Tom Thumb Lettuce (47 Days)

Mmmmm! Yay for Tom Thumb lettuce! Beautiful and yummy!

I recently bought a packet each of Tom Thumb, Red Deer's Tongue, Little Gem and Freckles lettuce from Pinetree. These, along with New Red Fire, Joker, Simpson and a couple of others left from last year were used in a comparison test done in my 60-pod basement hydroponics system. I've done business with Pinetree for years and always find them prompt, their seeds of good quality and on the rare occasions there was an issue the customer service is excellent. Seed sales magazines are tempting and I've tried others but always go back to Pinetree. R. Marshall, Iowa

This is one of the best-tasting lettuces I've grown. I come back to it year after year because my daughter and her boyfriend insist on it! It has a wonderful buttery taste. I cut it about an inch from the ground and each head grows back. It retains its flavor until mid summer in our Northern Illinois garden.

I planted this lettuce last fall in whiskey barrels to winter over and eat during the hunger gap time in the garden. They have done great!. I was able to easily cover them if we here to have below freezing weather. I used compost and a little potting soil mix in the barrels. They have also held well into the spring. It is May and we are still eating them and they are delicious. This was done in Western Washington state..