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'Bibb' Lettuce
 
Sub-Category: Butterhead (Bibb/Boston)
 
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Description: Butterhead (Bibb/Boston type). Heirloom variety that gave rise to the term 'Bibb'. Soft green leaves cupped into a tender head. Also known as Limestone lettuce.
Days To Maturity: NA
Seed Sources: BBBseed - updated in 2011

 
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Reviewed on 06/23/2009 by TheFluffyOne - An experienced gardener

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Kane, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Summary:This is tops for delicate flavor and buttery texture. What a great Lettuce. Mine got a late start and I started harvesting when temperatures where in the 90s. Daily waterings and some shade provided by cardboard, along with a mulch and the leaves stayed soft and velvety with a very fine flavor. Flavor and texture are the reason to grow this handsome lettuce. I cannot say enough about the melting texture and mild taste. It brings a great deal to a bowl of mixed greens and is perfect for "delicate" sandwiches where a harsher lettuce would be over whelming. I have been harvesting a few leaves every few days. This lettuce grows up, so as you collect leaves it produces new ones above the ones you clipped, so after many harvests you get a bit of a stalk at the bottom. So far it is August 3rd and hot here and with daily watering and some shade it is still going strong. This is definitely a gourmet lettuce, and when you are growing for your own salad bowl that matters a great deal.
 

Reviewed on 06/15/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 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

Use to grow this one in Virginia. Did well for later planting as it will stand more heat that the iceberg (crisphead) types
 




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