500+ HEIRLOOM LETTUCE SEEDS!

”tom thumb – BUTTERHEAD bibb”

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.

TOM THUMB BIBB LETTUCE HAS THE SAME GREAT TASTE AS REGULAR BIBB LETTUCE, EXCEPT THAT IT IS A DWARF VARIETY AND THE LEAFY HEADS GROW NO BIGGER THAN A BASEBALL. TOM THUMB BIBB LETTUCE IS KNOWN FOR QUICK AND STEADY HARVESTS. THIS LETTUCE IS PERFECT FOR GROWING IN CONTAINERS!

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 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!

For live plants, we can't send them to Alaska and Hawaii. If the order has already been placed, we will cancel it.

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