Asteraceae · in the live register
Ledger Lettuce
Lactuca sativa. Named for the old seed ledger it was first recorded in, page 12, spring 1912.
- Days
- 45 days to head
- Habit
- 10 to 12 in
- Light
- Part shade in summer
- Sowing
- Every 2 weeks
The first entry in our first ledger and still the most-borrowed packet we own. Loose heads, no bitterness, and it forgives a late sowing.
From the grower's notes
“Don't baby it. Give it ordinary ground, keep the row marked, and write down what you did. Next year's borrower will be reading your note, not ours.”
The packet carries a pinch of seed and a copy of these notes. Sowing depth, spacing and the season's quirks are penciled on the back by whoever last returned it.
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