Red Sails Loose-leaf Lettuce Seeds

$3.69

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Description

Stunning, deep-red tints gloss over medium-green, crinkled leaves. The large, open plant is very slow to bolt and holds a long time after maturity without getting bitter. Plant Red Sails loose-leaf lettuce seeds, all year long. A very popular All America Selections winner from 1985. Plant Red Sails loose-leaf lettuce seeds in early spring, and again at the end of summer for fall and winter harvest. Try growing Red Sails in a cloche tent or cold frame and harvesting all winter long. Sow short rows of lettuce at two week intervals in the spring so that it does not all mature at once.

Matures in 66 days. (Open-pollinated seeds)

1g – approximately 662 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 towel 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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