Dark Green Lettuce

It is very cold-hardy and can overwinter in many zones.[Rumex sanguineus] is a new variety bred particularly for salads with deep red veins contrasting with the bright green leaves to make an attractive plant.Common sorrel, often considered an herb, grew...

Many of these lettuces are new introductions, or newly available in an organic version.Others may have been around for a couple of years but offer superior qualities, such as heat resistance, that should interest gardeners who are looking for improved...

Dark-eyed juncos display an interesting foraging behavior in which they “ride” a stem. Juncos are especially attracted to millet, cracked corn and hulled sunflower seeds, and are most likely to visit low platform feeders or trays.

Consistent, even watering is critical for best results. This popular iceberg produces amply sized, green, solid heads of crunchy, mild tasting lettuce. Lettuce seed can be sown every month from February—October.

It boasts large, gorgeous, fleshy leaves that have a pleasant crunch and remain sweet, flavorful, and non-bitter well into summer's heat. Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting.

Mounded plants reach about 8 inches wide with an attractive, kale-like appearance. As soon as 2-3 true leaves have formed, thin loose-leaf types to 10-14 inches apart; icebergs, butterheads, and romaines to 12-16 inches apart.

HR: DM 16-21, 23-26, 28-32, Nr 0, Pb. IR: LMV 1, Rs. Outperforming Little Gem in our trials and taste tests, this multi-season lettuce produced perfectly uniform, erect, compact plants.

Oaky Red Splash grows somewhat upright to 8 inches and forms a heart with thick, juicy midribs brushed with pink. Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting. BR | Bottom Rot DM* | Downy Mildew LD | Lettuce Drop LMV* | Lettuce Mosaic...

Generous plants reach 12 inches wide and 8 inches tall with extended field-holding ability allowing them to maintain prime eating quality and absolutely bitter-free flavor. Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting.

A real eye-catcher in the garden and one of the darkest lettuces you can grow. HR indicates high resistance. Lettuce seed can be sown every month from February—October. Strong spray of water for aphids or applications of Pyrethrin or Neem oil, baits,...

Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding. New Red Fire produces an impressive loose leaf head, excellent for the specialty market or gourmet restaurant gardener.

Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding. You'll appreciate Buttercrunch maintaining its sweetness during summer's heat without turning bitter. Consistent, even watering is critical for best results.

You can cut the majority of the leaves off for salads, yet the plant will continue to grow back so that you can harvest again and again from fall to winter. It has light green, rounded leaves that are quite sweet and tender.

Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting. While we won't even venture to hypothesize where the "drunken woman" part of the name comes from, the "frizzy headed" portion makes much more sense since this unique butterhead forms a single...

Consistent, even watering is critical for best results. A remarkably stately, tall romaine with heavy, deep green heads that reach 10 inches high and 7 inches wide. Lettuce seed can be sown every month from February—October.

Older leaves blush from light green to a stunning red at the tips with new growth expressing deep red hues. Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting. BR | Bottom Rot DM* | Downy Mildew LD | Lettuce Drop LMV* | Lettuce Mosaic Virus...

Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding. Matina Sweet is very heat tolerant, making it an excellent choice for growing in the warmer parts of summer, but it also performed well in our fall trials.

Hampton forms big, densely packed plants with medium green, ruffled, oak-shaped leaves that are all equally sized. HR indicates high resistance. Lettuce seed can be sown every month from February—October.

Perfectly straight rows of precisely spaced crops are at your fingertips with seed tape. IR indicates intermediate resistance. HR: DM 1-17, 19, 21, 23, Nr. IR: LMV. AS | Alternaria Stem Canker BLS | Bacterial Leaf Spot C | Cercospora CMV | Cucumber Mosaic...

A real beauty, it features bronze-red outer leaves that encase a tightly packed, light green head measuring 12-16 inches across. Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting.

Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding. Tall, upright, and sturdy 18 inch bright green plants are huge, providing more sustenance per plant than any other variety we know of.

These uniform, well-packed heads measure 8 inches wide and 6 inches tall with glossy, forest green outer leaves and immaculate, blanched hearts. Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting.

Consistent, even watering is critical for best results. A red counterpart to Hampton, this Eazyleaf type produces strong, oakleaf shaped rosettes of deeply lobed, dark purple, uniformly sized leaves.

It is the standard that all red oaks must go up against, and it's hard to beat. HR indicates high resistance. Lettuce seed can be sown every month from February—October. Strong spray of water for aphids or applications of Pyrethrin or Neem oil, baits,...

Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding. Speckles is an old Amish heirloom that combines those attributes with an interesting pigment pattern—bright red speckles on a lime green butterhead leaf.

Maturing to about 7 inches wide and 4 inches tall, the plants provide a plentiful supply of sweet, supple leaves for continuous harvest. Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting.

HR: DM, Nr. IR: LMV 1. Tantan's deep green, spoon-shaped leaves have just a touch of puckering, growing in an attractive, clean, upright fashion. Apply 1 cup of TSC's Complete fertilizer per 10 row feet, and 1 inch of compost.