Lettuce, Red Salad Bowl

Add color and excellent flavor to your salads! Provides a constant supply!

Plant red salad bowl lettuce seeds in prepared soil 1/4 inch deep. Thin plants to 12" apart. The young thinnings can be eaten and are considered "baby greens". Be sure to pick the outside leaves regularly for a continuous supply and to encourage continued growth. Plant again in late summer for a second harvest in fall.

SEED INFORMATION:

• Lifecycle: annual (vegetable)
• Sowing Method: direct
• Time to Maturity/Harvest: about 1 1/2 months
• Sun Requirement: sun Ideal
• Germination: 60°F
• Spacing: 8"
• Depth: 1/4"
• Height: 6-10"
• Seeds/Oz: 25000
• Seeds Per Packet: 715-725 red salad bowl seeds per packet
• Uses: small leaf salad, good source of potassium, magnesium minerals, vitamin k
• Heirloom Year: 1951 Heirloom
• Plant Scientific Name: Lactuca sativa