Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
Lettuce Type: Looseleaf

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Spread: 12 to 16 inches
Leaves: Other: Grown for its edible, light yellow-green leaves. Yellower when young. Some heat tolerance.
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. 50 DTM. OP variety.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

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Common names
  • Lettuce
  • Loose Leaf
Also sold as:
  • Australian Yellow Leaf

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2024-04-17
Setting seed
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2023-12-18
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2023-11-01
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2024-05-04

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Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Dec 18, 2023 8:23 AM concerning plant:
    A 50 day cut and come again looseleaf variety. Yellow-green leaves which become increasingly crinkled as the plant matures. Listed as 50 DTM, but I am growing it in late fall and it is taking much longer. Australian heirloom. Very hardy, February and still growing strong.

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