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Which Variety of Lettuce(continued)
Which Variety of Lettuce? Recommended Varieties of Lettuce
Type
Variety
Beginner Rating
BUTTERHEAD
Tom
Thumb
Avondefiance
ICEBERG
/ CRISP HEART
Dickinson
PICKING
/ LOOSE LEAF
Salad Bowl
Lolla
Rosa
COS
Lobjoits
Green Cos
SPRING
MATURING
COLOMBUS
Other lettuce variety pictures. Click to enlarge:
Lettuce Delicato
Lettuce Diana
Lettuce Frillice
Lettuce Lolo Bionda
END OF LETTUCE ARTICLE
The table below lists recommended varieties for each type (cos,
butterhead etc.) of lettuce with additional comments. It's important to
get the correct type and variety of lettuce for your area and needs. To
review the different types, click
here and then come back here to see the recommended varieties.
(1 easy,3 hard)
Comments
Does
well early under cloche / plastic. Matures early. Good tight heart.
A superb lettuce.
Available from
Suttons in 2006 at �1.09 for 1100 seeds!
Good
disease resistance, NIAB recommended. Good maincrop summer variety
New
from Dobies - very crisp. Award of Garden Merit 2004.
Produces
leaves over a long time. NIAB recommended. Reliable
As
for salad bowl above. As with all red lettuce, grow for
appearance in salads, not the rather bitter taste.
Our
favorite, reliable, good taste and looks, NIAB recommended.
Quick
to mature, NIAB recommended
