Butterhead
Skyphos stands out as the most adaptable butterhead lettuce you can grow, ready to harvest in just 47 days from transplants. This open-pollinated variety thrives in cool weather conditions and offers impressive disease resistance to both Downy Mildew and Lettuce Mosaic Virus. With its compact bush habit and close spacing requirements, Skyphos maximizes your garden real estate while delivering reliable harvests throughout the growing season.
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What makes Skyphos truly exceptional is its remarkable adaptability as a butterhead variety, earning it the designation as the most adaptable in its class. The variety matures quickly at 47 days from transplants, though some growers report harvests extending up to 60 days depending on conditions. Its built-in resistance to Downy Mildew and Lettuce Mosaic Virus means fewer crop losses and more consistent yields. The compact growth habit allows for intensive spacing at just 1 inch between plants, making it perfect for maximizing small garden spaces or market growing operations.
Skyphos excels in fresh salad applications where its butterhead characteristics shine through tender, delicate leaves perfect for mixed greens. The variety works beautifully for both individual leaf harvesting and whole head cutting, making it versatile for different kitchen needs. Its adaptable nature and quick maturity make it ideal for succession planting throughout the cool growing season, ensuring a continuous supply of fresh lettuce for salads, sandwiches, and wraps.
Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before your anticipated transplant date. Seeds germinate best at temperatures below 70°F, making cool conditions essential for successful establishment.
Transplant seedlings outdoors when soil can be worked in early spring, as lettuce is a hardy cool-weather crop. Space transplants 1 inch apart in rows spaced 16 inches apart.
Direct sow seeds as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Use row cover to improve germination and prevent soil crusting. Sow seeds every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvest throughout the cool season.
Harvest Skyphos at 47 days from transplants when heads are well-formed and leaves are tender. You can harvest individual outer leaves while allowing inner leaves to continue growing, cut the entire plant about 1 inch above soil level for potential regrowth, or remove the whole plant. Check plants daily as they approach maturity, as leaves become bitter once the plant begins to bolt.
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