Lettuce Varieties

Oak Leaf Lettuce

Oak Leaf Lettuce is a loose leaf type of lettuce like Salad Bowl Lettuce. Best Features:  1) Oak Leaf Lettuce is frost tolerant so you can sow the seeds in early spring.  It is also somewhat heat tolerant so the leaves resist getting bitter. 2) The leaves are shaped like oak tree leaves. 3) The […]

Mountain Laurel Varieties

Carousel Mountain Laurel

I planted two Carousel Mountain Laurel plants at least 5 years ago.  They sure are pretty in the Spring! Features: 1) Mountain Laurel is an evergreen so you can enjoy the plant year round. 2) While the flowers are rather short lived in the spring, the flowers are grouped in clusters of red and white […]

Lettuce Varieties

Parris Island Cos Romaine Lettuce

If you love romaine lettuce and you only want to grow one variety, then I would highly recommend Parris Island Cos Romaine Lettuce – don’t worry it is spelled correcty! Best Features: 1) Parris Island is cold tolerant and somewhat heat tolerant. 2)  Light green leaves with crisp spines.  Love the crunch in my salads! […]