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'Carmona Red' Lettuce

Sub-Category:	Butterhead (Bibb/Boston)

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Description:	Butterhead (bibb/Boston) type. 6-inch-tall by 10-inch-wide plants produce heads with read-tinged leaves. Tolerates bottom rot, tipburn and virus.
Days To Maturity:	50-55
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Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 10/30/2007 by greensguy - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Marion, Oregon, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
This is my favorite butterhead and one of my favorite lettuce varieties overall. It does well throughout the lettuce season including the colder "ends" (i.e. early spring and late fall). It is tender, tasty and productive. It has pretty red-on-green leaves.

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