Jericho LettuceMy flower garden suffers...
Lactuca sativa
14-16 in. head height.
Hardy AnnualBred for the hot desert of Israel, this robust, bolt-resistant variety stays sweet and crisp in hot weather. Holds up the best in summer heat of all varieties trialed in New Mexico research farm. Very large, medium green, dense 14-16" heads are great for packing. (avg. 26,000 seeds/oz.)
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Quickly...
Over the past couple of weeks, I've direct seeded chard ("French" Swiss Chard (!!) and my old standby, "Sea Foam"), beets, carrots ("Sweet Treat"), "Champion" collards, and arugula (T&M's excellent "Apollo"). I've also got some "Pimiento de Padron" and Cachucha peppers seedlings in buried pots. My tomatoes ("Solar Set," "Jetsetter" and "Sungold") are all flowering and doing well. Last night I planted this new-to-me salad varietal:
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Pimientos de Padron and Jericho lettuce - those are my favorite peppers and lettuce. The Jericho has done very well in our garden.
My entire family comes from a few miles from the small town of Padron in Galicia, Spain - where those peppers are from.
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