Your Favorite Lettuce

[greenthumbomaha]

Now that we are getting ready for growing fantastic tomatoes what are your favorite lettuces for a salad ?

Leaf lettuce does better as summer can sneak up on you before head lettuce is ready. Black Seeded Simpson is one commonly grown here.

- Lisa

[Worth1]

I like any of the butter head lettuces along with the Boston types and Romain lettuce.
Worth

[jmsieglaff]

We grow a lot of buttercrunch and bronze arrowhead (aka bronze beauty). Both are tasty and prolific.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by greenthumbomaha

Now that we are getting ready for growing fantastic tomatoes what are your favorite lettuces for a salad ?

Leaf lettuce does better as summer can sneak up on you before head lettuce is ready. Black Seeded Simpson is one commonly grown here.

- Lisa

My favorite is butter head. . I have grown it few times.
it is similar to Boston Lettuce I like them tender with color. I always throw away the center vein and just use the tender pat. The I slice tomatoes and cukes very thin, to match the texture.

My least favorite is head lettuce. I have never bought one myself. It has no flavor.

Gardeneer

[Cole_Robbie]

I like a green leaf variety called Green Ice.

[jmsieglaff]

Cole Robbie, if this does well for you in IL I should try it in southern WI. How deep into summer do you grow it and how does the flavor hold up?

[Cole_Robbie]

Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

Cole Robbie, if this does well for you in IL I should try it in southern WI. How deep into summer do you grow it and how does the flavor hold up?

It's a spring crop for me. It also does well in containers.

I've had market customers recommend Nevada as a heat-tolerant lettuce.

[AlittleSalt]

We bought some called, Black Seeded Simpson, Slo Bolt, and Little Gem. It looks like enough seed to plant half the county. I like just about any lettuce. With infused oil / vinaigrettes, dry, or several of the popular bottle ones. Did you know French dressing is made with tomatoes as a major ingredient?

[Father'sDaughter]

Lollo Bionda and Sweetie Baby are my two favorites.

[Fusion_power]

Les Orielles de diables
Forellenschluss
Nevada
Jericho
Outredgous

take a look at wildgardenseeds for some good ideas. http://www.wildgardenseed.com/

[PhilaGardener]

Originally Posted by Fusion_power

take a look at wildgardenseeds for some good ideas. http://www.wildgardenseed.com/

+1 Frank Morton, the owner of Wild Garden Seed, is a super talented breeder of lettuces and many other things. He lists 100 lettuce varieties, and offers some really great seed mixes from works in progress.

[bjbebs]

Nevada, tolerates heat well into June, cut and come again, pull the plant or harvest individual leaves. It has a softer texture than romaine but is still crisp and tastes great.

[jmsieglaff]

Originally Posted by PhilaGardener

+1 Frank Morton, the owner of Wild Garden Seed, is a super talented breeder of lettuces and many other things. He lists 100 lettuce varieties, and offers some really great seed mixes from works in progress.

With two TVille recommendations for him and his lettuce, I'll have to order some this year. I've surfed his site before and was quite impressed with what he does.

[Aubergine]

I like Forellenschluss ( Speckled Trout ) and Devils Ear ( Teufelsohren or Oreilles du diable )

[Tormato]

Originally Posted by Fusion_power

Les Orielles de diables
Forellenschluss
Nevada
Jericho
Outredgous

take a look at wildgardenseeds for some good ideas. http://www.wildgardenseed.com/

A BIG thanks for the link, Darrel.

Since you're the one who now has set my seed swap back a few hours, others know who to blame.