Great Lakes 118 Lettuce (Great Lakes): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Great Lakes 118 lettuce is a head lettuce variety, also sold or known as Great Lakes or Great Lakes lettuce. The Philippine Seed Board approved it in 1970. B.M. Domingo bred it. It takes 85 to 90 days from sowing to harvest.
If you came here looking for Great Lakes or Great Lakes lettuce, this is the same lettuce. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our lettuce variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: vegetables in the Philippines.
- Days to harvest: 85 to 90 days from sowing to harvest.
- Type: Head.
Key facts about Great Lakes 118 lettuce
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | Philippine Seed Board |
| Year approved | 1970 |
| Breeder or owner | B.M. Domingo |
| Also known as | Great Lakes, Great Lakes lettuce, Iceberg Great Lakes |
| Type | Head |
| Days to harvest | 85 to 90 days |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Great Lakes 118 lettuce takes 85 to 90 days from sowing to harvest. That is 28.8 days longer than the average of the 5 lettuce varieties with a day count, 58.7 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more. Its seller gives 85 to 90 days in the Seed Board record.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit lettuce fields most often: bacterial soft rot, Cercospora leaf spot, cutworm, damping off, leafminer. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Fruit: Head: firm head of dark green leaves around a yellow heart, 0.8 to 1 kg (Ramgo).
- Season: All year.
- Where: Upland and highland, the Seed Board rates it for both low and high elevation.
- Ramgo claims tolerance to damping off, leaf spot and tipburn.
- Vigorous, even growth.
Why farmers know it: on the old Philippine Seed Board list as Great Lakes 118, and still on Ramgo's professional lettuce line. These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual lettuce on the same ground.
Where and when to plant Great Lakes 118 lettuce
Loose leaf lettuce grows in the lowlands, while heading types need the highlands. Pick a variety slow to bolt in the heat. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeLettuce varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the lettuce varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Valverde: 90 to 100 days, 1970
- Slobolt: 35 to 40 days, 1970
- Oakleaf: 34 to 40 days, 1970
- Black Seeded Simpson: 33 to 40 days, 1970
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