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Heirloom Lettuce

Baby Oakleaf

These pretty little lettuces form dense leafy 7-8 inch rosettes that look like lettuce bouquets. Baby Oakleaf’s elongated, notched, bright green leaves are tender, sweet and succulent and hold salad dressing well because of their unique shape.

Each appetizing head is perfect for a personal size salad for 1-2 people. Heads are quick to mature and grow equally well in beds or containers. You’ll find this lovely little lettuce is both delicious and very ornamental.

Seed Count: Approx. 1728 / Weight: 1.5 g
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START SEEDS OUTDOORS

In cool spring weather, start seeds in full sun. Sow seeds 1/4 nch deep and 1 inch apart in fertile, well-drained soil. When seedlings are several inches tall, thin to a final spacing of 4-5 inches apart. Extra seedlings can easily be transplanted elsewhere.

Container Spacing: Grow 3 plants in an 8 inch pot, or 7 to 8 plants in a 12 to 15 inch diameter container.

GROWING NOTES

Lettuce thrives in cool conditions with consistent moisture. Be sure to thin properly and keep evenly moist for sweet tasting, full heads. For a constant supply, make several sowings a few weeks apart until summer weather turns hot. Plant again in late summer for fall harvest. In hot weather, give lettuce some afternoon shade to extend harvest season and check water daily. Keep soil evenly moist and feed with liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks.

Consider transplanting lettuce seedlings around the edges of a big pot containing a young tomato or pepper plant. The lettuces will be ready to eat just as the bigger plant grows larger and needs the space.

HARVEST AND USE

Savor young thinnings in your first spring salads. Then harvest plants by cutting mature heads when they feel firm and well-filled out. Pull over-mature plants if they begin to elongate (“bolt”) in hot weather, as leaves turn bitter at this stage.

Cold Winters

Mild Winters

Sun/Shade

Sow Seeds

Days to Germinate

Days to Harvest

April – May
Sept– May
Full sun
partial shade

1 inch apart 
1/4 inch deep

7 - 14 days
55 – 70 days

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Cold Winters

Mild Winters

Sun/Shade

Sow Seeds

Days to Germinate

Days to Harvest

April – May
Sept– May
Full sun
partial shade

1 inch apart 
1/4 inch deep

7 - 14 days
55 – 70 days

Cold Winters

April – May

Mild Winters

Sept– May

Sun/Shade

Full sun
partial shade

Sow Seeds

1 inch apart 
1/4 inch deep

Days to Germinate

7 - 14 days

Days to Harvest

55 – 70 days

From Our Gardening Resources

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Articles

Lettuce Heads Up

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Videos

Sow And Grow Baby Lettuce In Containers

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From Our Gardening Resources

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Articles

Lettuce Heads Up

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Videos

Sow And Grow Baby Lettuce In Containers

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