Flashy Troutback Romaine Lettuce

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28 days for baby leaf harvest 50 days to full head harvest Lactuca sativa

HEIRLOOM This marvelously speckled romaine has roots deep in 18th Century Germany, her name ‘Forellenschluss’ translating to ‘Speckled Like a Trout’ so aptly. We love her bright flavor, brilliant crunch and notable bolt resistance as both cut-and-come-again baby greens as well as full, open heads of glorious romaine lettuce with a blanched, sweet center. In addition to her bolt-resistance, Flashy Troutback Romaine Lettuce is also remarkably cold-hardy, so we sow her every 3 weeks from snowmelt to early September to surround ourselves with abundance all season long. Under hoops and floating row cover, we’re easily enjoying Flashy Troutback well into December when sown in September.

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Planting Method: Direct Sow or Transplant

To Direct Sow: Early spring & early fall, sow 1 seed per inch. Enjoy thinnings and leave 12″ between plants. Ample water grows sweetest lettuce. Sow every 3 weeks for consistent harvest to early fall.

For Transplanting: Early spring & late summer indoors, sow 2 seeds per soil block or cell thinned to 1. Harden off before transplanting out around last frost.

 

Seed Depth: 1/8 inch    Days to Germination: 3 at 75°F (24°C); 8 at 60°F(15°C)

Sun Needs: Full/Part

Spacing (after thinning/transplanting): 12 inches for full size plants; rows 12 inches apart.

Days to Harvest:  28 days baby; 50 full size

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