Grow tender, crisp, delicious head lettuces throughout the seasons with Johnny's Head Lettuce Planting Program. Learn which varieties are the most Quick-Growing, Cold-Tolerant, Bolt-Resistant, Disease-Resistant, or Heat-Tolerant for optimal yield in Cool Season, Mid Season, and Late Season production slots. Read More

A summary of the advantages of growing mini versus full-sized head lettuces, with a quick look at the numbers for comparing return on investment for full head lettuces and mini head lettuces. Read More

Johnny's Lettuce Quick-Reference Chart is a table that lists every lettuce type, all the varieties within that type, all the seed type available for each variety, and all the viable production methods for each variety: baby leaf, mini head, and full-head production. Types include Heritage, Salanova, Romaine/Cos, Butterhead (Boston), Bibb, Iceberg, Leaf, Summer Crisp, Oakleaf, and Lollo, with dozens of lettuce varieties listed. Read More

A full-color, downloadable and printable (PDF) version of our Full-size Romaine (Cos) Lettuce Variety Comparison Chart. Read More

Follow the instructions in Johnny's Salanova Lettuce Tech Sheet for successful production; includes detailed information on culture, thermal dormancy, transplanting, direct seeding, harvesting, and post-harvest handling. Read More

Salanova offers a set of unique qualities found in no other lettuce. 1. Versatility: More growing options and ways to market than standard baby leaf. 2. Efficiency: Higher yield, increased shelf life, and easier to cultivate than baby leaf. 3. High-Value: Harvesting full-size heads produces more fully developed flavor, texture, and color compared to baby leaf. Easily integrates with multiple farming practices: • Hydroponic production • Field production • Hoophouse production. Read More

The Salanova Cutter Tool is uniquely designed for one-cut lettuce. The tool is used when processing full heads of the Cored type of Salanova into salad mix, and is not needed for the Incised type... Read More

A full-color, downloadable, printable (PDF) version of Johnny's Full-size Head Lettuce Planting Program, to provide your customers with lettuce throughout the seasons. Read More

Watch our video on Salanova, with its one-cut, cored-head structure, providing yields in our trials over 40% greater than direct-seeded babyleaf lettuce. The heads are densely packed with single leaves that are babyleaf-sized. You create the salad by making one cut near the base of the head... Read More

The first step to success with growing lettuce is learning which varieties best suit your purposes. From one-cut types to babyleaf, full-size to mini head lettuces, here are the basics of selecting and growing lettuce in its many forms, with useful tips from Johnny's Research Team. Read More

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A full-color, downloadable and printable (PDF) version of our Full-Size Leaf Lettuce Variety Comparison Chart. Read More

A full-color, downloadable, printable (PDF) version of our Individual Salanova Varieties Comparison Chart. Read More

Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing pelleted lettuce seed. Read more for a successful harvest! Read More

Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing LETTUCE. Learn how to grow romaine, butterhead, iceberg, summercrisp and other types of full-size head or babyleaf, organic and heirloom lettuce, from Johnny's Selected Seeds. Read More

Learn about our planting and harvesting programs, which varieties to plant and harvest and when, based on days to maturity and seasonal planting and harvesting slots. Planting programs help you ensure highest quality and yield across the widest possible window to your markets. Read More