Forellenschluss Organic Lettuce

Nature & Nurture Seeds

Lactuca sativa

$4.49

Pkt (≈300 seeds)
VALUE SIZE: 1/10 oz (≈ 1600 seeds)
Certified Organic

Apple-green romaine with red speckled leaves good for summer growing. This is one of the first heirloom lettuce varieties that Erica grew back in the 1990's and it is still a great lettuce! From Austria, it performs well in summer heat. Nice flavor and crunch. Works well as for cut-and-come-again baby greens or as full sized, open romaine heads. (AKA "Speckled Trout Back")

55 days to maturity.

In general, lettuce prefers cool weather and will bolt (flower) earlier in hot weather – this lettuce is slightly more heat tolerant. For early head lettuce, start seeds indoors 3/1 at 68° (cover flat with a dome and expose seeds to light). Sow lettuce seeds outside anytime between 3/27 – 6/30. You can try to sow lettuce seeds 7/1-8/1 but lettuce seeds will not germinate when the soil temperature is over 80° - try covering seeds with row cover fabric to keep them cool and moist. Lettuce seeds need light to germinate - plant seeds on the surface of the soil and pat gently with a hand. Keep seeds constantly moist until germination. Days to germination: 2-14 days. Space head lettuce 12” apart.