Vol. IX · No. 40 Brackwater Seed Library Wednesday, 30 September 2026
The Seed Almanac
Fig. 19. Lettuce ‘Lollo Rosso’. Asteraceae.

Lettuce ‘Lollo Rosso’

Lactuca sativa · Vegetable · No. 19

Sow under cover
Feb–Mar
Sow outdoors
Mar–Aug
Harvest
May–Oct
Germination
4–10 days
Spacing
25 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
Days to harvest
55–70 from sowing
Sun
Light shade
Seed saving
Easy

100 seeds per packet
11 packets on the shelf

Months for Lettuce ‘Lollo Rosso’
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Under coverFebruaryMarch
OutdoorsMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugust
HarvestMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober

Notes

Frilled red loose-leaf lettuce. Pick outer leaves. Shake ripe seed heads into a paper bag every few days.

Saving seed · Easy

Self-pollinating annual. Seed ripens the same season. Keep 3 m from other varieties of the same plant.

  1. Mark two or three healthy plants early.
  2. Leave the fruit, pod or head to ripen fully on the plant.
  3. Dry the seed 7–14 days on paper, out of direct sun.

Same family · Asteraceae

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