Approximately 1,250 seeds per package (880 seeds per gram) There’s no place like your garden for this stunning lettuce! Ruby Red Lettuce produces frilled leaves that are a brilliant green, artistically marbled with the deep red shading of a certain pair of magical slippers. It’s a crisp, sweet-flavoured leaf lettuce that doesn’t run and hide from hot weather. In fact, it performs well under stress, proving it's got a lot of courage. Type: Open-Pollinated, Leaf Type Fruit: Frilled, brilliant green leaves with deep red shading Features: A magical splash of colour; sweet flavour; performs well under stress. Lettuce is a nutrient-rich vegetable with a mild flavour. It is an excellent source of Vitamin K and a good source of Vitamin A (beta-carotene) and Folate. This lettuce also contains minerals such as iron, potassium, and manganese, in addition to dietary fibre and beneficial antioxidants. Sowing: Sow your seeds as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring, then every two weeks thereafter for a continuous supply. Sow about 3 mm deep in rows 45 cm apart, like a little yellow brick road for your lettuce. Care: Lettuce is a sun-loving, cool-weather crop that grows best in organic, well-drained soil. An even supply of moisture is a key to your journey. Harvesting: You can harvest leaf lettuce by either pulling the entire plant or by cutting leaves from the main stem at least 2.5 cm above the base—this will allow the plant to sprout new leaves. Once lettuce bolts (starts to produce a rapidly growing flower stem), the leaves become bitter, so don’t get sidetracked! Germination: You’ll see them sprout in 7-10 days. For a lettuce with the heart and courage to thrive and the beauty to make your salads sing, this is the one. Its vibrant colour and sweet flavour will make your garden feel like home, and its performance will remind you that there’s no place like a fresh salad. You’ll be tapping your heels together in delight!
