BUTTERHEAD OR BIBB LETTUCE IS THE SWEETEST OF THE LETTUCES. IT’S AN HEIRLOOM LETTUCE, DEVELOPED BY LT. JOHN B. BIBB WHO SERVED IN BOTH THE STATE SENATE AND HOUSE OF KENTUCKY, AND ALSO IN THE WAR OF 1812. HE WAS AN AMATEUR HORTICULTURIST AND THIS DELICIOUS LETTUCE BEARS HIS NAME.
BIBB LETTUCE HAS A SWEET TASTE AND A CRISPY TEXTURE THAT MAKE DELICIOUS AND EYE APPEALING SALADS. THIS BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE GROWS IN VERY LOOSELY FORMED HEADS AND HAS BEAUTIFUL LIGHT GREEN LEAVES WHICH CHANGE TO LIGHT YELLOW AS IT MATURES. BIBB LETTUCE IS VERY EASY TO GROW AND PRODUCES LARGE AND DEPENDABLE HARVESTS. FOR THOSE REASONS, BIBB LETTUCE HAS BEEN A FARMER’S MARKET FAVORITE AND VERY POPULAR AMONG HOME GARDENERS. A VERY QUICK GROWER, THIS BIBB LETTUCE IS HARDY AS WELL, HOLDING OUT WELL DURING HOT WEATHER, IT’S ALSO A FAST GROWER IN COOLER TEMPERATURES. PLANT BIBB LETTUCE SEEDS EARLY IN THE SPRING, OR VERY LATE IN THE FALL. BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE CAN BE PLANTED EVERY TWO WEEKS TO EXTEND THE SUPPLY OF FRESH LETTUCE. LETTUCE SEEDS CAN ALSO BE STARTED INDOORS TO GET A HEAD START ON THE GROWING SEASON.
COMES WITH COMPLETE PLANTING & GROWING INSTRUCTIONS!
