Tom Thumb Lettuce is a tennis ball sized Limestone Bibb type. Slightly savoyed, Bright green slightly crumpled leaves with a sweet, delicate flavor, on compact heads. One head makes a salad for two. Beautiful in small pots, window boxes, hanging baskets and planted under trees. Grows well planted close together in small spaces.
Dates to 1830's. - oldest American lettuce still grown. Very few offer this any more. From the 1888 RH Allen Seed Co- "Very dwarf, but an abundant yielder. Fine quality with heads about 9 inches."
For the longest shelf life, harvest greens late in the day.
50-70 days
Approx 200 seeds per pack
