Bibb Lettuce

Boston lettuce

Bibb lettuce is in the same lettuce family as butter lettuce. Cabbage-like lettuce, with slender, leaves. Leaves are thin, light green at the top, and white and crisp at the base. Unlike butter lettuce, the heads are larger upright and cup-shaped, similar to a head of cabbage.

Days in the Nursery
12-14 days

Harvest Cycle
3 weeks to full harvest

Yield Per Shelf
2-4 lbs/Harvest Cycle

Flavor Characteristics
Sweet, crisp, light, and mild

Thinning technique

After you've transplanted your seedlings to the grow shelf. Each pod should be thinned to 1 seedling. To do this pull out the excess seedlings using a pair of tweezers or your fingers gently.

Harvesting technique

Harvest the entire plant by cutting just above the base of the stem. If harvesting for baby leaf, harvest the entire plant, but leave ⅓ of the plant’s height for regrowth.