Lettuce, Red-Tinged Winter (Organic)
Lactuca sativa. Red Leaf. 60 days.
A delicious and hardy loose leaf lettuce. You know what you’re getting by the name: Red-Tinged Winter lettuce shows a tinge of red on its ruffled green leaves. Though it is clearly noted as a winter variety, we find it to be a good lettuce much of the year. Holds well into the summer and bolts late, but can become bitter and get tip burn in the hottest months. Cold weather tolerance is where this lettuce really shines. We sourced our original seed from Turtle Tree, one of our favorite seed companies.
Sow indoors in flats with good potting soil year-round. Transplant into the garden 3-4 weeks after sprouting at 3″ spacing for leaf, 12″ for heads. Alternatively, direct sow March through September. In our area, lettuce can go through winter if protected. Succession sow for continual harvest.
Seed Saving
Collect seeds when flowers are downy like dandelions. Cut seed heads and place upside down in a bag to dry for a few days. Knock seed heads against side of bucket or tote, rub downy fluff off seeds. Winnow and screen to clean.
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