Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name is simply the historically accurate, common name for the variety giving credit to the seedsmen that originally released it. Harden off and transplant into the garden after about 3 weeks.Īlthough the name or description of this variety refers to a modern company's name, the seed we are offering is in no way sourced from, 'owned by' or connected with that company. Just barely cover the seeds and keep well watered until they sprout. You can also start seeds indoors by sowing into seed starting trays using fresh new seed starting potting mix into clean seed starting trays. Keep soil moist until germination is achieved.

Lightly sow and just barely cover the seeds with soil.

Sowing: Prepare the seedbed outdoors using a hard tined rake, smoothening out the soil. Most lettuce and greens can withstand occasional exposure to light frost but if very cold weather is coming, protect your plants with a frost cover. A few greens can handle summer heat, but most of them prefer the cooler temperatures of spring and fall. Your ideas are great for families, but not much help for singles.Planting Instructions: Lettuce and other greens thrive in cool spring and fall weather (50° F to 60° F). (It would be nice to see money-saving advice for single people (young & elderly) who live alone, have only one income, etc. That way I’m not paying for produce that will go bad before they’ve had a chance to eat it all, I’m not paying for stuff turning bad/yellow in the inside, and I’m saving money because I’m not paying for more than I can use up. One of my tricks: now that I have two house rabbits and I’m buying fresh veggies for them, if something is paid for by the pound instead of by the “bunch”, I will open the twist tie and pick out only a few of the fresh produce (examples: dandelion greens, kale, etc.). Because I’m single, and I don’t want stuff to go to waste, I will usually go with the smaller head though, unless I’m having company over and making a salad or grinders, Mexican, etc. I will have to try this with the chicken also. We know that leaf lettuce contains more nutrients and has higher iron content (because of it’s greener color), but what we hoped to discover was the actual cost per pound for each. How much does that head of leaf lettuce weigh? We usually look for the greenest and least expensive lettuce, but there is one more factor to consider. We’ve seen prices as high as $2 per head and as low as $.50 per head.Īnd there are many varieties of lettuce: Iceberg, Romain, Boston, Bibb, Butterhead, Red Leaf, Green Leaf, and they all vary in price also. Lettuce prices fluctuate widely depending on the time of year. The other day, we were buying some produce and Steve decided to compare leaf lettuce ($.89 per head) versus iceberg/head lettuce ($.99 per head). We discovered savings as high as 54 percent! In this blog post, we ask the question, “How much does a head of lettuce cost?”Īnd how can you get the most for your lettuce dollars? In our book, Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half, we chronicled Steve’s test of weighing more than 200 pounds of produce to determine if bulk packed or loose produce was a better deal.

or is it? Did you know that one of them costs about 60% less than the other? So you see, it’s not just a simple matter of economics. To determine the best deal we consider the price per head, weight per head and we also throw in the nutritional value. 7 Making the Best Choice between Iceberg and Leaf Lettuceįinding the Best Deal on Lettuce is More Complex Than You Might Think!Ĭalculating the best price on lettuce is more than simply looking at the sale flyer.6 A video about the differences in the cost of head lettuce.3 How much does that head of leaf lettuce weigh?.2 In this blog post, we ask the question, “How much does a head of lettuce cost?”.1 Finding the Best Deal on Lettuce is More Complex Than You Might Think!.

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