Lettuce Green Salad Bowl Seed
Best loose-leaf lettuce for gardeners seeking a reliable, heat-tolerant harvest.
Cultivate your own crisp lettuce with the Green Salad Bowl Seed, an AAS Winner celebrated for its vibrant, rumpled leaves and swift growth. This loose-leaf variety thrives in heat, maintaining its delicious flavor and tender texture even during summer months. It also adapts well to cooler weather, tolerating light frost and shade, making it versatile for various seasons. Each plant produces a beautiful rosette of sweet, wavy leaves, ready for harvest in approximately 48 days. Its slow-bolting nature ensures a prolonged harvest period, perfect for continuous enjoyment.
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Price vs Category Average
-53%
Below average
Maturation Days
48
/ Days
Who it's for
- Home gardeners seeking a long-lasting, high-yield harvest
- Gardeners in warmer climates wanting to avoid bitter greens
- Impatient growers looking for fast, fresh salad results
Who should skip it
- Gardeners in pest-heavy areas without time for daily monitoring
- Busy households needing greens that stay crisp for days
- Casual growers unable to maintain a strict watering schedule
Performance breakdown
Heat Tolerance
Maintains crisp texture and flavor long after other varieties turn bitter.
Harvest Speed
Rapid growth cycle delivers fresh greens in under seven weeks.
Bolting Resistance
Slow-bolting genetics ensure a significantly extended harvest window for gardeners.
Seasonal Versatility
Adapts seamlessly from early spring frost through the heat of summer.
Ease of Cultivation
Straightforward direct-sow requirements make this ideal for beginner vegetable patches.
Yield Consistency
Open-pollinated seeds provide reliable, uniform rosettes across every planting cycle.
Key Specs
Maturation Days
48 Days
Soil Temperature
60-65°F
Germination Days
6-10 Days
Seeding Depth
0.125-0.25"
Spacing in Row
8-14"
Spacing Between Rows
1-2'
Planting Method
Direct Sow
Germination Lighting
Lightly Cover Seed
Features
- Tender, light green rumpled leaves
- Grows rapidly for quick harvests
- Excellent heat tolerance for summer
- Tolerates partial frost and shade
- Resists premature bolting
- Ready to harvest in 48 days
- Award-winning AAS Winner variety
- Maintains flavor in warm temperatures
What customers say
Customers highly value this lettuce seed for its exceptional reliability and continuous yield. The germination rates are consistently reported as near perfect, ensuring a quick and dependable garden start. Gardeners especially appreciate the desirable cut and come again nature, which provides fresh greens throughout the season. The resulting lettuce is praised for its crisp, tender texture and lack of bitterness, making it excellent for salads. Even new gardeners find success due to the seeds' adaptability to various growing setups. This variety delivers outstanding value through its high yield and dependable quality, solidifying its status as a highly recommended staple for consistent harvests.
Know before you buy
You can expect to harvest your lettuce approximately 48 days after sowing. Because it is a loose-leaf variety, you can also harvest individual outer leaves earlier if you prefer a 'cut-and-come-again' approach.
Yes, this variety is specifically noted for its excellent heat tolerance. It resists bolting and maintains its flavor and texture better than many other varieties when temperatures rise.
These seeds should be direct-sown into your garden soil at a depth of 0.125 to 0.25 inches. Since they require light to germinate, be sure to only lightly cover them with soil.
Yes, Green Salad Bowl is quite versatile and can tolerate partial shade. While it thrives in full sun, it is a reliable choice if your garden space has limited light exposure.
For optimal growth, space your plants 8 to 14 inches apart within the row. If you are planting multiple rows, keep them 1 to 2 feet apart to ensure adequate airflow and room for the rosettes to develop.
This variety is naturally slow-bolting, which helps it resist premature seeding. To further extend your harvest, keep the soil consistently moist and harvest leaves regularly to encourage continued production.
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