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Lettuce - Butterhead Marveille
The Lettuce Butterhead Marvel of Four Seasons, 'Lactuca sativa', has stunning reddish leaves flaunting cranberry red tips with excellent flavor that makes this lettuce a must for your garden. If you are looking for a lettuce that is both attractive and tasty, this Heirloom may be your choice. The medium large heads are 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Marvel of Four Seasons will bolt quickly in warm weather but it will hold its excellent flavor. Lettuce is a cool season annual. Successive plantings can produce lettuce spring through fall. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the average last frost date, and successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until 5 weeks before fall frost. Lettuce likes light, fertile, moist, and well drained soils. They will grow in light shade. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. ... more
Aster - Tall Matsumoto The Aster Tall Matsumoto, 'Callistephus chinensis', is a florist quality cut flower variety with tall, strong stems and an unusual bi-color flower with a yellow center. The 2 inch wide flowers have white petals tipped bright pink with contrasting yellow centers. Pinch off faded flowers to encourage new blooms. Plant in the spring after the last average frost date. This plant is excellent as a cut flower and the bright colors look great in any border. |
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