Introduce vibrant color and exquisite taste to your garden with West Coast Seeds - Salad Bowl Red Lettuce. This vigorous red heirloom variety, featuring bright burgundy leaves with green centers, is perfect for baby leaf salad mixes. Forming large rosettes with deeply indented oakleaf shapes, Salad Bowl Red is slow to bolt, tender, and mild-tasting. This lettuce grows well year-round, thriving even through winter in cold frames or polytunnels. Ideal for patio containers, its individual leaves are perfect for fresh salads and sandwiches.
Key Features:
- Heirloom Variety: Bright burgundy leaves with green centers.
- Slow to Bolt: Maintains flavor and tenderness even in warmer weather.
- Excellent Flavor: Mild-tasting and tender with a beautiful oakleaf shape.
- Year-Round Growth: Thrives all year, including winter in cold frames or polytunnels.
- Matures in 55 Days: Rapid growth for continuous harvests.
Growing Information:
- Season & Zone: Cool season, full sun to partial shade.
- Timing: Best grown in cool weather in spring and fall, but can be grown in summer and all winter in milder regions. Sow short rows every 2-3 weeks after the last frost date for a continuous harvest. Use cloches, cold frames, or greenhouses to extend the harvest into winter. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 10-22°C (50-72°F). Seeds sprout in 7-15 days.
Planting Instructions:
- Starting: Direct sow or start indoors and transplant. Sow seeds 5mm (¼”) deep or on the soil surface where it can be kept evenly moist. Space heading lettuce 30cm (12") apart, and looseleaf varieties 20-25cm (8-10") apart. Space rows 45-90cm (18-36") apart. For babyleaf lettuce, plant densely for easier harvesting.
Growing Tips:
- Ideal pH: 6.0-6.5. Ensure soil has ample drainage and lots of organic matter. Add compost and lime at least 3 weeks before planting. Use one cup of balanced organic fertilizer per 3m (10') of row for adequate nutrition. Harden off seedlings by reducing water and putting them outdoors 2-3 days before transplanting to prevent transplant shock and premature bolting. Regular watering is essential to prevent bitterness.
Harvesting Tips:
- Leaves or Heads: Pick individual leaves or harvest full heads. Mature summer lettuce stays in prime condition for a short time, so harvest promptly and keep planting. In fall and winter, plants stay in good condition longer.
Companion Planting:
- Good Companions: Beets, Brassicas, carrots, celery, chervil, cucumbers, dill, garlic, onions, radish, spinach, squash, and strawberries.
Diseases & Pests:
- Prevention: Crop rotation is essential. Tipburn, caused by calcium deficiency, can be managed by ensuring proper nutrient balance and consistent moisture. Slugs can be problematic in early and late plantings; clean up hiding places and water in the morning to control them.
Enhance your garden with the vibrant and flavorful West Coast Seeds - Salad Bowl Red Lettuce. Enjoy its mild taste, tender leaves, and bolt-resistant qualities, perfect for continuous harvesting and fresh, delicious salads throughout the growing season.
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Introduce vibrant color and exquisite taste to your garden with West Coast Seeds - Salad Bowl Red Lettuce. This vigorous red heirloom variety, featuring bright burgundy leaves with green centers, is perfect for baby leaf salad mixes. Forming large rosettes with deeply indented oakleaf shapes, Salad Bowl Red is slow to bolt, tender, and mild-tasting. This lettuce grows well year-round, thriving even through winter in cold frames or polytunnels. Ideal for patio containers, its individual leaves are perfect for fresh salads and sandwiches.
Key Features:
- Heirloom Variety: Bright burgundy leaves with green centers.
- Slow to Bolt: Maintains flavor and tenderness even in warmer weather.
- Excellent Flavor: Mild-tasting and tender with a beautiful oakleaf shape.
- Year-Round Growth: Thrives all year, including winter in cold frames or polytunnels.
- Matures in 55 Days: Rapid growth for continuous harvests.
Growing Information:
- Season & Zone: Cool season, full sun to partial shade.
- Timing: Best grown in cool weather in spring and fall, but can be grown in summer and all winter in milder regions. Sow short rows every 2-3 weeks after the last frost date for a continuous harvest. Use cloches, cold frames, or greenhouses to extend the harvest into winter. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 10-22°C (50-72°F). Seeds sprout in 7-15 days.
Planting Instructions:
- Starting: Direct sow or start indoors and transplant. Sow seeds 5mm (¼”) deep or on the soil surface where it can be kept evenly moist. Space heading lettuce 30cm (12") apart, and looseleaf varieties 20-25cm (8-10") apart. Space rows 45-90cm (18-36") apart. For babyleaf lettuce, plant densely for easier harvesting.
Growing Tips:
- Ideal pH: 6.0-6.5. Ensure soil has ample drainage and lots of organic matter. Add compost and lime at least 3 weeks before planting. Use one cup of balanced organic fertilizer per 3m (10') of row for adequate nutrition. Harden off seedlings by reducing water and putting them outdoors 2-3 days before transplanting to prevent transplant shock and premature bolting. Regular watering is essential to prevent bitterness.
Harvesting Tips:
- Leaves or Heads: Pick individual leaves or harvest full heads. Mature summer lettuce stays in prime condition for a short time, so harvest promptly and keep planting. In fall and winter, plants stay in good condition longer.
Companion Planting:
- Good Companions: Beets, Brassicas, carrots, celery, chervil, cucumbers, dill, garlic, onions, radish, spinach, squash, and strawberries.
Diseases & Pests:
- Prevention: Crop rotation is essential. Tipburn, caused by calcium deficiency, can be managed by ensuring proper nutrient balance and consistent moisture. Slugs can be problematic in early and late plantings; clean up hiding places and water in the morning to control them.
Enhance your garden with the vibrant and flavorful West Coast Seeds - Salad Bowl Red Lettuce. Enjoy its mild taste, tender leaves, and bolt-resistant qualities, perfect for continuous harvesting and fresh, delicious salads throughout the growing season.
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