Salad Bowl Green Lettuce

Grow the beautiful Salad Bowl Green Lettuce, a loose-leaf heirloom variety that produces abundant, deeply lobed leaves with exceptional flavor and tender texture. These attractive plants form large rosettes of frilly, oak-leaf shaped greens that can be harvested continuously throughout the season. Perfect for gardeners seeking a heat-tolerant, cut-and-come-again lettuce that delivers fresh salads for months.

Growing Information

Days to maturity: 45-55 days from direct seeding
Planting: Direct sow 2-4 weeks before last frost through late summer; plant seeds 1/4 inch deep
Spacing: Thin to 8-10 inches apart in rows 12-18 inches apart
Sun: Full sun to partial shade (4-8 hours daily); benefits from afternoon shade in hot climates
Plant type: Loose-leaf lettuce forms 10-12 inch rosettes
Zones: 3-11 (cool-season crop, heat-tolerant)

Harvest & Use

Harvest outer leaves when 4-6 inches long, allowing the center to continue producing new growth. Or cut entire plant 1 inch above soil level for regrowth. The deeply lobed leaves have mild, sweet flavor with tender, non-bitter texture. Perfect for fresh salads, sandwiches, wraps, and garnishes. The attractive frilly leaves add visual interest to any dish. Each plant produces continuously for 6-8 weeks with proper harvesting. Harvest in the morning for crispest leaves. Store washed and dried leaves in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.

Care Tips

Salad Bowl lettuce thrives in cool weather with consistent moisture. Water regularly, providing 1-1.5 inches per week. Mulch to keep soil cool and conserve moisture. Plant every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvest. Provide afternoon shade in hot weather to prevent bolting. Plant with radishes, carrots, or beets for excellent companion planting. Avoid planting near parsley. This variety shows better heat tolerance than many lettuces, extending the harvest season. In hot climates, grow as a fall, winter, and spring crop.

Why Choose Salad Bowl Green Lettuce

This versatile heirloom offers exceptional productivity with continuous harvests from a single planting. The cut-and-come-again growth habit means weeks of fresh lettuce from each plant. The deeply lobed, frilly leaves add visual appeal and interesting texture to salads. Better heat tolerance than many lettuce varieties extends the growing season. As an open-pollinated variety, you can save seeds and maintain this productive favorite year after year. The mild, sweet flavor appeals to all ages while the tender texture needs no special preparation. Whether you're growing for daily salads or want a beautiful edible ornamental, Salad Bowl Green delivers exceptional quality and continuous production that makes fresh lettuce a garden staple.