Lettuce Type: | Looseleaf |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Other: Red, semi-frilly, curly, loose leaves. Tasty as baby leaves, or harvest after mature. Slow to bolt. |
Uses: | Vegetable Salad greens |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Needs specific temperature: 40F to 75F. Fastest from 60F to 70F. Days to germinate: 2-15 Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch deep Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Lettuce almost never cross-pollinates. It has perfect flowers and usually self-pollinates before opening. |
Pollinators: | Self Flies |
chelle | On March 20, 2015 | Seeds sown Direct sown - SW porch (beans and cukes) bed Also included in mix: Nevada Cardinale |
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