This vibrant heirloom lettuce blend transforms ordinary salads into eye-catching displays of color and flavor. Packed with unique varieties like Bronze Beauty, Outredgeous, and Crisp Mint, this cutting mix delivers the old-fashioned taste that made these lettuces garden favorites. Ready to harvest in just 40 days for tender leaf varieties, it thrives in zones 4-9 and adapts beautifully to container gardens and window boxes.
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What sets this blend apart is its carefully curated mix of eight distinct heirloom varieties, each contributing its own color and character to create truly spectacular salads. The flashy combination includes everything from the burgundy leaves of Outredgeous to the speckled Freckles variety, ensuring every harvest brings visual excitement. Its compact 8-inch spacing makes it perfect for small spaces, while the staggered maturity times from 40 to 80 days provide an extended harvest window throughout the growing season.
Perfect for creating stunning mixed salads where each variety contributes its own texture and flavor profile. The tender baby leaves can be harvested continuously for microgreens and salad mixes, while larger heads provide the structure for substantial salads. The visual diversity makes it ideal for farm-to-table presentations, farmers market sales, and any situation where appearance matters as much as taste.
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Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before the last expected frost in quality seed-starting mix. Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep and maintain soil moisture until germination in 7-10 days. Harden off seedlings gradually over one week before transplanting outdoors.
Transplant hardened seedlings to permanent locations after soil preparation, spacing plants 8 inches apart for full-size heads or closer together for continuous baby green harvests.
Sow seeds directly outdoors 2-4 weeks before last frost in finely worked soil. Broadcasting seeds about half inch apart over seedbed and cover with 1/4 inch of fine soil. For fall harvest, direct sow in late summer allowing adequate time before first frost.
Begin harvesting baby leaves as soon as they reach desired size, typically starting around 40 days for leaf varieties. For continuous harvest, cut outer leaves regularly while allowing the center to continue growing. Full heads mature in 80 days and should be harvested when firm and well-formed. Cut entire heads at soil level in the morning when leaves are crisp and full of moisture.
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“This thoughtfully assembled blend preserves multiple heirloom lettuce varieties that have been passed down through generations of gardeners. Each variety in the mix carries its own heritage story, from Bronze Beauty's distinctive coloring to the crisp texture that made Buttercrunch a household name. By combining these time-tested varieties into one mix, seed savers ensure these genetic treasures continue to grace modern gardens with the same flavors and colors that delighted gardeners decades ago.”