| Days to harvest: | 50 |
| Lettuce Type: | Loose head or Butterhead |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Plant Height: | 12 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 inches |
| Leaves: | Other: Grown for its edible leaves. Light green with bronze flecks or patches. "Bronze" may be pink or "blush" in Northern states. Compact, early, dense heads bolt quickly. |
| 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. 49 DTM. |
| Pollinators: | Self Flies |
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