Lactuca sativa 'Santa Fe'
Lettuce
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Santa Fe') - Description
Texture is like crisphead but the leaves form a very loose head. Tall, open heads of crisp leaves are heavily blushed with bronze red on their tips. Outer leaves are tender and green to the base. Central leaves fold into small, blanched heads. Lettuce grows best in cool weather. When thinning out your beds make delicious extra-early salads from the baby greens. Make successive plantings every two weeks or so to extend period of harvest. 'Santa Fe' is definitely one of the more heat tolerant varietals out there, but in dry weather, keep soil moist to delay onset of bolting. Should be good for harvest about 55 days after sowing seeds.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Santa Fe') - 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 'Santa Fe') - 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 'Santa Fe') - 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 'Santa Fe') - Pest
Earwigs, snails and slugs need to be controlled for.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Santa Fe') - 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 'Santa Fe') - Soil and irrigation
Needs well-draining soils that have high air porosity. Does best in highly organic, garden soil.
