Description
Red Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds (Leaf Type) 1726. Open Pollinated.
Approximately 1,500 seeds per packet (880 seeds per gram)
This red-coloured form of the ever-popular Oakleaf lettuce is an outstanding choice for adding vibrant colour and tender texture to your salads. Just like its green cousin, Red Oakleaf is quite heat tolerant and slow to bolt, ensuring a long and reliable season. This versatile variety can be picked at the baby-leaf stage for tasty, early salads or grown through for full-sized heads, giving you two great options from a single seed packet.
Quick Seed Details
- Type: Open Pollinated, Leaf Type
- Fruit: Red-coloured, oak-leaf shaped leaves
- Features: Heat-tolerant and slow to bolt; can be grown as baby leaf or full-sized head.
Nutritional Information
Lettuce is a nutrient-rich vegetable with a mild flavour. It is an excellent source of Vitamin K and a good source of Vitamin A (beta-carotene) and Folate. This lettuce also contains minerals such as iron, potassium, and manganese, in addition to dietary fibre and beneficial antioxidants.
What you need to know to Plant & Grow
- Sowing: Sow as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring, then every two weeks thereafter to ensure a continuous supply. Sow about 3 mm deep in rows 45 cm apart.
- Care: Lettuce is a sun-loving, cool-weather crop that grows best in organic, well-drained soil. An even supply of moisture during the entire growth period is imperative for success.
- Harvesting: You can harvest leaf lettuce by either pulling the entire plant or by cutting leaves from the main stem at least 2.5 cm above the base—this will allow the plant to sprout new leaves. Once lettuce bolts (starts to produce a rapidly growing flower stem), the leaves become bitter.
- Germination: Germination occurs in 7-10 days.
Why Red Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds belong in Your Garden
For a lettuce that offers both beauty and utility, Red Oakleaf is an ideal choice. Its stunning colour makes a beautiful statement in the garden and on your plate, while its heat tolerance and slow-to-bolt nature make it a dependable performer. Whether you’re harvesting baby leaves or a full head, this versatile variety is a rewarding and delicious addition to your vegetable patch.
