Red Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds (Leaf Type) 1726
Red Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds (Leaf Type) 1726. A red coloured form of the ever popular standard green Oakleaf. Like its close cousin, Red Oakleaf is quite heat tolerant and slow to bolt. While this lettuce is generally grown to be picked at the baby-leaf stage for tasty salads, it can also be grown through for full size heads.
How to Grow
880 seed/gram. Lettuce is a sun-loving cool weather crop that grows best in organic, well drained soil. Sow as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring, then every two weeks thereafter to ensure a continuous supply. Sow about 3 mm (1/8″) deep in rows 45 cm (18″) apart. An even supply of moisture during the entire growth period is imperative for success. Harvest leaf lettuce by either pulling the entire plant or by cutting leaves from the main stem at least 2.5 cm (1″) above the base – this will allow the plant to sprout new leaves. Harvest head lettuce by cutting the head off at the base just below the lower leaves. Once lettuce bolts (starts to produce a rapidly growing flower stem) leaves become bitter.
Additional information
| WEIGHT | N/A |
|---|---|
| DIMENSIONS | N/A |
| SIZE |
packet, $ – 125 g, $ – 1 kg, 25 g, 500 g |
| DAYS TO EMERGENCE |
7 to 10 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST |
40 |
| DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY |
Easy |
| FAMILY NAME |
Asteraceae |
| FROST TOLERANCE |
Can Withstand Light Frost |
| GROWTH HABIT |
Bushy |
| HEIGHT |
Low to Medium (75 to 30 cm)(3"" to 12"") |
| HERITAGE |
Open Pollinated |
| LATIN |
Latuca sativa |
| LIFECYCLE |
Annual or Biennial Harvested as an Annual |
| LIGHT |
Full Sun to Partial Sun |
| PROPAGATION |
Sow Direct Every Two Weeks as Long As Weather Is Cool |
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