Lettuce
We test lettuce in the spring and fall planting windows. We have trials on mini-heads (little gem types) and on full size heads (mostly butterhead). We are conducting a one cut (salanova or EZ leaf type) trial in 2018.
Table Key
| Best | Good | Acceptable | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
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Little Gem
Newham (green)
BREEDER
Vitalis Organic Seeds
DESCRIPTION: Good early vigor, very uniform growth. Good spring productivity, best fall productivity. No leaf rot observed. Moderate risk of bolting. Utility patent.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: High Mowing Organic Seeds External Link and Johnny’s Selected Seeds External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● | ● | ● | ● |
Pomegranate Crunch (red with green center)
BREEDER
Vitalis Organic Seeds
DESCRIPTION: Good early vigor. Good spring and fall productivity. Preferred little gem in tasting. No leaf rot observed. Moderate risk of bolting. Utility Patent.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: High Mowing Organic Seeds External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● | ● | ● | ● |
Little Gem Pearl (Green)
BREEDER
Heirloom, England
DESCRIPTION: Good early vigor. Good spring and fall productivity. Some leaf rot observed. Good resistance to bolting. Open Pollinated.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: Adaptive Seeds External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● | ● | ○ | ● |
Outredgeous (red)
BREEDER
Frank Morton, Wild Garden Seeds
DESCRIPTION: Good spring productivity. Good cold tolerance but lower productivity in the fall. Striking apperance but tends to get bitter with heat. No leaf rot observed. A bit susceptible to bolting. Open Source Seed Initiative.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: Wild Garden Seeds External Link
Johnny’s Selected Seeds External Link
High Mowing Organic Seeds External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ○ | ● | ● | ● |
Red Evolution (Red)
BREEDER
Adaptive Seeds
DESCRIPTION: Good fall productivity. Striking appearance. No leaf rot observed. Good resistance to bolting in spring. Open Source Seed Initiative.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: Adaptive Seeds External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ○ | ● | ● | ○ |
Butterhead
Lovelock (green)
BREEDER
DESCRIPTION: Good vigor and very uniform. Best productivity of head lettuces in spring, less productive in fall, but very good cold tolerance. Some leaf rot. Good resistance to bolting. Upright plant makes harvest easy.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: High Mowing Organic Seeds External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ○ | ● | ○ | ● |
Australe (green tinged with bronze)
BREEDER
Adaptive Seeds
DESCRIPTION: Good early vigor and uniformity. Good spring and fall productivity. No leaf rot observed. Relatively low bolting.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: High Mowing Organic Seeds External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ○ | ● | ● | ● |
Brown Goldring (Green tinged with bronze)
BREEDER
Heirloom, England
DESCRIPTION: Good early spring vigor. Good fall productivity. A bit susceptible to bolting. Very little leaf rot observed. Good flavor. Open Pollinated.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: Wild Garden Seed External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● | ○ | ● | ○ |
Slogun
BREEDER
Tim Peters
DESCRIPTION: Good early spring vigor. Good fall productivity and very good cold tolerance. Very little leaf rot observed. A bit susceptible to bolting. Open Pollinated.
SEED AVAILABLE FROM: Adaptive Seeds External Link
| Flavor | Production | Disease | Earliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ○ | ● | ● | ● |