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
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Grown for its dark red, bronze-red oakleaf-shaped edible leaves. Frilly rosettes, green at base. Grows best and color best in cooler weather.
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. 28 days baby leaf. 46-55 DTM. OP variety.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Red Salad Bowl'.

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Common names
  • Lettuce
  • Loose Leaf

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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
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Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17
with Lactuca sativa 'Salad Bowl' (green)
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-09-17
with Lactuca sativa 'Salad Bowl' (green)
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lovesblooms On March 22, 2020 Seeds germinated
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