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'Little Gem' Lettuce |
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Cos (Romaine)
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Cos (romaine) type for baby leaves or full size heads. Matures into upright, compact mini-Romaine heads.
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28-42
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (5.0 Stars)
Taste: (5.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.8 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 4
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 06/10/2008 by
KEN W
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Cass, North Dakota, United States
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| This is a great little lettuce.Grows well and great tasting tight heads.My family loves this one.Can be planted all summer here. |
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Reviewed on 10/17/2007 by
3sistersfarm
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Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Good results for late winter (Jan, Feb) in my area. Good germination and tolerance to cold. |
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Reviewed on 01/03/2007 by
beanser
- An intermediate gardener
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Ohio, West Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| fast growing and so easy. this was a very hardy variety didn't have any bitterness |
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Reviewed on 11/17/2006 by
Doc Doofus
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| If you are looking for an easy, HARDY lettuce, this is the one. One of my top-three favorite lettuces.
Little Gem is hard to kill. If you're growing in a small patch without benefit of hoop tunnels or shade cloth or other weather protective items, this one will stand up to it. In fact, it will even tolerate overhead watering better than most lettuces -- something that's not generally a good idea with any lettuce.
This is a very small but fast-growing green romaine. It can be harvested early when it is like spinach, or you can let it grow out to a nice mini-romaine head. I harvest it early and replant.
Hardiest lettuce I have tried. |
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