McKenzie - Lettuce, Grand Rapids Seeds

Lettuce Grand Rapids Seeds are an expert choice for a crisp, delicious salad.

Grand Rapids is the best-known loose-leaf lettuce variety. This variety produces medium to large upright, light green leaves. The mild and flavorful leaves are frilled and crisp. Being an exceptionally fast grower, it is the earliest to bear. This cool-season plant is slow to bolt and can be grown later in the spring than most other varieties.

• Plant Type: Vegetable
• Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
• Fill Weight (grams): 800 mg
• Approximate Seed Count: 725-775
• Characteristics: Container friendly
• Planting Method: Direct Sow
• Water Needs: Moist 5 cm (2 in.) per week
• Landscape Use: Edible Garden
• Growth Habit: Loose leaf
• Resistance: Tip Burn
• Tolerance: Light frosts | Bolt | Heat
• Companion Planting:

  Plant near chives, onions, oregano, peas, radish, basil, zinnia. Chives, onions, and garlic can repel aphids and other pests by disguising the scent of the lettuce with their own aromatic properties. Basil is believed to enhance both the taste and development of lettuce. Radishes can serve as a useful decoy crop to attract flea beetles away from lettuce.

• Flavour: Sweet, crisp, tender, and tasty
• Preparation Ideas: Make a delicious salad with leaves from this variety.