Lettuce, Salad Bowl Organic Seed Tape

Name: Lettuce, Salad Bowl Organic Seed Tape
Brand: McKenzie Seeds
SKU: 140283
Price: 5.49 CAD
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Lactuca sativa

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Product Information

The Lettuce, Salad Bowl Organic Seed Tape provides a convenient and efficient way to grow fresh, crisp salad greens right in your garden.

This loose-leaved lettuce is slow to bolt to seed. The crisp, tender leaves have an appealing apple-green color. Cool-weather crop.

Please Note: Seed tapes require consistent moisture to ensure best germination.

SKU: 140283
Common Name: Lettuce
Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa

Growing Information

Grows
Best In:

Full Sun|Part Sun

Days to
Germination:

7 - 10 days

Water
Needs:

Moist 5 cm (2") per week

Days to
Maturity:

50 Days

Best
Container Size:

30+ cm (12"+)

Key Features

Plant Type: Vegetable
Plant Lifecycle: Annual
Fill Weight (grams): 4.5 meters (15')
Approximate Seed Count: 340+
Planting Method: Direct Sow
Water Needs: Moist 5 cm (2") per week
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Growth Habit: Loose leaf
Resistance: Slow to bolt
Companion Planting: Plant near chives, onions, oregano, peas, radish, basil, zinnia. Chives, onions, and garlic can repel aphids and other pests by disguising the scent of the lettuce with their own aromatic properties. Basil is believed to enhance both the taste and development of lettuce. Radishes can serve as a useful decoy crop to attract flea beetles away from lettuce.
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.
Awards: All America Selections (AAS)

Instructions

How To Grow

Lettuce seeds should be sown directly into the garden when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is past. Optimum soil temperature (not air temperature) should be 5-27°C (40-81°F) for seeds to germinate. Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Prepare the soil for planting. Make shallow rows 13 mm (1/2") deep and 30 cm (12") apart. Tear strips apart and unroll into rows. Water the Seedtape thoroughly, then cover with 1.3 cm (1/2") of soil and water thoroughly again. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. Do not allow the soil to become dry, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions. Lettuce grows quickly and more seeds can be succession planted every 3 weeks until August for a continuous supply of lettuce.

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Planting Depth: Make shallow rows 13 mm (1/2") deep and 45 cm (18") apart.
Instructions for Nutrient Care: Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.

Suggestions

An excellent lettuce for cut-and-grow. You can harvest leaf lettuce from the outside of the plant, leaving the central bud to grow more leaves or cut 5 cm (2") from the ground so that the base of the plant is left intact. The head will regrow new leaf sets in a few weeks to harvest again.
The key to a high-quality crop of tender succulent leaves is consistent moisture. If lettuce plants are heat or drought-stressed, the leaves turn bitter and the plants will bolt. Bolting is when the plants switch from leaf production to flower production and a flower stalk emerges.
Delay bolting by covering plants with a shade cloth so they get filtered light. Be sure to maintain watering throughout the warmest parts of the growing season.
Promote leaf production by regularly feeding with a water-soluble plant food such as SUPERthrive.
Harvest lettuce in the morning, before the sun hits the plant, when full-size but young and tender. Mature lettuce gets bitter and woody and will go bad quickly.
Wilted lettuce leaves? Place the leaves in a bowl of cold water with ice cubes and soak for about 15 minutes, spin them dry and they are ready for salads.