Portola

Outstanding Qualities

  • Excellent field holdability

  • Large heads

  • Very good uniformity

  • Shoulder and warm winter production areas

Portola is an iceberg lettuce variety that grows well in warm winter regions and produces marketable heads as a shoulder variety in cooler lettuce growing areas. Portola has a good head size and weight that is suitable for prepack and processing. The variety holds well in the field and is tolerant to tipburn.

 

Special Varietal Requirements

  • Don’t plant out of slot times
  • Contact area representative for a sowing guide