Freckles - Organic Lettuce Seeds

SKU: VLE107

Open-Pollinated

Certified Organic

Heirloom

$4.50

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Packet 300 seeds

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Freckles is a speckled Austrian romaine from the 18th century—lime green leaves splashed with burgundy spots that look hand‑painted. The texture is crisp at the rib and tender toward the tip, with a sweet, slightly nutty bite that holds longer in heat than many lettuces. Harvest whole baby heads or pick outer leaves and let the core keep growing. Lettuce brings folate and vitamin K; this one brings dinner‑table conversation. Sow in cool weather, keep soil evenly moist, and give a little afternoon shade as summer approaches. Let a plant bolt and you’ll get a tower of spotted leaves plus seed to save for next season.

How to Grow

Plant seeds directly into the garden starting 4 weeks before average last frost date or as soon as the soil can be worked. You can also start seeds indoors 2-4 weeks before transplanting. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 50-70 degrees. Lettuce seed does not germinate well if soil temperature is above 80 degrees. Resume planting in late summer for a fall harvest. Lettuce is cold tolerant and will tolerate light to moderate frosts. Succession plantings every at 2 weeks intervals will provide a steady supply.

Growing Specs

Scientific name: lactuca sativa
Days to maturity: 40-70
Seed depth: 1/4"
Days to sprout: 6-10
Plant spacing: 6-12"(head) 6-8"(leaf)
Row spacing: 1-2'
Light requirements: sunny / partial shade
Plant height: 6-10"
Life cycle: annual
Frost hardy: yes

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Open-pollinated seeds perfect for seed saving

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Love Freckles Lettuce

Easy to grow, tender and delicious; this is a family favorite! Our grand-daughter especially loves this variety!

Thank you for your wonderful review Cheryl! It's great to hear that our Freckles lettuce is not only easy to grow but that it's also a family favorite. We are so grateful for your support and for sharing your feedback with us.

Live in North Central Florida

I just planted seeds. We were too warm to plant until about 10 days ago. All seeds that I got from Bucktown are up and growing.

Thanks 👏👏!!

Thank you for your review, Sarah! We're so glad you've had success with all of our seeds and that you're enjoying them. We appreciate your kind words and we look forward to hearing from you again in the future.