Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
Lettuce Type: Loose head or Butterhead

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Spread: size of a baseball
Leaves: Other: Grown for its edible leaves. Dark green outer leaves, creamy yellow interior.
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 40F to 75F. Fastest from 60F to 70F.
Days to germinate: 2-15
Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch deep
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Lettuce almost never cross-pollinates. It has perfect flowers and usually self-pollinates before opening. OP variety.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Tom Thumb'.

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Common names
  • Butterhead Lettuce
  • Lettuce

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2020-10-21
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2020-10-25
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2020-10-03
Location: London  Ontario Canada
Date: 2021 JUNE
Lactuca sativa 'Tom Thumb'  new growth

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Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Location: Cordoba, Argentina

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lovesblooms On March 16, 2020 Seeds sown
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antsinmypants On March 4, 2021 Seeds sown
Indoors under lights
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