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Lettuce Red Romaine Seeds
$3.90
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Red Romaine is a striking Cos-type Lettuce producing upright, elongated leaves with attractive bi-coloured foliage in shades of green and deep red to bronze. The contrasting colours become particularly pronounced in good light and cooler growing conditions.
The leaves combine the satisfying crunch of a traditional Romaine with tender leafy growth and a fresh, mildly sweet flavour. Harvest them young for colourful baby-leaf salads, pick individual outer leaves as required, or allow plants to develop into full upright heads. The crisp leaves are excellent in salads, sandwiches and wraps and add beautiful colour to mixed salad greens.
Cos, or Romaine, is one of the oldest cultivated forms of lettuce and has a particularly long association with Mediterranean food and agriculture. Its characteristic upright growth, elongated leaves and substantial central ribs distinguish it from looseleaf, butterhead and crisphead types.
Red Romaine prefers fertile, well-drained soil with a near-neutral pH and consistent moisture. Like most lettuces, it performs best in mild conditions. Some afternoon shade can help maintain tender growth and delay bolting as temperatures increase.
Seed count: approximately 600–1,000 seeds/g
Approximately 200 seeds per packet
When to Plant (Australia)
Tropics: Autumn to winter
Subtropics: Autumn to spring
Mild climates: Autumn to spring
Cold climates: Spring to autumn
Planting / Sowing
Sow shallowly, approximately 3–5 mm deep, directly into prepared soil or raise in trays for transplanting. Lettuce seed needs only a light covering and germinates best in cool to mild conditions.
Space plants approximately 20–30 cm apart for full-sized plants, or sow more closely for baby-leaf harvesting. Grow in full sun during cooler weather or provide some afternoon shade as temperatures increase.
Keep soil consistently moist to encourage crisp, tender growth and reduce stress that can cause bitterness or premature bolting. Harvest individual outer leaves regularly while leaving the centre intact for continued production, or cut the entire plant once it reaches the desired size.
Due to quarantine restrictions, TAS has an 800g limit per each seed variety and WA has a 10,000 seeds limit per variety.
Lettuce Red Romaine Seeds
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Lactuca sativa
Red Romaine is a striking Cos-type Lettuce producing upright, elongated leaves with attractive bi-coloured foliage in shades of green and deep red to bronze. The contrasting colours become particularly pronounced in good light and cooler growing conditions.
The leaves combine the satisfying crunch of a traditional Romaine with tender leafy growth and a fresh, mildly sweet flavour. Harvest them young for colourful baby-leaf salads, pick individual outer leaves as required, or allow plants to develop into full upright heads. The crisp leaves are excellent in salads, sandwiches and wraps and add beautiful colour to mixed salad greens.
Cos, or Romaine, is one of the oldest cultivated forms of lettuce and has a particularly long association with Mediterranean food and agriculture. Its characteristic upright growth, elongated leaves and substantial central ribs distinguish it from looseleaf, butterhead and crisphead types.
Red Romaine prefers fertile, well-drained soil with a near-neutral pH and consistent moisture. Like most lettuces, it performs best in mild conditions. Some afternoon shade can help maintain tender growth and delay bolting as temperatures increase.
Seed count: approximately 600–1,000 seeds/g
Approximately 200 seeds per packet
When to Plant (Australia)
Tropics: Autumn to winter
Subtropics: Autumn to spring
Mild climates: Autumn to spring
Cold climates: Spring to autumn
Planting / Sowing
Sow shallowly, approximately 3–5 mm deep, directly into prepared soil or raise in trays for transplanting. Lettuce seed needs only a light covering and germinates best in cool to mild conditions.
Space plants approximately 20–30 cm apart for full-sized plants, or sow more closely for baby-leaf harvesting. Grow in full sun during cooler weather or provide some afternoon shade as temperatures increase.
Keep soil consistently moist to encourage crisp, tender growth and reduce stress that can cause bitterness or premature bolting. Harvest individual outer leaves regularly while leaving the centre intact for continued production, or cut the entire plant once it reaches the desired size.
Due to quarantine restrictions, TAS has an 800g limit per each seed variety and WA has a 10,000 seeds limit per variety.
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