| Description | Grandpa Admires Butterhead Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) A heirloom bronze tinged Butterhead Lettuce introduced in circa 1850. |
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| Plant Type | Edibles Vegetables |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, avoid long periods of dry soil |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | best in cooler weather |
| Leaves | butterhead, bronze tinged |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | "From the family of George Admire (1822-1911) a Civil War veteran who migrated west to Putnam County, Missouri during the 1850s" (Seed Savers Exchange www.seedsavers.org/) |
| Misc Facts | Butterhead lettuces form smaller heads of loosely packed (folded) leaves. Reported to have soft, buttery-textured. |
| Author's Notes | If the leaves starting forming a white sap the taste will become bitter, They are probably done. Pull them because if you let them flower they will reseed all over the garden. This has happened to me. |
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