Pablo Lettuce

Pablo is a unique, hard-to-find bicolor crisphead heirloom lettuce. Plants prefer consistent cool weather to form loose rosette heads, and they can also be grown cut-and-come-again for their leaves, making this a versatile salad variety.

At a glance

• Variety: Pablo lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
• Type: Bicolor crisphead heirloom, open-pollinated, non-GMO
• Heads: Loose rosette, bicolor leaves
• Sun: Full sun to partial shade
• Season: Cool season
• Use: Fresh salads

Best for

• Colorful, unusual salad heads
• Cut-and-come-again leaf harvests
• Cool-season spring and fall gardens
• Container and raised-bed growing
• Gardeners seeking a rare variety

How to grow

Direct sow in cool weather or start indoors for transplanting. Space plants about 8 to 10 inches apart in full sun to partial shade with consistently moist soil. Harvest outer leaves as needed or cut whole heads at maturity, growing in cool weather to avoid bolting.

Flavor profile

Crisp and mild with a fresh, sweet crunch and no bitterness in cool weather.

About MIgardener

MIgardener is a Michigan-based family company offering affordable, non-GMO heirloom seeds and gardening supplies, with a mission to make growing your own food simple and accessible.