Lettuce Seeds – Amish Deer Tongue

Lactuca sativa

HEIRLOOM. Amish Deer Tongue lettuce has been grown since the 1840s, and is still prized for its heat and cold tolerance, and robust flavor. Its name comes from its unusual shape and growth habit, with pointed, triangular leaves growing upward in a tight rosette. This high-yielding, early producer is ideal for cut-and-come-again harvesting for use in salads. Slow Food includes Deer Tongue lettuce in the Ark of Taste, for its long history and distinctive culinary quality.

These seeds can be direct-sown in the garden starting four weeks before your last frost. Full sun is best, but lettuce can tolerate part shade, especially in hot weather. Leaves will be ready to harvest in about 45 days. 0.5 gram packet contains a minimum of 300 seeds.