Please call us at: 1-800-HOME-DEPOT (1-800-466-3337), Please enter in your email address in the following format: you@domain.com. The top-selling vegetable seeds product is the Gurney's Lettuce Gurney's Premium Blend (1,000 Seed Packet). It needs cool soils for germ so should be rainy season/winter planted in your area. So I’m gonna plant these in a pot then transplant some outside this fall and keep.some inside in the pot…is that acceptable? r. So I wonder if I should try to grow some down in Ft. Lauderdale area – zone 10? People have good results with them. doesn’t mind frost. Deer tolerant plants? Isolation distance for lettuce seed saving is only 6 to 12 feet (Nafazio), whatever distance is required to avoid physical mixing during harvest. and transplant some to the garden. Hi Robert, So here i am, purchased a packet of seeds and waiting for them to arrive.. The Back to the Roots organic herbs and veggie seeds are hand-selected and verified by our Research and Development Team to bring you the best quality seeds for growing-year 'round - all organic, Non-GMO, US Grown and backed by our Germination Guarantee. Can I buy a seedling? Otherwise the actual normal growing cycle is: plant in late summer to fall, overwinter the rosette, with flowering in June (our’s are in flower right now). Thx, David, Hi David, The wild lettuce does OK in a gallon pot and it will take sun to part shade. I am in the same area. seed growings since the first of the year. I live in zone 5 will this self seed like borage? Richo. if there is lots for them to eat, as at my place, then plenty of deer food goes uneaten. Exciting new items. Escarole, Great Batavian (Cichorium endiva), packet of 200 seeds, organic, Dandelion, Wild (Taraxacum officinale) seeds, organic, Dock, Red-Veined (Rumex sanguineus) packet of 100 seeds, organic, Survival Medicine Garden Seed Collection (8 seed packets): Burdock, Gobo; Calendula, Orange; Comfrey, True; Dandelion; Lettuce, Wild; Self-Heal; Valerian and Yarrow, Organic, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mtVNtV1dVk&t=214s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mtVNtV1dVk. Find a Store Near Me. Just eat the leaves? 5 g contains ~6,000 seeds Richo. Transplant or thin to 6 inches apart. It wants to be planted outdoors as soon as the ground can be worked. Maybe not the best spot. Hit “waitlist” and hopefully you can get starts in the early spring, which is the best time to start them. If I introduced this, how likely would it be to hybridize with the edible lettuce? actually, no, deer love this plant. We are always adding new things to excite you about gardening. That would be like cooking a salad. View more Gardens Alive! bnailling Wild lettuce does best planted in late summer and overwintered as a rosette, with flowering the following summer. (verified owner) – July 11, 2020. So I won’t have to cook it like I read? Thank you Marymo, Hello Marymo, Thanks for contacting and sorry to hear about the medical problems, that sounds uncomfortable to say the least. I started a bunch of wild lettuce in January in the greenhouse and transplanted them out in the february thaw. I think most people are allergic to Hevea which is the tropical rubber tree. I won’t wait around this time. Richo. Item #1321059. probably won’t be happy indoors. I bought my seeds last year they were (stamped: packed for 2018) stuck in a kitchen drawer and forgotten. ... Gurney's Seed and Nursery 2-Count 7.5-ft Lettuce Head Buttercrunch Seed Tapes. The leaf looks the same and I am 100% sure it is the correct seed. Gardening is 1 of the most calming hobbies to do. Yes, this is a different kind of latex, it is not the same as rubber tree latex. Hi Joyce, Can vegetable seeds be returned? Transplant in the evening or early morning, and water in the start only once, then leave it be. All Rights Reserved. Remember that lettuce does not germinate when its really hot out, so make sure to plant those seeds in a cool place at this time of year. A password will be sent to your email address. That said I normally set my lights at 12 on 12 off. Thanks for letting us know. Hello Kristin, The flowers of wild lettuce are yellow. Its a winter grower. Loved the catalog! Lactuca virosa is a preferred wild species from Europe–highest latex content, nutrient dense, good winter salad, bright purple-black seeds, much less spiny than the weedy types (e.g Lactuca spinosa), which we do not carry. Can I grow these in large buckets year round indoors? Planted them…GORGEOUS!!! the seeds are fresh, do the seeds need stratification After it has acclimatized, then make the transplant. Yes you can grow anything in a bucket. Where