Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
| Lettuce Type: |
Romaine
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General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Annual
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Plant Height: |
4-6 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
4 inches |
| Leaves: |
Other: Grown for its edible leaves. Miniature Romaine, green with blanched interior.
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Salad greens
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| 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. 33 DTM. OP variety. Thin to 6.5 inches apart both ways.
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| Pollinators: |
Self
Flies
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Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Little Gem'.
Posted by
RickCorey (Everett WA 98204 - Zone 8a) on Jul 29, 2014 6:05 PM concerning plant:
A small, green, romaine-type lettuce.
The small blanched heart is a gourmet delicacy.
'Little Gem' has some heat tolerance, but it grows better in cooler temps.
In hot climates, 'Little Gem' is best as a spring or fall crop.
If you have mild summers, succession plant it all summer long.
Like most lettuces, it needs moist rich soil. 33-50 DTM.
800 seeds/gram. (One gram is listed as seeding a 15' row.)
Because the heads are compact, thin to 6.5" x 6.5" for maximum yield.
Barely cover seeds. Germination temperature: 40-75°F. Emerges in 2-5 days.
Posted by
pod (east Texas pineywoods - Zone 8a) on Feb 19, 2018 10:43 PM concerning plant:
I find Little Gem Romaine lettuce to have an excellent taste and firm substance. It is delicious when served in a salad or on a sandwich.
Little Gem is a hardy lettuce that shakes off frost and survived two nights under frostcloth when the temperature dipped to the low teens.
It will remain on my "must grow" list.
Plant Events from our members
| lovesblooms |
On March 22, 2020 |
Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms |
On March 16, 2020 |
Seeds sown
direct |
| lovesblooms |
On March 4, 2018 |
Seeds sown
direct |
| lovesblooms |
On February 26, 2017 |
Seeds sown |
| joannmorford |
On June 4, 2017 |
Seeds sown
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