Ruby red leaf lettuce seeds produce compact plants with loose, crumpled reddish-green leaves. Ruby Red
Leaf Lettuce is the
darkest red of all red lettuce. Won't fade and is heat resistant. A very
decorative plant.
Leaf lettuce is a cool weather plant. Once weather
gets too hot lettuce becomes bitter.
Select a sunny location in the spring as soon
as the ground can be worked. Sow seeds ¼"
deep and 1" apart. Germination takes 7-14 days. Remember to keep the soil
moist during germination.
To keep a constant supply of lettuce plant successive crops every 2 weeks or
so throughout lettuce season. Stop planting once the weather starts getting
too warm. Resume planting once weather cools in late summer.
Harvest by cutting the leaves 1" from the ground when 4" tall. 35 - 45
days to maturity.
Each packet contains 1/2 teaspoon,
approximately 450 Ruby Lettuce Seeds. |