Capitan Lettuce, Heirloom, Organic

The Seed Savers Exchange - This Dutch lettuce variety grows quite uniformly for an heirloom, open-pollinated variety—just one reason it earned top honors for Boston-type lettuce in the 1983 Rodale Research Center trials! The loose, light-green heads weigh about five ounces, tolerate cold and heat extremely well, resist lettuce mosaic virus and white rot, and have a distinctive buttery flavor. 62 days. Organic. Butterhead. 

Characteristics: 

• New for 2022
• Organic
• Loose, light-green heads weigh up to 5 oz
• Tolerates cold and heat extremely well
• Butterhead lettuce
• 62 days
• 250 seeds per packet 

Instructions - Sow continuously for a constant supply of lettuce. Best grown in cooler weather. Plant in full sun or partial shade.

Direct Seed 1" apart

Plant 1/4" deep

Germinate 7-14 days

Thin: 10-12" Apart

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