Bigelow lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Bigelow'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 8 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Bigelow' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Bigelow') is a vegetable for containers, food gardens, and low maintenance growing. It is typically grown as an annual. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast, reaches about 8 inches tall, and is ready to pick in 45 days.
Pairs well with Space spinach, Fern Leaf dill, and Flashback Mix calendula.