McKenzie - Lettuce, Prizehead Seeds

Experience the freshest, tastiest lettuce with Prizehead Seeds.

Prizehead lettuce produces bright green leaves that are edged with a brilliant reddish-brown. This leaf lettuce variety has broad, crumpled, well-frilled foliage. The leaves stay crisp and tender and boast a buttery flavor. Prizehead is a cool weather crop.

• Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
• Seed Type: Heirloom
• 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: Mosaic virus
• 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 mild flavor
• Preparation Ideas: Separate lettuce leaves and wash leaves well in kitchen sink. Drain water and place washed lettuce in a colander. Shake colander to remove excess water from the lettuce leaves. Dry lettuce leaves on kitchen towel or paper toweling. Wrap dried lettuce leaves in paper towel and place in plastic bag or plastic container and place in refrigerator until ready to use.