Butterhead Lettuce
Adriana is a heat-tolerant dark green butterhead lettuce that matures in just 48 days from transplants, making it one of the fastest butterheads you can grow. This open-pollinated variety thrives in cool weather and handles heat stress better than most of its kind, giving you reliable harvests even when temperatures climb. With its compact growth habit and frost tolerance, Adriana performs beautifully from early spring plantings through fall, and its conventional seed comes with NOP-compliant pelleting for reliable germination between 60, 70°F.
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Adriana delivers tender dark green heads in under seven weeks from transplants, with exceptional heat tolerance that sets it apart from delicate butterhead cousins. Its compact size and frost-hardy nature mean you can plant it as soon as your soil is workable in spring and keep harvesting into cool fall weather. The open-pollinated genetics mean you can save seed, and the variety's dark color and tight heads hold well in storage for up to 20 days.
Adriana is grown as a fresh-eating butterhead lettuce for salads and table use. Its tender leaves and compact head make it well-suited to home gardens where consistent, quick harvests matter. You can also sow it in succession every 2, 3 weeks for a continuous supply throughout the season.
Start seeds indoors 4, 6 weeks before your last spring frost in trays or pots at 60, 70°F. Lettuce germinates best below 70°F, so keep your seed flat in a cool location. Seeds should sprout within 7, 10 days. Grow transplants under bright light at 60, 65°F until they reach true-leaf stage, then harden off gradually before moving to the garden.
Transplant seedlings outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring, even when frost is still possible; Adriana is frost-tolerant. Space plants 8, 10 inches apart in rows 12, 14 inches apart. Ensure soil temperature is at least 40°F. Water gently after transplanting and keep soil consistently moist.
You may direct sow seeds outdoors in early spring and again in midsummer for fall harvest. Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in cool, moist soil. Thin seedlings to 8, 10 inches apart once they have true leaves.
Adriana reaches full maturity in 48 days from transplant. Harvest when heads feel firm and dense to the touch, with the center leaves still tightly wrapped. Cut heads at soil level with a sharp knife in the early morning when leaves are crisp and full of moisture. For extended season harvests in cool weather, you can hold cut heads in the cooler for up to two weeks before processing into salad mix.
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