Tennis Ball
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MI FL J
- Compact heads of light green slightly crumpled tender leaves, yellow-green at base. Black seed.
- Source
- Seed Savers Exchange
Year 2006
Location Augusta, Michigan
History
- Popular in 18th century gardens and grown in Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello gardens, Virginia.
- Illustrated in M.M. Vilmorin-Andrieux book The Vegetable Garden (1885).
- Parent of Boston-type lettuces that now are widely grown.
Seed Availability
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2014 | . | . | |
| 2013 | Seed Savers Exchange Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Territorial Seed Company |
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| 2012 | . | . | |
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| 2010 | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Monticello Heirloom Seeds Abundant Life Cherry Gal Terroir Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Seed Savers Exchange |
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| 2009 | ? | 0 | . |
| 2008 | ? | . | |
| 2007 | ? | . |
Facts about Tennis BallRDF feed
| Member | MI FL J + |
| Vendor | Territorial Seed Company + and Heirloom Seeds + |