LEEKS
LETTUCE(Lactuca sativa)~24,000 seeds/oz.
LETTUCE, BATAVIAN (FRENCH CRISP)
| S~250 seeds, sows 15 ft. | |
| LG~1000 seeds, 60 ft. | |
| XL~5000 seeds, sows 300 ft. | |
| 0.5 oz. |
232VICTORIACert. BD/OG55 days.A large French Canasta-Batavian type with heavy upright heads, dark-green leaves and a good thick heart in the center. Good holding power in heat, yet hardy. One of our favorites. Great production from spring to late fall.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
235WINTER DENSITYCert. BD/OG54 days.Crisp sweet succulent dark-green head lettuce with rounded, smooth, romaine-like leaves. Very good sweet and robust flavor. Great for spring and autumn. Sizes up quickly. Tends to bolt in summer.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$18.00 |
204GREEN ICECert. BD/OG45 days.Delicious, compact crinkled heads with crisp, tender hearts and savoyed outer leaves. Juicy and very crisp. Ideal for salads or sandwiches. Can be grown into late spring and again in early autumn. Besides forming first rate heads, Green Ice also does well as a cut-and-come-again leaf lettuce.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$14.00 | |
| 1 oz.$20.00 |
195CANASTACert. BD/OG50-60 days.Red-tinged summer Batavian head. Uniform, crisp, sweet, and free of tip burn. Our vegetable gardener at Camphill Village trialed it alongside other recommended summer heading lettuces and found it the longest standing and sweetest tasting of all. This strain has been grown biodynamically at Raphael Garden in California for 16 years.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$28.00 |
228SLOGUNCert. BD/OG60 days.This Batavian type lettuce, similar to Canasta, but with somewhat larger heads, is easily one of the most bolt-resistant varieties we've ever grown. Large upright heads have tasty tender green leaves with bronze highlights. Great for spring, summer and fall crops. Originally from Tim Peter's research. Thank you Tim for bringing Slogun to the world!| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
LETTUCE, BUTTERHEAD/BIBB
| S~250 seeds, sows 15 ft. | |
| LG~1000 seeds, 60 ft. | |
| XL~5000 seeds, sows 300 ft. | |
| 0.5 oz. | |
| 1 oz. |
190AKCELCert. BD/OG65 days.Good early Butterhead with small compact heads. Developed in France as a forcing lettuce for greenhouse and cold frame. A grower who grows seed for Turtle Tree Seed and lives in Missouri had good experience with this lettuce.
| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 |
201ERMOSACert. BD/OG52 days.Excellent uniform, tight green Boston Butterhead type head lettuce with good heat tolerance. Also good for autumn plantings. Grown throughout the hot summer at Raphael Garden in California without bolting or tip-burn.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50~5000 seeds | |
| 0.5 oz.$18.00 | |
| 1 oz.$20.00 |
213NANCYCert. BD/OG58-66 days.Good standard green Boston Butterhead type with well developed heart and a large head. Nancy surpasses many others in its league for its ability to keep well.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 |
196CAPITANECert. BD/OG62-65 days.Frilly medium-green Boston Butterhead type best suited for spring. Tight uniform heads, medium green.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$18.00 | |
| 1 oz.$22.00 |
216NORTH POLECert. BD/OG50 days.Bibb type with buttery light-green heads. Extremely hardy. Good spring lettuce. Winters over well through zone 4 in cold frames and cold greenhouse. Not for summer.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 |
209MARVEL OF FOUR SEASONSCert. BD/OG50 days.HEIRLOOM from France. Red-tipped Butterhead with pale, tight, blonde-green heart and excellent flavor. Grows best and most colorful in cooler weather. Can overwinter without protection in milder climates.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$20.00 |
212MIKOLACert. BD/OG49 days.Succulent red Butterhead with rounded, slightly ruffled leaves. Dependable, tight, small to medium-sized heads have a symphony of red and green colors singing together in their hearts. Does well in summer heat. Easy to grow.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
229SPECKLED AMISH BUTTERHEADCert. BD/OG50-55 days.HEIRLOOM. The uniform dark red speckles on this lovely butterhead make this variety stand out. Original Amish heirloom further selected by Frank Morton at Wild Garden Seeds. Good resistance to tip burn. Very slow to bolt.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 |
LETTUCE, ICEBERG
| S~250 seeds, sows 15 ft. |
231SUMMERTIMECert. BD/OG65 days.Very solid green Iceberg-type heads. Sweet and crisp. Slow to bolt in hot weather. Mature heads hold well in refrigerator for one to two weeks. We found in our trials that Summertime made very nice heads in the fall too!| S$3.00 |
LETTUCE, LOOSE-LEAF
| S~250 seeds, sows 15 ft. | |
| LG~1000 seeds, 60 ft. | |
| XL~5000 seeds, sows 300 ft. | |
| 0.5 oz. |
234WALDMAN'SCert. BD/OG45 days.Large crispy loose-leaf heads of dark-green wavy leaves. Uniform and productive. This is a classic big open loose-leaf head lettuce. Best in spring and fall.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
214NEW RED FIRECert. BD/OG45 days.The standard for a red leaf lettuce, ruffled leaves with light green centers. Slow to bolt; holds its color well under difficult conditions, which spells dependability for the market or home garden. The best flavor of all the red lettuces in our summer trials.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$18.00 |
| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