did you hear about cooking wild lettuce? We also selected plants that grow quickly, so you don't have to wait long to see (and taste) your harvests. back in 1600’s in usa, people would cook it down and use, when couldn’t get opium. The main difference is that the spiny wild lettuce is very challenging to eat on account of the spines. Richo. You have to be sure the planting is not getting too hot. I have never heard that term, and I’m very curious. Richo, Sanne P Do you have plants for sale? All our wild lettuce at this point are in the 3 to 4 foot tall range and just coming into flower. Then send it to yourself, or a friend, with a link to retrieve it at any time. You, or anyone with the link, can use it to retrieve your Cart at any time. Besides, I have wild lettuce growing near to my Lactuca sativa and have never seen hybridization so I think you’re safe. Thank you! I didnt have a ton so I just dried but will be trying other extract and concentration methods this year and next. I planted this here last year and the ones i planted in the shade have stuck around and are really looking good in January. Richo. Jay the needs to grow wild lettuce man in los ang By Black Duck B… Hi there, one can always grow plants in a pot and most of them size themselves to the pot. You can eat the powder or in capsules or extract and concentrate. Hi Sally, Can I grow my seeds in the shade under my pine tree where my Bleeding Heart is? I have been through three different How islactua virosa growing inhot climate (Thailand) ? 1 g contains ~1,200 seeds Products shown as available are normally stocked but inventory levels cannot be guaranteed, For screen reader problems with this website, please call 1-800-430-3376 or text 38698 (standard carrier rates apply to texts), Organic Herbs and Veggie Seeds Variety (20-Pack), Organic Garden Essentials Vegetable Seeds Variety (15-Pack), Red Heirloom Cherry Tomato Seed Pod Kit (7-Pod Gardens), Heirloom Salad Greens Seed Pod Kit (7-Pod), Squash Summer Burpee's Fordhook Zucchini Seed, Organic Beginner's Vegetable Garden Seeds Variety (10-Pack), Organic Peppers Vegetable Seeds Variety (5-Pack), 1 of the hobbies trending today is gardening. 10 g contains ~12,000 seeds, Show everythingShow all reviewsShow all questionsShow helpful positive reviewsShow helpful negative reviewsShow unanswered questions, What is the different between lactuca so or Spinoza you say don’t carry. Hi Brenda, It does self-seed, and around here at least we see them coming up all through the winter. jeff.scrimsher I am in Northern Michigan borderline of zones 4&5. Hello, Then i used a fork to tease the seedlings out of the containers and put in a tray as they are still small and grow out for a bit. Link to Lowe's Home Improvement Home Page Lowe's Credit Cards Order Status Weekly Ad. Your Shopping Cart will be saved and you'll be given a link. Lettuce, Wild (Wild Lettuce) (Lactuca virosa) seeds, organic. Richo, what is the best light cycle if i want to grow indoors. Both species produce lactucarium and in terms of bleeding them, there is little difference between the two–they both provide reasonable quantity and quality of latex. Kind of like borage, usually in sparse colonies around where the mother plants grew. David Hamner Hi Lisa, its wild lettuce not white lettuce. Richo. What would you recommend? Need to figure out how transition from growing the seeds to go growing the plants. Thank you, Bob, Hi Bob, We recently tested that batch to 92% germ. Richo. I Would like to purchase lactosa viruses seed for pain of fibromyalgia. I like to bury the pot or flat in the same place where I’ll be planting out the seedlings, and definitely keep it moist. r. I chew a leaf every time I work in the garden and it really helps my arthritis pain. Sometimes add leaves to my salad. Young plants of giant wild lettuce are a good ingredient for heroic salads. customer service is [email protected]. Richo. What is a “heroic salad”? Ive had nearly 100% sprout that way vs like 30 or 40% trying to start them in an open topped tray. I purchased seeds from you this past year and they are doing ok in raised bed but have not flowered probably because chipmunk love this stuff I want to put it in the ground and offer some protection from animals but I’m afraid transplanting now in late August in upstate N.Y.will lol it, Hi Susan, Thanks for contacting! It should need water again the next day and will start digging in. Richo, Stella The chemical composition of latex from different plants differs. Isolation distance for lettuce seed saving is only 6 to 12 feet (Nafazio), whatever distance is required to avoid physical mixing during harvest.