Lettuce, Purplus
Loose leaf type; deep purple/red leaves add color to salad. 50-60 days.

“Spinach,” Malabar
Great summer substitute for spinach, Asian greens with flesh leaves & stems high in Vit. A&C. Needs trellis. 12-18” apart. 70 days. Basella alba

Lettuce, Tango
Light green extremely frilly leaves. Heirloom 52 days

Lettuce, Red Romaine
Classic Romaine, mostly red with crisp green blanched hearts. 60 days

Lettuce, Red Salad Bowl
Red Oakleaf with decorative bronze leaves; very slow to bolt, allowing for long harvest. Plant 12” apart.

Lettuce, Green Salad Bowl
Light green long wavy deep-notched leaves in large fast-growing rosette. Very slow to bolt & does not get bitter.

Lettuce, Romaine Jericho
Long medium green leaves. Bolt-resistant, stays sweet and crisp in hot weather. Plant 8” apart.

Lettuce, Encore Mix
A stunning mix of colors, shapes, and textures, including Dark Lollo Rossa, Firecracker, Red Salad Bowl, Tango, Parris Island, and others. Plant 12” apart.

Lettuce, Black Seeded Simpson
Heirloom, first introduced in 1850. Very early yields of full-sized heads of light green leaves slightly crinkled. Hardy annual. Latuca sativa

Lettuce, Winter Density
Unique variety combines best lettuce traits--medium green leaves tightly wrapped like a little romaine around lemon-lime heart of a butterhead.

Lettuce, Red Deer Tongue
Bright green pointed leaves with distinctive red edges. Rich yet mild flavor. Slow bolting.

Lettuce, Gourmet Mix
A unique mix with various shapes & colors combining favorites a secret blend.

Lettuce, Bergam’s Green
Glossy vibrant green leaves stand up to summer heat, slow to bolt, retaining crispness & flavor. Good appearance, flavor & disease resistance.

Lettuce, New Red Fire
Ruffled red leaves atop bright green base. Full large heads.

SALAD GREENS

Radichio, Palla Rossa
Red-heading type chicory with high percentage of well-wrapped dense heads & great uniformity. Does well in spring and autumn plantings. Cichorium intybus

Fennel, Perfection
Produces uniformly round medium-sized bulb that’s fleshy, tender & crisp with nice anise taste. Resists bolting. Devel-oped for cool northern climates.
OP Foeniculum vulgare

Fennel, Zefa Fino
Heirloom, called finnocchio in Italy. Vigorous plants form medium vase-shaped bulbs with sweet anise-like flavor, delicious raw or cooked. Blue-green stems & feathery leaves also edible. Spring planting will produce through late summer.

Aurgula, Roquette
Standard variety, cool weather salad or sandwich green. Spicy, not bitter. Long dark green broad arrow-shaped leaves form loose open bunch, 12”-18” tall before bolting. Zesty white flowers make great garnish. Does well early spring through late fall. OP Eruca vesicaria

Arugula, Sylvetta
Slightly sharp flavor. Deeply cut narrow leaves. Yellow flowers make attractive garnish. Tolerates heat & thrives in cool weather. Harvest leaves at 3”. Tender perennial. OP Diplotaxis muralis

Strawberry “Spinach”
Also called beetberry. Both triangular-shaped leaves and bright red berries made unique additions to summer salad. OP Chenopodium capitatum

SPINACH (Spinacia oleracea)

America Spinach
First-rate flavor. Plant grows to a foot in width. Slowest to bolt of a dozen varieties. Harvest thinnings for salads, and pick mature leaves or whole plant before it goes to seed for steaming, soups, omelets, or lasagna. Water well, allowing soil to dry between waterings.

Bloomsdale Spinach
Old-time favorite, quick to produce bunches of crinkle-leafed rosettes packed with vitamins & minerals. Best flavor & growth during cool weather. Harvest by pulling up whole plant when leaves are tender, or cut small leaves with scissors.

First Harvest Spinach
Early with upright habit that holds delicious leaves well above the ground. Best when leaves are 5” long, 4” wide. Early to bolt but holds good flavor after bolting begins. OP

CHARD (Beta vulgaris)

Silverado chard
Slow bolting with dark green glossy leaves and succulent white stems. Harvest individual stems or the whole plant. Plant 8” to 10” inches apart.

Fordhook chard
60 days. Beta vulgaris. Plant produces good yields of 10" tall tender pale green stems and dark green leaves. Excellent for salads and steamed with others

Red Ruby chard
Dark green leaves with crimson red stalks & veins. Plant 8” to 10” inches apart.

Rainbow chard
Beautiful mix of colored stems: rd, white, yellow, gold, orange, pink, and candy-striped. Use in salads or cooked. Adapted for multiple cuttings. Plant 8” to 10” inches apart.