Seeds Per Pack: 200
Description
If you’ve ever had inedibly-bitter lettuce in the heat of the summer, you know how finicky this veggie can be. But this particular crop was grown on a restaurant roof that regularly measures fifteen degrees warmer than the ground just 10 feet below, and still maintained great flavor.
Another Bibb lettuce, Deer Tongue grows spiky green leaves that are easier to cut for baby green salads. By cutting only a few leaves, you can allow these plants to keep growing and producing, insuring a steady harvest without planting more seeds.
To Sow
- Date: For Spring Planting Start Indoors: March 1, Transplant: April 1, or Direct Seed: March 1, For Fall Planting: Direct Seed August 1-October 1
- Planting Depth: ⅛”-¼”
- Germination Rate: 96%
To Grow
- For Raised Beds: For full head lettuce, space plants 6” apart. For baby greens, simply broadcast over the soil surface and rake in to the top layer.
- For Containers: Can be grown in shallow window boxes or deep planters. Only needs 4” to 6” of soil depth so can be grown in almost any size container. Broadcast seed for baby greens or plant each head of lettuce in a container measuring at least one gallon.
