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Hawkeye
(Exp-17)
Description
Hawkeye is a dark green iceberg lettuce variety. It possesses an extremely large frame and head size at harvest. This variety is recommended for early spring plantings in the Salinas Valley and Desert regions. It has an impressive large core diameter and smooth butt appearance. Hawkeye has a cylinder head shape with excellent internal texture for processor or fresh market pack. This variety can be compared to Sharpshooter, Green Lightning, and Jupiter, in their prospective planting slots.
Suggested Planting Schedule
Location Plant Dates Area
Salinas Valley Feb. 10 - Apr. 10 Hollister, Soledad King City,
Greenfield, Gilroy, San Juan Bautista
  Feb. 10 - May 10 Gonzales, Salinas Area, Blanco,
Beach Road
Santa Maria Dec. 25 - Apr. 25 Oso Flaco, Santa Maria Town Area,
Eastside
San Joaquin Nov. 20 - Dec. 10 Huron, Five Points, Mendota,
Bakersfield
Imperial Valley Nov. 10 - Nov. 25 El Centro, Brawley, Holtville
Yuma Sept. 17 - Oct. 7 Tacna, Dome Valley, Wellton,
Somerton
  Nov. 15 - Dec. 20 Tacna, Dome Valley, Wellton,
Somerton
  Sept. 25 - Oct. 5 N. Gila, Winterhaven, Bard
  Nov. 16 - Dec. 10 N. Gila, Winterhaven, Bard