Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson Seeds – Heirloom Fast-Growing Leaf Classic
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-7834-LET-DT
- Free shipping on orders over $50 (in Canada)
- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Lettuce 'Black Seeded Simpson' (Lactuca sativa) is a legendary open-pollinated heirloom dating back to the mid-19th century. Renowned for its rapid growth, extreme adaptability, and high cold hardiness, it forms large, upright, loose bunches of crumpled, deeply savoyed light-green foliage. The leaves offer an exceptionally tender, crisp texture with a sweet, delicate flavor profile. Maturing in as little as 40 to 45 days, it is one of the fastest spring lettuce varieties available. Excellent for early spring plantings, late fall crops, or continuous cut-and-come-again harvesting in home gardens, raised beds, and patio containers.
Specifications
- Plant Name: Lettuce 'Black Seeded Simpson' (Lactuca sativa)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated (19th-Century Classic)
- Plant Class: Cool-Season Annual Leafy Green
- Color: Light emerald green, chartreuse ruffled foliage
- Plant Characteristics: Large loose-leaf habit (8–12 inches tall / 20–30 cm), deeply crumpled leaves, crisp texture, fast spring emergence
- Suitable Space: Raised beds, vegetable garden rows, high-density cut-and-come-again plots, patio containers, window boxes
- Season: Spring Harvest, Late Summer through Autumn Harvest (Cool Season, ~40–45 Days to Maturity)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors early April to mid-May as soon as soil can be worked in spring (sow shallowly at 0.125 to 0.25 inches deep). Re-sow every 2 weeks for continuous harvests. Resume direct sowing mid-August through September for cool autumn crops.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade (thrives in full sun during cool spring, fall; partial afternoon shade extends late spring harvests)
- Watering Needs: Moderate (requires consistent, light moisture to maintain sweet leaf flavor, prevent bitterness)
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