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If you’ve ever wanted to grow the kind of tall, dense romaine heads you see at a great restaurant — the ones with that satisfying crunch and clean, slightly sweet flavor — Giant Caesar is your variety. This classic heirloom romaine produces impressively large, upright heads with tightly packed, thick-ribbed leaves that stay crisp from garden to table. It’s the lettuce that makes a Caesar salad worth making from scratch.
Slower to bolt than many romaine types, Giant Caesar gives you a longer harvest window in both spring and fall. Open-pollinated and non-GMO, it’s a variety you can save seed from year after year.
Direct sow outdoors 4–6 weeks before last frost for a spring crop, or in late summer (6–8 weeks before first fall frost) for a fall harvest. Lettuce prefers cool weather — flavor and texture are best when daytime temps stay below 75°F. Sow seeds ⅛ inch deep, thinning to 10–12 inches apart for full heads. Keep soil consistently moist. For cut-and-come-again harvests, pick outer leaves; for full heads, harvest when firm and before bolting.
| Days to Maturity | 70–80 days from direct sow |
| Head Type | Upright romaine, large and dense |
| Plant Type | Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) |
| Type | Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Non-GMO |
| Planting | Direct sow; spring or fall |
| Spacing | 10–12 inches apart |
| Sun | Full sun to part shade |
| Cold Hardy | Yes — tolerates light frost |
| USDA Zones | 2–11 (cool season annual) |
Packed and shipped by Box Garden Seeds LLC — heirloom seeds grown without GMOs, selected for flavor, resilience, and your garden's success.