Lettuce Type: | Romaine |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Leaves: | Other: Grown for its edible leaves |
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 |
lovesblooms | From February 20, 2018 to February 23, 2018 | Seeds sown indoors no heat |
lovesblooms | On February 26, 2017 | Seeds sown |
NikkiGerena | On May 17, 2017 | Plant emerged |
NikkiGerena | On May 8, 2017 | Seeds sown |
JessicaRobyn | On April 15, 2017 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) This guy grew nice and big and we didn't know when a good time to harvest him was so we waited too late and he died. |
AylaCornelius | On February 6, 2020 | Seeds germinated |
AylaCornelius | On January 25, 2020 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On March 23, 2024 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On January 20, 2024 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On September 3, 2023 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On October 24, 2021 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On August 23, 2020 | Seeds sown |
antsinmypants | On March 4, 2021 | Seeds sown Indoors under lights |
Mielikki | On March 25, 2024 | Seeds sown |
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