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Lettuce - Butterhead Marveille
The Lettuce Butterhead Marvel of Four Seasons, 'Lactuca sativa', has stunning reddish leaves flaunting cranberry red tips with excellent flavor that makes this lettuce a must for your garden. If you are looking for a lettuce that is both attractive and tasty, this Heirloom may be your choice. The medium large heads are 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Marvel of Four Seasons will bolt quickly in warm weather but it will hold its excellent flavor. Lettuce is a cool season annual. Successive plantings can produce lettuce spring through fall. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the average last frost date, and successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until 5 weeks before fall frost. Lettuce likes light, fertile, moist, and well drained soils. They will grow in light shade. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. ... more information
Swiss Chard - Italian White Ribbed The Swiss Chard Italian White Ribbed, 'Beta Vulgaris', is almost the perfect vegetable. The Italian White Ribbed Swiss Chard will grow in heat and cold, is nutritious, and has a long harvest period. Swiss Chard is a green that many seasoned gardeners claim everyone must grow. The leaves can be harvested from late spring continuing all the way to the first frost. Plant in early spring, 2 to 4 weeks before last frost or as late as 2 months before first fall frost. In warm climates, plant in late summer for fall/winter crop. |
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