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Lettuce

Lettuce, Lactuca sativa, is a cool season annual, but can be grown year-long along the coast. Varieties include faster growing loose leaf, lightly headed butterhead, romaine, and tight headed crisphead. Native to Middle East.
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Redleaf Looseleaf Lettuce Trial

Garden Help > Vegetables > LettuceSummary We compared thirteen varieties of red looseleaf lettuce to determine the best production and taste. All of the varieties were very healthy and pretty to look at. Flame and Cardinale were judged the best at the tasting, Sunset and Bronze Arrow were tied for…
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Garden Help > VegetablesUC Links How to grow: Lettuce, UC Davis, Vegetable Research and Information CenterPest management: Lettuce cultural tips, pests, and diseasesThe BasicsLettuce is usually grown as a cool-season crop in Santa Clara County. If grown in the summer, it's recommended to plant where…
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Growing Lettuce Year Round

Garden Help > Vegetables > LettuceOverviewLettuce is generally considered a cool weather plant, grown in early spring or fall, although it can be grown in the warm season in most of the SF Bay Area by choosing varieties adapted to warmer weather. Check seed catalogs for summer lettuces.Soil…
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Tolerance of lettuce varieties to Fusarium wilt – 2024

February 24th, 2025
By Alexander I Putman, Yu-Chen Wang, Christopher A Greer
Tolerance of lettuce varieties to Fusarium wilt 2024 Alex Putman, Yu-Chen Wang, and Chris Greer Summary Fusarium wilt of lettuce, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOL), is an economically significant disease on the Central Coast of California.
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