Vegetable Description: Perfect for individual salads, Tom Thumb grows miniature heads about the size of a tennis ball! Matures earlier than most head lettuce varieties! Excellent for small gardens! Nice crisp texture. Average water needs. Water regularly, but don't over water.

Vegetable Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa

Other Common Names: Butterhead Lettuce 'Tom Thumb'

Vegetable Duration: Annual

Vegetable Days to Maturity: 55

Vegetable Seeds Per Oz: 20000

Vegetable Height: 3” to 6”

Vegetable Spacing: 1” to 2”

Vegetable Planting: Direct sow outside in early spring. Can be fall planted. Plant about 1/2” to 1” apart and 1/8“ below soil surface. Rows should be spaced at 12”-18” apart.

Vegetable Seed Saving: Allow seed heads to dry on plants; then remove heads, break them open, and collect seeds. Clean and dry the seeds before storage in cool dry conditions.

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