Heritage Lettuce Amish Deer Tongue

History

An old Swiss and English heirloom dating back well beyond the American pioneers that made it popular in the 1700s. Highly valued because of its tolerance to both heat and cold.

Habit

Forms a nice open rosette of tender triangle shaped emerald colored leaves with a prominent rib. Some leaves can be tinged with light bronze. Heads average 6-7 and are very slow to bolt.

Culture

As soon as the soil can be worked in early spring, plant seed outdoors 2 apart. Cover the seed lightly with of fine soil and water in well. Germinates in 6-10 days. When plants are 3 tall, thin to allow mature plants to stand 10 apart. Matures in 55-65 days.