Lactuca sativa 'Looseleaf Blend'
Lettuce
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Looseleaf Blend') - Description
Five classic lettuce types and textures in a range of colors; Black Seeded Simpson, Lolla Rossa, Green Ice, Buttercrunch and Mighty Red Oak. These lettuces are all as beautiful as they are delicious and make for delightful salads, rich in color, flavor and texture. It should take about 45-50 days until harvest of this delicious field blend.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Looseleaf Blend') - Blooming
Unless you are allowing the lettuce plants to set seed for seed harvesting, you should not allow the plants to flower. Blooms dense clusters of small yellow flowers.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Looseleaf Blend') - Growth
Widely variable, leafy, cool-season annuals. Grows best in full sun. The leaves are edible and can mature into a range of colors and forms.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Looseleaf Blend') - Planting
Sow when threat of frost has passed. Sow seeds directly into the ground in early spring. Cover seeds with a light layer of soil. Provide at least 4" of space between seedlings.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Looseleaf Blend') - Pest
Earwigs, snails and slugs need to be controlled for.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Looseleaf Blend') - Interesting facts
Lettuces are in the same plant family as the sunflower and dandelion. Although they may not look similar from their foliar characteristics, their flowers look very similar. There are around 100 species of Lactuca.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Looseleaf Blend') - Soil and irrigation
Needs well-draining soils that have high air porosity. Does best in highly organic, garden soil.
