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: 12-16" loose head
Leaves: Other: Grown for its edible leaves
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.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Merveille des Quatre Saisons'.

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Common names
  • Lettuce
Also sold as:
  • Merveilles de Quatre Saisons
  • Marvel of Four Seasons

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Location: Grantville, Georgia
Date: 2015-05-01
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
Date: 2019-04-02

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Location: Dallas, TX Zone 8a
Date: 2017-11-03
Merveille de Quatre Saisons Seeds from Victory Seed Co.

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Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

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Plant Events from our members
abhege On May 1, 2015 Harvested
This is an heirloom lettuce I got seeds from Rick Corey in the Piggy Seed Swap.
AndreA33 On March 22, 2016 Transplanted
12 plants
joannmorford On June 4, 2017 Seeds sown
Lovely Lettuce Mesclun Blend
lovesblooms On March 23, 2020 Seeds sown
direct
paleohunter On March 23, 2024 Transplanted
paleohunter On January 20, 2024 Seeds sown
paleohunter On September 5, 2022 Seeds sown
paleohunter On October 24, 2021 Seeds sown
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