Jester
Crop: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
Use/Type: Standard
Breeder: Frank Morton Wild Garden Seed
OSSI Pledge Date: 11/18/2015
Release Date: 11/18/2015
Bred for Organic Systems: Yes
Commercial Availability: Yes
Variety Type: Finished Variety
Description
OK–this is it. This is my favorite lettuce of all time. Not quite perfect yet, but this triple cross between Reine d’ Glaces, Merlot, and Flashy Troutback has most of what I love in lettuce. Crisp as ice, glossy, juicy as an apple, perfectly proportioned for a plate or a sandwich, flashy red spackles on semi-savoyed leaves with crazy-crisped margins like a Jester’s attire. Slow bolting in any season, this crispleaf type can be harvested at the open head stage, or later as a semi-tight pink-hearted blanched head. Farm Original Variety!
Availability from OSSI Seed Company Partners
