At my farm, we grew many, many kinds of lettuce. Our customers couldn't wait until it cooled off and the greens started coming in. Here are some examples of the varieties that we thought were the best. I have posted pictures where I had them available. The list shows the name, a brief description and when they were available.
THE LETTUCES
Colors range from the reddest reds to the brightest greens, speckles,
or even speckled. The leaves may be ruffled, tinged with pink, curly and flat. Varieties marked with an * may be produced as single heads or in mixed lettuces.
Wild Garden Lettuce Mix
Wild and domesticated varieties. Some are slightly bitter. In Europe and other cultures, bitter
greens are staples of a healthy palate.
Spring/Fall
Merlot,a/k/a Galactic*
Reddest of the Reds; Leaf-type
Spring/Fall
Flashy Troutback*;Heirloom
The German name of this is "Forellenschluss";
Speckled Romaine; Leaf-type
Spring/Fall
Emerald Oak*
Green Leaf
Spring/Fall
Green and/or Red Amish Deer Tongue*;Amish Heirloom
Romaine type; long blade-like leaves...looks like a deer tongue
Spring/Fall
Frizzy Headed Drunken Woman;Heirloom
Frilly lime green leaves with tinges of bronze. Who knows about the name?
Spring/Fall
Pirat Butterhead*
Green w/pink tinge butterhead
Spring/Fall
Grandpa Admires's*; Heirloom (pre-Civil War)
Speckled head
Spring/Fall
Red and Green Salad Bowl*
Leaf; Standard; Not too exciting to look at but tastes great!
Spring/Fall
Lolla Rossa
Red Leaf, Standard Red Leaf-type
Spring/Fall
Parris Island Romaine*
Green Leaf; Southern Standard
Spring/Fall
Ultimate Gourmet Salad Blend
Over 20 varieties; everything but the kitchen sink in this one
Spring/Fall
Kalidescope Blend
A feast for the eyes! All shapes, colors, textures, all heirlooms; New Moon Farm Exclusive
Spring/Fall
BACK TO OUR ROOTS
Root crops can come in any season. Some are grown only in
cooler weather to prevent stringiness from dryness or heat. Exception
to this is the Sweet Potato which loves both.
Beets, Crosby's Egyptian
Small-med Flat Beet, heirloom
Fall
Beets, White
Sweet, Source of Beet Sugar, heirloom
Fall
Beets, Yellow
Golden sweet Heirloom
Fall
White Carrots
Dutch Heirloom Variety
Fall
Purple Carrots
Dutch Heirloom Variety
Fall
Baby Oxheart Carrots
Heirloom Variety
Spring/Fall
Specialty Carrots
Round Baby Carrots, Introduced at the Paris World's Fair 1880 Heirloom
Spring/Fall
White Turnips w/Greens
Small, sweet, salad turnips
Spring/Fall
Golden Ball Turnips w/greens
Warm yellow flesh, sweet, heirloom
Fall
Purple-top Turnips w/greens
Southern Standard, heirloom
Fall
Bull's Blood Beets
Red beets, red tops, heirloom
Fall
Red Turnips/green stems
Pinkish sweet turnips
Fall
Red Turnips/red stems
Similiar to the above
Fall
SUMMER FARE
Summer wouldn't be complete without these.
