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Lettuce, Webb's Wonderful Lettuce(Organic)
Lactuca sativa
- Organic
- Slow to bolt
- Crisphead lettuce
- Recommended for planting in the South
- Packet of 500 Seeds
English lettuce that holds up well in heat. Very large and robust heads with crumpled leaves. Fine distinct flavor and good texture. Slow to bolt, holds well at market stage. Recommended for planting in the South. Crisphead, 65-70 days.
Learn To Grow It
Sow continuously for a constant supply of lettuce. Best grown in cooler weather. Plant in full sun or partial shade.
These seeds can be broadcast evenly in sections of the garden to create a bed of tender leaves and thinned to 6 inches apart as they mature. Plant your seeds 1/8-1/2 in. deep.
You can harvest the outer leaves of this plant as they mature or wait till it produces a full-sized head. To prevent the plant from bolting, keep the leaves well watered and cool.
This crop prefers to grow in cool seasons, so gardeners in Zones 8 and warmer should plant this vegetable in the fall. The shade from taller plants can help keep this vegetable cool in sunny gardens and warm climates.
