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: 9 inches
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Other: Grown for its edible leaves. Upright, deep green mini-Romaine. Open at the top but dense interior base. Elegant, pretty.
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. 46 DTM. OP variety. Compact: space 8" apart.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

Common names
  • Lettuce

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