VegetableLettuce
Salad Bowl Green Lettuce
Salad Bowl Green Lettuce is an AAS (All-America Selections) award winner that delivers tender, crinkled leaves ready to harvest in 45 to 50 days. This non-GMO green leaf lettuce grows as a compact mound standing 5 to 10 inches tall, making it one of the most popular varieties for home gardeners across hardiness zones 2 through 10. The mildly sweet flavor and crisp texture make it a reliable choice for fresh salads, and its relatively short growing season means you can succession plant for continuous harvests throughout the season.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
2-10
Sunlight
Full Sun
Soil
Well-drained, Fertile Loam With Consistent Moisture
Growth Stats
10 in
Height
TypeSpreading
Spacing
8
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
—
Zones
2-10
Size
10in H x ?in W
Growth
—
Care
Moderate
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Highlights
An AAS winner with a proven track record, Salad Bowl Green produces deeply lobed, frilly leaves that are both visually striking and pleasantly mild in flavor. Its compact growth habit means you can tuck it into tight garden spaces or containers, and the 45 to 50 day window to harvest makes it satisfyingly quick from seed to table. The non-GMO seeds are offered in generous quantities, approximately 25,000 seeds per ounce, giving you plenty of planting material for multiple sowings.
Common Uses
Salad Bowl Green is grown specifically for fresh salads, where its tender, crinkled leaves provide both textural interest and mild sweetness. The leaf structure holds dressings beautifully, and the leaves remain tender when young, making it excellent for harvest-and-come-again picking throughout the growing season.
Growing Timeline
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Care Instructions
Direct Sow
Sow seeds directly 1/2 inch deep in the garden. Plant in cool-season conditions for best results, either in early spring for a late spring harvest or in late summer for a fall harvest.
Harvesting
Salad Bowl Green is ready to harvest in 45 to 50 days from sowing. You can begin harvesting outer leaves once the plant has established itself, using the harvest-and-come-again method to pick individual outer leaves while leaving the center to continue growing. Alternatively, cut the entire head at soil level just as the leaves reach tender maturity. Morning harvest, after dew dries, yields the crispest leaves.
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Companion Planting
Ecology & Traits
Edible
Scientific Classification
Lactuca sativa
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Lactuca
Growth Habit
Spreading
Native Status
L48 (I)PR (I)VI (I)CAN (W)
History & Origin
“Salad Bowl earned its status as a widely grown variety through consistent performance and the All-America Selections award, a recognition given to plants that demonstrate superior garden performance across diverse growing regions. This award validates that the variety has proven itself reliable for home gardeners in varied climates, from cold northern zones to warmer southern regions.”