Red Romaine is a beautiful eye catching variety with crunchy green stems and robust red tops perfect for salads or any dish needing lettuce. This variety grows anywhere from 10 to 12" tall and has a wonderful mild flavor. An heirloom dating back to the 1700s.
- QTY: 500
- Seed Planting Depth: 1/8"
- Germination Temperature: 40-65
- Days to Germination: 2-14
- Row Spacing: 12"
- Plant Spacing: 8"
- 100' Row Yield: 80 lb
- Sun: Full
- Harvest time: 68 days
How to Save Seeds
Lettuce is a self pollinator, so you can grow different varieties 50 ft apart. Lettuce needs to be about 2 inches tall when the cold weather moves in so planting will largely depend upon location. The plants are them mulched heavy until next year when they will begin to bolt upwards. Once they do bolt the lettuce can no longer be eaten as it will be bitter. The plant sends forth a stalk into the air 4 to 5 ft high. Then flowers appear and continue to open for over a month and then the seeds also start coming in. Watch the plant for feathery seeds and then collect them by shaking over a paper bag.
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Red Romaine
Great tasting and colorful romaine. We practiced cut and come again and the second harvest was just as flavorful. No bitterness at all.