Silken Butter Lettuce Seeds
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- Discover the perfect blend of gourmet quality and garden ease with our Silken Butter Lettuce. This exceptional variety is prized for its stunning, tender leaves and remarkably smooth, buttery texture. Whether you're a home gardener seeking the ultimate salad green or a market grower looking for a reliable, high-yielding crop, Silken Butter delivers consistent performance and superior flavor from seed to harvest.
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KEY FEATURES
• Gourmet Flavor & Texture: Experience the exquisite, sweet and fragrant flavor of tender, bright green leaves. Their uniquely smooth, buttery texture is perfect for elevating salads, sandwiches, and wraps, and holds up beautifully when cooked.
• Rapid Growth & High Yield: Known for its fast-growing nature, this variety ensures a quick turnaround. Under suitable conditions, it demonstrates excellent yield potential, providing an abundant harvest for your table or for market.
• Ideal for Cool Seasons: Specifically bred to thrive in cooler weather, Silken Butter exhibits good cold tolerance. It is the ideal choice for extending your growing season in both spring and autumn.
• Versatile Cultivation: Adaptable and resilient, this variety performs excellently in both open-field gardens and under protected cultivation, offering flexibility for all growers.
• Superior Market Quality: The attractive, well-formed plant architecture and consistent size make Silken Butter a standout choice for commercial sales, ensuring customer appeal and superior market quality.
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SPECIFICATIONS & GROWING GUIDANCE
• Type: Soft-Leaf (Butterhead) Lettuce
• Days to Maturity: Approximately 45 days (Spring), 25-30 days (Autumn) from transplanting.
• Growing Habit: Forms attractive, compact heads with tender, bright green leaves.
• Preferred Conditions: Thrives in cool temperatures. Requires well-draining soil and consistent moisture.
• Planting Advice: Sow in spring and autumn. Susceptible to sustained high heat; provide shade in warmer climates and practice timely harvesting for the best quality.
• Uses: Excellent for fresh eating, salads, gourmet dishes, and light cooking.