Red Sails Lettuce - A real way to add some color and some taste to the garden and the plate. The flavor stays even when the heat is on and most go bitter. The open head is slower to bolt. Good resistance to bolting. Disease resistances: Downy Mildew (races 1-25) MTO-30
Red sails lettuce is famous with gardeners and cooks as it looks and tastes delicious with salads. These leaves have a bronze red color that provides depth to your dishes and have mild, bitter free flavor. Their seeds are available from Porter Brothers seeds.
History
Red sails lettuce has been grown by the gardeners for more than five hundred years. In fact, Porter Brothers have also been planting and using red sails lettuce seeds for past many years. Porter Brothers’ red sails lettuce seeds produces stunning, red tinted, medium green crinkled leaves that provide a glossy, colorful dimension to your salads. These seeds are heirloom and organic.
Purpose/Use
This product serves several purposes. It has a great, fresh flavor and is an excellent way to add some taste to your dishes or salads. This plant is easy to pick, looks pretty and is a variety that you can grow all around the year. This lettuce doesn’t go too bitter due to heat and therefore, it tastes fresh every time you decide to toss it in your bowl.
Benefits & Features
These seeds have several benefits. Firstly, they are heirloom and organic. Therefore, the open head is slower to bolt and the crop is resistant to diseases like Downy Mildew. The seeds take 7 to 10 days to germinate and 28 days to baby mature. A fully grown leaf may take 60 days to mature. Plant these seeds three to four weeks before the last spring frost. The crop thrives best in the areas with soil temperatures 65 to 75 degrees F.
