Green Deer Tongue Lettuce

Green Deer Tongue Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) The Green Deer Tongue lettuce is a looseleaf variety that sprouts up from the ground in shocks of light green pointed leaves. Long-standing as a boxed garden mainstay, Green Deer Tongue is slow to bolt and heat resistant. This lettuce has a fantastic texture and a lovely floral flavour profile. Pairs well in salads with seeds, nuts, and a vinegar dressing.

50 days to maturity

250 seeds per packet $3.50

Planting Instructions: Sow Lettuce seeds 1/4 inch deep in early spring when soil temperature is between 10-20 degrees Celsius. Thin heading Lettuce to 12 inches apart and loose types to 8 inches.