Freckles Romaine Lettuce is a striking heirloom romaine variety prized for its crisp texture, beautiful coloration, and exceptional heat tolerance. The elongated green leaves are generously splashed with vibrant red speckles, creating an eye-catching addition to both gardens and fresh salads.
This flavorful romaine produces tender upright heads with a crisp refreshing texture and mild sweet flavor. Freckles Romaine is highly valued for its ability to withstand warmer temperatures better than many traditional lettuce varieties, making it an excellent choice for extended harvests.
Rich in vitamins A, C, and K along with potassium and folate, this nutritious lettuce is perfect for salads, sandwiches, wraps, and fresh garden harvests. Its long-standing nature allows gardeners to enjoy quality leaves over an extended growing season.
Easy to grow in spring or fall gardens, Freckles Romaine Lettuce thrives in cool conditions with consistent moisture and rewards gardeners with beautiful flavorful harvests.
Freckles Romaine Lettuce Seed Details
- Quantity: 500 Seeds
- Plant Type: Heirloom Romaine Lettuce
- Leaf Color: Green with Red Speckles
- Flavor: Mild, Sweet, and Crisp
- Seed Planting Depth: 1/8 Inch
- Germination Temperature: 40-65°F
- Days to Germination: 2-14 Days
- Row Spacing: 12 Inches
- Plant Spacing: 8 Inches
- 100 Foot Row Yield: Approximately 80 Pounds
- Sun Requirements: Full Sun
- Harvest Time: Approximately 68 Days
- Heat Tolerant: Yes
- Growth Habit: Upright Romaine Heads
- Ideal Uses: Fresh Salads, Sandwiches, Raised Beds, Kitchen Gardens, Market Gardens, Spring Gardens, Fall Gardens, Heirloom Vegetable Gardens
How to Save Seeds
Lettuce is primarily self-pollinating, making seed saving relatively easy. Different lettuce varieties should be separated by approximately 50 feet to maintain pure seed stock.
For overwintering seed crops, lettuce plants should be approximately 2 inches tall when cold weather arrives. Timing will vary depending on your growing region and climate conditions.
Protect plants through winter by applying a heavy layer of mulch. The following season, plants will begin to bolt and send up tall flowering stalks reaching 4 to 5 feet high.
Once lettuce bolts, the leaves become bitter and are no longer ideal for eating. Flowers will gradually open over several weeks, followed by seed development.
Watch for mature feathery seeds forming on the flower heads. Once seeds begin loosening naturally, collect them by gently shaking the stalks over a paper bag.
Allow collected seeds to dry thoroughly before storing them in a cool dry place for future planting seasons.
