Lactuca sativa 'Warpath'

Lettuce

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Common Name: 

Lettuce

Plant Type: 

Flower color: 

Foliage color: 

Green Red

Sun (From 0 to 5): 

Water (From 0 to 5): 

Maximum temperature: 

25°C

Minimum temperature: 

7°C

Maximum height: 

120 cm

Maximum width: 

20 cm

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Warpath') - Description

A cross between a crisphead and a cos lettuce; combining the best qualities of both. Crunchy inner leaves form a small head, surrounded with handsome wrapper leaves. 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. In dry weather, keep soil moist to delay onset of bolting. This is one of the more heat tolerant varietals out there, but keep the soil moist late in the season. This little lettuce should be ready for harvest in about 75 days, earlier if you are looking to harvest the baby greens.

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Warpath') - 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 'Warpath') - 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 'Warpath') - 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 'Warpath') - Pest

Earwigs, snails and slugs need to be controlled for.

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Warpath') - 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 'Warpath') - Soil and irrigation

Needs well-draining soils that have high air porosity. Does best in highly organic, garden soil.

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