LETTUCE - Lollo Rossa
LETTUCE - Lollo Rossa
(1000 seeds)
The frilliest red-and-green lettuce you’ve ever seen! The leaves turn a rich bronze-red when exposed to sun, leaving the leaf bases a lovely, contrasting green. Read More
The frilliest red-and-green lettuce you’ve ever seen! The leaves turn a rich bronze-red when exposed to sun, leaving the leaf bases a lovely, contrasting green. Its stunning looks have made this old-fashioned Italian Favourite a hit in the novelty food aisles of upmarket stores. But why pay those prices when you can grow it at home and enjoy it with all the flavour you get from freshly-picked veg?
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Product Details
Common Name: LETTUCE - Lollo Rossa
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 1000
Days to Harvest: 45-55 days
Watering: Medium
Plant Spacing: 30cm
Row Spacing: 45cm
Companion Plants: Beans, Beets, broccoli, Carrots, cucmbers, Onions, Radish
Additional Features: Cool Season, Cuisine, Cut-and-Come-Again, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Heirloom
Scientific Name: Lactuca sativa
Germination Time: 5-10 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun|Part Shade
Plant Height: 20-30cm
Cool/Mountain Sow: All Year
Arid Sow: Jan-Jul
Temperate Sow: Mar-Jul
Sub-Tropical Sow: Jan-Jul
Tropical Sow: Mar-Jul
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Growing Information
How to Sow
Because the small seeds have to be sown quite shallowly, it will be easier to keep seeds moist during germination if sown in trays. Alternatively, sow a few seeds in planting stations at the correct spacing and thin after germination. Sprinkle a little loose soil over the seeds till they are no longer visible and keep moist.
How to Harvest
Start using the leaves as soon as they are big enough to pick, or allow it to form small loose heads. If you are able to leave some stem behind when harvesting, they may resprout.
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Reviews
3 reviews For LETTUCE - Lollo Rossa
Customer Reviews
Based on 3 reviews100%(3)0%(0)0%(0)0%(0)0%(0)RGreat Healthy LettuceHad great germination rate with these seeds >80%. Healthy and vigorous plants with fairly large 20cm Red bronze/green leaves . Soft texture like an oak lettuce.
Not as frilly as the picture. Ended up with smooth round tips - leaves resembled a red romaine lettuce. Could be the conditions. Grown in spring + shaded from afternoon sun.
Makes for a great salad nonetheless!
Pic of results below. (grown alongside lollo bionda lettuce I bought from seedsofplenty too)
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How to Sow
Because the small seeds have to be sown quite shallowly, it will be easier to keep seeds moist during germination if sown in trays. Alternatively, sow a few seeds in planting stations at the correct spacing and thin after germination. Sprinkle a little loose soil over the seeds till they are no longer visible and keep moist.
How to Harvest
Start using the leaves as soon as they are big enough to pick, or allow it to form small loose heads. If you are able to leave some stem behind when harvesting, they may resprout.
Common Name: LETTUCE - Lollo Rossa
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 1000
Days to Harvest: 45-55 days
Watering: Medium
Plant Spacing: 30cm
Row Spacing: 45cm
Companion Plants: Beans, Beets, broccoli, Carrots, cucmbers, Onions, Radish
Additional Features: Cool Season, Cuisine, Cut-and-Come-Again, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Heirloom
Scientific Name: Lactuca sativa
Germination Time: 5-10 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun|Part Shade
Plant Height: 20-30cm
Cool/Mountain Sow: All Year
Arid Sow: Jan-Jul
Temperate Sow: Mar-Jul
Sub-Tropical Sow: Jan-Jul
Tropical Sow: Mar-Jul
3 reviews For LETTUCE - Lollo Rossa
Customer Reviews
Had great germination rate with these seeds >80%. Healthy and vigorous plants with fairly large 20cm Red bronze/green leaves . Soft texture like an oak lettuce.
Not as frilly as the picture. Ended up with smooth round tips - leaves resembled a red romaine lettuce. Could be the conditions. Grown in spring + shaded from afternoon sun.
Makes for a great salad nonetheless!
Pic of results below. (grown alongside lollo bionda lettuce I bought from seedsofplenty too)
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