How to grow baby romaine lettuce 1.
Baby romaine lettuce seeds.
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Spread 2 inches of compost over the top of the soil and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of 10 10 10 fertilizer over each square.
Lettuce romaine ridgeline 200 non gmo open pollinated seeds out.
When it bolts or goes to seed the flower stalks are 2 to 3 feet tall with small yellowish flowers on the stalk.
After the seedlings germinate and begin to grow it s important to thin the young plants so they have room to mature into heads.
Break up the top 6 inches of soil with a shovel or hoe in a well drained bed in a location that receives six hours or.
Tall upright plants produce long dense hearts with good flavor.
Harvest in about 60 days.
Gradually acclimate seedlings to outdoor temperatures and moderate sunlight water well at transplanting time shade seedlings from scorching sun and protect from heavy frosts.
The standard green romaine for babyleaf adds texture to salad mix.
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In cool spring weather start seeds in full sun.
Leaf color ranges from light green through reddish brown.
With so many types of lettuce to choose from home gardeners will never become bored with this garden favorite.
Sow seeds 1 4 inch deep and 1 inch apart in fertile well drained soil mix.
For early or late harvest.
Ridgeline is not heat tolerant.
Keep soil moist with regular watering and feed with a liquid fertilizer as needed.
The standard green romaine for baby leaf.
Medium to dark green leaves are slightly savoyed.
Amend lettuce beds with compost organic fertilizer and or well rotted manure.
The best for romaine hearts in spring.