Description

'Vivian' lettuce is a vibrant emerald green, romaine-type variety known for its crisp, tightly-formed heads that can grow up to 16″ tall and 6″ wide. This lettuce is perfect for creating impressive salads or tender lettuce wraps. Its vigorous growth and bolt resistance make it a reliable choice for home gardeners, producing tender baby greens in just a few weeks. The robust plants thrive in cooler temperatures and are frost-tolerant, making them ideal for early spring and fall planting. With its refreshing flavor and firm texture, 'Vivian' lettuce will quickly become a favorite in your garden.

This packet sows up to 152 feet. 857 seeds.

Variety Info:

Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
Days to Maturity: 28–50 days
Family: Asteraceae
Native: Unknown; lettuce has been in cultivation for a long time.
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: 4″–6″ wide, 12″–16″ tall
Variety Information: Tightly formed, crisp, romaine-type lettuce.

Sowing Info:

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–70°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall and winter for cool season harvests.
When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and in summer when soil temperatures are too warm (above 80°F) to germinate lettuce seed.
Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
Seed Depth: Surface to 1/8″
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 6″–8″
Row Spacing: 8″
Thinning: When 1/2″ tall, thin to 1 every 6″–8″

Growing Info:

Harvesting: Harvest in the morning, by cutting off at ground level. If regrowth is desired, cut the leaves higher, at 2″. For a continual supply, outer, individual leaves can be harvested at any stage of maturity, but leave at least half of the plant for regrowth.