Black-Seeded Simpson Looseleaf

I planned on using this lettuce as a companion plant along with early spring established red onion seedlings. The Black Simpson lettuce seed was sown in early April between wider planted rows of seedling red onions. The entire bed was mulched with shredded hemp from our chicken coop. Red onions and this lettuce grow well together, my planting thrived! I will continue this combination of red onions with Simpson lettuce in 2026. The Simpson lettuce has excellent flavor, is crisp and has been very resistant to bolting, even in a nearly full sun setting and under hand-irrigated conditions. I experienced no insect or slug damage with this season’s lettuce crop, no pesticides or commercial fertilizers were applied.

The Simpson lettuce is excellent either chopped in salads, used as a wrap, or just munched, washed and uncut. As this lettuce matures, the leaves are full, crisp and not bitter. The large crisp leaves are perfect as a wrap for fried vegetable spring rolls.

I heartily recommend this variety for Northern Oregon home-garden growers.

I may need 3 full month for this type But it doesn't have that info, or I would plant sooner. So no crop for me 2 1/2 months waiting and they stayed small , I have excellent soil and dont see the problem here.But I lose that money live and lean stick with who you know.

Simpson Looseleaf grew well and is a nice addition to the other varieties ordered. Much appreciated.

We planted in Tucson, Oct 18 and weren't sure how many seeds would sprout so we planted a lot - and all of them popped up. It was hard to thin them! We have a giant full fluffy row of lettuce that we can't give away fast enough. We'll harvest a ton and it doesn't look like we've taken any leaves. It's delicious and buttery and an incredible grower. We had lettuce oh in 6-8 weeks, maybe sooner and it just keeps growing.