Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
Lettuce Type: Romaine

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 10 inches
Plant Spread: 10-12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Long, crunchy, spoon shaped leaves become deep purple / red when mature, especially in cool weather. Good market variety. Tender stems.
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. 40 DTM. OP variety.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Red Romaine'.

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Date: 2023-03-09

Date: 2017-06-09

Date: 2023-03-09
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2023-05-08
Volunteer patch from last year's seeds
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2023-05-08
I never get tired of looking at this beautiful lettuce
Location: The Natural State (Arkansas)
Date: 2020-04-17
Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 08.28.20
Red romaine seeds for next year
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 5.6.23
Catching the evening sun
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17

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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On March 4, 2018 Seeds sown
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TomatoNut95 On April 18, 2023 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Plants started to bolt. Harvested good remaining leaves and pulled plants.
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