Rather loose heads are petite, 4-6 inches in diameter, Bibb or Butterhead type. This variety is documented to have been grown at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson, who noted: “it does not require so much care and attention” as other types. We offer the correct, black-seeded original strain. Listed in the Slow Foods Ark of Taste, and beloved by many about a century ago.

• • 55 days
  • 4-8 hours of Sun
  • Sprouts in 7-10 Days
  • Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
  • Seed Depth: 1/4"
  • Plant Spacing: 8"
  • Frost Hardy: Yes
  • Lactuca sativa