Grand Rapids Lettuce

Grand Rapids lettuce is bright green, with wavy, frilled leaves. If left to mature it forms a head of loose leaves that reach 7 – 8” tall. It is very vigorous and bolt tolerant.

• Lettuce prefers cooler weather and will bolt (flower) earlier in hot weather.
• Sow lettuce seeds outside anytime between March 27th – June 30th.
• Lettuce seeds germinate when the soil temperature ranges from 35-80° (68° optimum).
• Lettuce seeds need light to germinate – plant seeds on the surface of the soil and pat gently with a hand.
• Keep seeds constantly moist until germination (laying row cover fabric on top of the seeds will help keep them cool and moist).
• Days to germination: 2-14 days.
• For early head lettuce, start seeds indoors March 1st at 68° (cover flat with a dome and expose seeds to light).
• Grand Rapids makes great fall/winter lettuce.
• Sow it around Aug. 15th during a cool spell (lettuce seeds will not germinate if soil temperatures are over 80°) – try covering seeds with row cover fabric to keep them cool and moist.
• Space 8” apart for head lettuce. Broadcast sow seeds for baby leaf lettuce.

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