When to plant Heirloom Lettuce Seeds:  Heirloom lettuce seeds can be planted in the early spring or in the late summer.  While most organic heirloom lettuce will tolerate light frost, it does not handle heat well and will go to seed.

Soil for Organic Heirloom Lettuce:  Lettuce needs rich soil to produce lots of leaves.  Nitrogen in particular will produce luscious full heads.  Lettuce has a dense, but delicate root system so the soil should be loose and friable.  That means it should crumble in your hand.  Sand and excellent compost will help greatly. 

Planting Organic Heirloom Lettuce:  Most folks get carried away when planting heirloom lettuce and use way too many seeds.  This is OK as long as you do a great deal of thinning to allow the heads to develop.  Remember, heirloom lettuce is a quick crop so continue to plant heirloom lettuce seed often to keep your salad bowl full.  Don't forget fall planting of lettuce seed.  Lettuce loves cool weather and fall is the perfect time to plant lettuce seeds.

Varieties:  Some of the many heirloom lettuce varieties are AMISH DEER TONGUE heirloom lettuce Seeds, AUSTRALIAN YELLOW LEAF heirloom lettuce Seeds, BABY OAKLEAF heirloom lettuce Seeds, BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON LETTUCE heirloom lettuce Seeds, BOSTON RED heirloom lettuce Seeds, BRONZE MIGNONETTE heirloom lettuce Seeds, BUNTE FORELLENSCHUSS heirloom lettuce Seeds, BUTTERCRUNCH heirloom lettuce Seeds, CIMMARON ROMAINE heirloom lettuce Seeds, CRISP MINT heirloom lettuce Seeds, FLAME heirloom lettuce Seeds, FORELLENSCHUSS heirloom lettuce Seeds, FRECKLES ROMAINE heirloom lettuce Seeds, GRANDPA ADMIRE’S heirloom lettuce Seeds, GREAT LAKES heirloom lettuce Seeds, HANSON IMPROVED heirloom lettuce Seeds, ICEBERG heirloom lettuce Seeds, KAGRANER SUMMERheirloom lettuce Seeds, KEY LIME heirloom lettuce Seeds, LITTLE GEM heirloom lettuce Seeds, LOLITA heirloom lettuce Seeds, LOLLO ROSSA heirloom lettuce Seeds, MASCARA heirloom lettuce Seeds, MARVEILLE de 4 SEASONS heirloom lettuce Seeds, NEW YORK #12 heirloom lettuce Seeds, OAK LEAF heirloom lettuce Seeds, PABLO heirloom lettuce Seeds, PARIS WHITE COS heirloom lettuce Seeds, PRIZE HEAD heirloom lettuce Seeds, RED CORAL heirloom lettuce Seeds, RED DEER TONGUE heirloom lettuce Seeds, RED LEPRECHAUN heirloom lettuce Seeds, RED ROMAINE heirloom lettuce Seeds, ROSSIMO heirloom lettuce Seeds, ROUGE d’ HIVER ROMAINE heirloom lettuce Seeds, RUBIN heirloom lettuce Seeds, SALAD BOWL heirloom lettuce Seeds, SLOBOLT heirloom lettuce Seeds, SPECKLED heirloom lettuce Seeds, SUNSET heirloom lettuce Seeds, TANGO heirloom lettuce Seeds, TENNIS BALL heirloom lettuce Seeds, TOM THUMB heirloom lettuce Seeds, WAKEFIELD CRUNCH heirloom lettuce Seeds, WHITE BOSTON heirloom lettuce Seeds and YUGOSLAVIAN RED BUTTERHEAD heirloom lettuce Seeds.