223RED TINGED WINTERCert. BD/OG60 days.Extremely hardy spring, late fall, and winter lettuce. In our trials, late sowings still made full heads that held up well through hard frosts for two to three weeks later than any other variety. Early spring transplants also weathered hard frost much better than other varieties and could be put in 1-2 weeks earlier. Over-wintering seedlings are hardy to -5°F. Sow mid-fall for gorgeous, full early spring heads. Doesn't do well in summer heat.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$18.00 | |
| 1 oz.$25.00 |
LETTUCE, OAK LEAF
| S~250 seeds, sows 15 ft. | |
| LG~1000 seeds, 60 ft. | |
| XL~5000 seeds, sows 300 ft. | |
| 0.5 oz. |
207LINGUE DE CANARINOCert. BD/OG40 days. Early maturing, bolt-resistant oak leaf. Light green leaves form an attractive, curly, tight bunch. Spring through fall. The name means "Canary Tongue".| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
215YEAR ROUND BRONZE OAKCert. BD/OG40-45 days.This delicious oak leaf variety was developed by Harald Hoven out of Lingue de Canarino. It forms large, sweet, fast-growing heads that are late to bolt, even in the intense summer heat of California. It also performs well in winter, surviving a few degrees of frost outside, or in the greenhouse. The color varies according to season and light.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$18.00 |
192AUSTRIAN GREEN LEAFCert. BD/OG40 days.A lacy, spring, very quick to mature loose-leaf lettuce. Vigorous oak-leaf type with frilly, crisp, tender, light-green leaves showing some cold tolerance. Very quick to head up. One of the first lettuces in the spring. This is definitely a great cool-weather lettuce, we've been selecting for a more uniform frillyness and for better bolt-resistance.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 |
193BLUSHED BUTTER OAKSCert. BD/OG49 days.Compact hardy oak-leaf Butterhead with pink and green highlights. Delicious tender buttery taste. For spring and fall. Developed by Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 |
198COCARDECert. BD/OG49 days.Red Oak-Leaf type. Beautiful, large trumpet-shaped heads with leaves held off the ground, which is a real benefit in wet climates! Also a good cut-and-come-again variety. Young leaves add color and crispness to salad mixes with other greens.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
202FIRE MOUNTAINCert. BD/OG58 days.Large, well-filled-out rosettes with frilled deep-burgundy oak-leaves that do not get bitter in hot weather.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25~1000 seeds |
LETTUCE, ROMAINE
| S~250 seeds, sows 15 ft. | |
| LG~1000 seeds, 60 ft. | |
| XL~5000 seeds, sows 300 ft. | |
| 0.5 oz. | |
| 1 oz. |
205JERICHOCert. BD/OG60 days.Large green Romaine from Israel. Upright leaves, late to bolt, stays sweet and crisp even in summer heat.
| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
206KALURACert. BD/OG57 days.Very large Cos-type green Romaine. Great taste and good heat tolerance. | S$3.00 |
227RUBEN'S REDCert. BD/OG60 days.Romaine lettuce, very full smallish heads, deep-red somewhat savoyed outer leaves and bright-green hearts.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
197CIMMARONCert. BD/OG65 days.HEIRLOOM Romaine lettuce dating from the 18th century with large, loose heads. "Antique-red" with light-green centers.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25~1000 seeds | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$18.00 | |
| 1 oz.$24.00 |
203FORELLENSCHLUSSCert. BD/OG55 days.HEIRLOOM from Austria. Bright green leaves with maroon to scarlet speckles. Excellent flavor. The name refers to the speckled back of trout.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$18.00 | |
| 1 oz.$20.00 |
LETTUCE, UNIQUE TYPES
| S~250 seeds, sows 15 ft. | |
| LG~1000 seeds, 60 ft. | |
| XL~5000 seeds, sows 300 ft. |
191ANUENUECert. BD/OG55 days.This small heading type Batavian lettuce, originally from the Univ. of Hawaii, does surprisingly well in our northern climate. Thick bright-green outer leaves and tight cores are mild and delightfully juicy. The name, pronounced ah-new-ee-new-ee, means rainbow.| S$3.00 |
200DEER TONGUE, GREENCert. BD/OG50 days.HEIRLOOM dating to the 1740‘s. Dark green leaves resemble spinach at early stages, then mature to form petite tight cylindrical heads with crisp creamy yellow hearts surrounded by long pointed outer leaves. For a really tasty dish, halve the mature heads from top to bottom and serve drizzled with your favorite dressing.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| XL$12.50 |
199CRACOVIENSISCert. BD/OG47 days.HEIRLOOM from eastern Europe pre 1885. Extremely vigorous fast-growing, hardy, early lettuce. Lovely deep "spinachy" flavor. Produces huge, loose rosettes of large, long pointed wavy maroon leaves with green veining. After bolting the fat flower stalks can be peeled for the juicy cores called "celtuce". This is the first lettuce we put out in the field in the spring, as much as three weeks before the others. Hardy and delicious.
| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25~1000 seeds | |
| XL$12.50 | |
| 0.5 oz.$15.00 |
LETTUCE MIXES~24,000 seeds/oz.
| S~500 seeds, sows 15 ft. | |
| LG~2500 seeds, 75 ft. |
237LETTUCE MIX OF TURTLE TREE FAVORITESCert. BD/OG30 days.A pleasing blend of at least 8 different varieties for salad mix cuttings: Red, green, speckled, loose-leaf, romaine, etc. Very colorful in early spring and late fall when the cool weather brings out the red highlights.| S$3.00 | |
| LG$6.25 | |
| 0.5 oz.$10.00 | |
| 1 oz.$15.00 |