenging for most home. Some types and varieties of lettuce withstand heat better than others. Very crisp like romaine, but sweet and juicy, without bitterness. Batavian lettuce is also known as summer crisp lettuce, as its thick and crunchy leaves can withstand heat better than other varieties. Growing guide summer crisp lettuces our stoney acres. Plant a crop of lettuce leafy greens today, and youll be eating your own homegrown, healthy salad in about 46 weeks. Oak leaf lettuce also produces loose heads, but the leaves are more deeply lobed. Batavian lettuce varieties sustainable market farming. Choosing heat resistant lettuce varieties daves garden. It should be planted in early spring or late summer.
Blackseeded simpson is a brittle, crisp variety with a delicate flavor. Heres how you can have your lettuce and heat it too. Lettuce vegetable directory watch your garden grow. Summer crisp or batavian type it produce moderately dense heads. As the name implies, summer crisp lettuces are very crisp. Its important to plant heat tolerant varieties if you. It has a tightly compacted head with crisp, lightgreen leaves. Many home gardeners find this type difficult to grow because it requires a long season and some of.
If you plan on growing lettuce during the summer or in warm planting zones, partial shade can provide protection from the heat. Lettuce january 2017 plant of the month kidsgardening. Taina is a crisp head lettuce that is particularly suited for warm. Lettuce show you how versatile tender greens can be with these 38 recipes. Spring choose heat and bolt tolerant varieties with resistance. How to sow, grow and harvest lettuce new life on a. When planting lettuce during the proper time make sure its growing in full sun. These are some great batavian lettuce varieties to try growing in your garden. Giant caesar is a crisp romaine that will live up to its name in a delicious caesar salad.
Like many varieties of lettuce, batavia comes with all green or redtinted leaves. The foliage is crisp and brittle, with prominent veins and midribs. Grow a living quilt of different lettuces, or a formal tictactoe board. Summer crisp lettuce info selecting and growing summer crisp. The mild flavor of fresh lettuce leaves are well complimented by fresh or dry herbs. Summer crisp lettuce seed certified organic nongmo seed. Bibb lettuce becomes bitter under high summer temperatures. Eleven romaine, two bibb, three butterhead, and four summer crisp cultivars were selected table 1.
Horses bolt and so does lettuce lettuce prefers the cool days of spring and fall with air temperatures in the 60s. Lettuce is a fairly hardy, coolweather vegetable thats loved for its variety of textures, flavors, and colors. The ideal lettuce growing location for spring and fall is in a spot that receives full sun. Crisphead including iceberg, and summer crispbatavian growing large, crisp heads in your garden results in a. This lettuce variety features a combination of all lettuce varieties best qualities. The category of leaf lettuce includes many subcategories, such as oakleaf, lollo, multileaf, summer crisp. Most lettuce varieties mature within 30 to 60 days. If youre going to grow lettuce in the summer, make sure you plant it in partial shade to help the soil remain cooler. Lettuce is great because we can fit a lot in a relatively small space. Mix leaf lettuce blackseed simpson or oak leaf with crisp lettuce romaine or other crisphead and accent with fresh herb leaves.
Leaf lettuce, both red and green, tends to produce loose, open heads of broad, ruffled leaves with crisp texture. You can call it summer crisp, french crisp or batavia, but these summer crisp lettuce plants are a lettuce lovers best friend. Most lettuce grows best in cool weather, but summer crisp lettuce varieties tolerate summer heat. We did not include crisphead lettuce types because they are not widely grown in indiana. Heading lettuce may be planted to headup either during the early summer or the fall. Summer crisp lettuce seeds batavia johnnys selected seeds. Selection of heat tolerant lettuce lactuca sativa l. This type produces firm heads, and has crisp leaves. Guidelines for the handling of a dispute on essential derivation in lettuce adopted by the isf vegetable and ornamental section in berlin, may 2004. Like butterhead lettuce, summer crisp varieties mature in 55 to 65 days. Growing lettuce in the summer heat organic gardening.
Celebrate the great variety of colors, sizes, shapes, textures and tastes of lettuces. At high temperatures, growth is stunted, the leaves may be bitter and the seedstalk too elongated. Versatile and fast growing, lettuce can be harvested at most any stage, is delicious raw or cooked, and in warmer climates can be grown yearround. Jose agriculturist ii bpinational crop research and. Growing lettuce from seed in late summer may require generous artificial shade to help cool the soil for germination. However, there are some varieties of lettuce which can withstand the heat.
Romaine lettuce is generally more heat tolerant than other lettuce varieties, and forms tall, upright heads of firm, ribbed leaves. Romaine green and red, bibb green, oakleaf green and red, butterhead green and red, summer crisp batavia green and red and baby lettuce. It has a tightly compacted head with crisp, light green leaves. Author farmerpam posted on august 15, 2016 categories lettuce varieties, this week in the garden tags batavian lettuce varieties, get the lettuce seed to grow in summer, heat tolerant varieties, ice cubes on the soil covering the seeds, jericho lettuce, lettuce seed needs temperatures below 86f, lettuces for august, loma, magenta, mottistone. We cover a wide array of market needs with summer crisp, romaine, butterhead, oakleaf, bibb, lollo, iceberg, and loose leaf types that can be harvested at baby leaf, mini or fullsize head stage, as well as innovations like salanova. Crisphead, also known as iceberg, is the lettuce most widely available as a fresh market type. Great lettuce growing tips organic gardening mother. Two or three lettuce varieties are good for both taste and texture. An overview of lettuce production systems and cultivars. This is a variety that starts off with loose leaves, but then forms a loose head as it continues to grow. This is the second most commonly grown hydroponic lettuce type behind the butterhead. Tender and crisp greens never looked so good as in these fresh and healthy recipes.
The socalled head, or crisphead, lettuce is by far the most important type of lettuce grown in south africa. You should be able to sow additional lettuce seeds every two weeks for a continuous harvest throughout the growing season. Romaine or cos is less commonly grown by gardeners, but a very nutritious lettuce that deserves attention. It seems unfair just when we really need lettuce as the foundation of a summer salad, the lettuce wants to pack up and spend its summer at lake tahoe or some other cool spot. Cultivars such as del rio, del oro, frosty, wintercrisp and winter supreme are relatively coldtolerant, whereas.
Effects of lettuce type iceberg and romaine, four lettuce cultivars two. Imagine stepping outside to your backyard or patio and picking tasty, fresh, sweet, crisp, lettuce that you grew yourself. Romaine lettuce grows to a long head of sturdy leaves with a stout rib almost reaching to the tip of the leafblade. Tonic nutrient solution please reference the tower garden instruction manual for.
Lettuce is regarded as a coolseason vegetable, and in most home gardens it is planted in the early spring, harvested in late spring to early summer, and is then discarded in favor of other vegetables for the middle of the summer. Also known as erthel, this standout lettuce is one of the best romaine varieties. Have as much fun with them in the garden as you can in the kitchen. Another member of the summer crisp family, coastline lettuce is easily identifiable by its long, firm stem and light green frilled leaves. Ballade, crispino, ithaca, legacy, mission, salinas, summertime and sun devil, all of which mature in 7080 days. Tower garden ready red crisp lettuce seedling in rockwool. If you are looking for lettuce to grow next summer, read on. Grow lettuce in summer terroir seeds underwood gardens. Chart pdf lettuce fullhead varieties comparison chart planting program pdf.
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