Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa
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This loose-leaf lettuce is good for hot weather areas because it is slow to bolt to seed. Crisp, tender leaves have an appealing apple-green color. This nutritious lettuce offers gardeners a reliable harvest of crisp leaves full of vitamins A and B.
Sku: 1405
Common Name: Lettuce
Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
Full Sun|Partial Shade
7 - 10 Days
50 Days
12"+
6 - 12"
Moist (2 in / week)
Annual
Vegetable
Spring|Summer|Fall
Summer|Fall
Color: Green
Fill Weight (grams): 1.2 g
Approximate Seed Count: 500 - 520
Flavor: Sweet and doesn't get bitter in hot weather.
Preparation Ideas: As the name suggests, toss it into a bowl to start off a great salad.
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Growth Type: Loose leaf
Resistance: Bolt
Tolerance: Heat
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sow directly in the garden as early as the soil can be made fine and loose. Plant seeds every 2 inches, covering firmly with soil. Thin to 1 plant every 12 inches when seedlings are 2 inches tall. Harvest the entire head at maturity.
Learn more about growing lettuce and mixed greens here.
Planting Depth: 0.25"
Seed Spacing: Plant your Salad Bowl Organic Lettuce seeds roughly 6" apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 18" apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Lettuce needs plenty of moisture. Also, fall crops may have to be started indoors since lettuce has a difficult time even germinating in hot weather. Transplant with care. Learn more about growing your own greens on our blog.
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Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 15 reviews.
Review topics: ["colors","seeds","lettuce","germination","shortcuts"].
"Review is for germination rate only . . . still waiting to see how "Salad Bowl" performs as the days become hotter in So. Calif. Planted seeds during April (about 70F highs) and every seed in the packet must have germinated. Hundreds of seedlings came up."
"I love how simple this is to grow and harvest. Washing it and pulling the leaves off is so easy, given its long tree trunk like stem, especially compared to other salads like arugula or spinach. For some unknown reason, aphids seem to prefer all other leaves to this one. It's bright color is attractive to look at, my 4 young kids love it. But it's the taste that is supreme. Sweet, zesty, with a beautiful watery crunch. Be it in a salad with radish, red onion, olive oil and balsamic, or piled on a burger or grilled chicken sandwich, it's incredible! My wife, the kids, and I consider this our favorite salad above all others, and it's organic too. Highly recommend at any time but especially on a hot summer day! Enjoy!"
"So far there is very good germination. It looks like a good harvest!"
"great product"
"Nice"
"$2.79 for 15 seeds, or so packet says. planted them yestersday, but only 9 seeds in the packet."
"We are getting older and instead of downsizing our garden we came up with easy shortcuts. This product is an easy shortcut! They sprouted and have grown well."
"Still in the midst of winter can not wait to get outside"
"I have grown quite a few seeds from Ferry Morse, and it is in the top tier of quality for seeds. As for this variety, mine are still seedlings, but they look beautiful so far."
"All the micro green packets as well as the seed tapes were delivered quickly and some have already sprouted!"
