Organic Hampton Lettuce Seeds

$3.99

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Description

Hampton organic lettuce seeds  produce a voluminous oak leaf lettuce with a high leaf count and dark, shiny leaves. It has the same fast growth rate as the other Eazyleaf® products, but is much slower to bolt in summer. So it’s better for year round salad production. Nice flavour, good texture, and easy harvest by hand or machine.

This lettuce is part of the Eazyleaf® series of lettuces bred for ease of harvest. Cut the head from the ground and make a single cut around the short stem, and the leaves fall perfectly away for an instant salad. This will speed up market production for salad mixes.

(Open-pollinated seeds)

25 seeds

Difficulty
Easy

Season & Zone
Season: Cool season
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Zone: 4-12

Timing
Lettuce grows best in cool weather in the spring and fall. Sow in April every 2-3 weeks for a continual harvest. Using a cloche, cold frame, or greenhouse over mid-late August plantings can extend the harvest period right into winter. Optimal soil temperature for germination: 10-22°C (50-72°F). Seeds should sprout in 7-15 days, depending on conditions. Seeds don’t sprout easily when the soil temperature is over 22°C (72°F) in summer. Get around this by sprouting them indoors in a cool area, or pre-sprout by sprinkling seeds on a damp paper towl and placing it in a plastic bag in the fridge for a few days. In hot weather lettuce goes to seed rapidly, so have new plantings ready to go.

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