Patrona RZ (Lettuce/Romaine/Cos/pelleted)
Latin Name: Lactuca sativa
Item #: 1610206M
Maturity:
74 Days
Difficulty:
Easy
74 days. Large dark green open heart cos lettuce for outdoor production. Pelleted seed.
74 days. Large dark green open heart cos lettuce for outdoor production. Can be used as a fresh wholehead or for processing. Good field standing and uniformity. Pelleted seed.
COS LETTUCE for fresh market and home garden
oz./28 g contains about 20,000 seeds
CULTURE: Cos lettuce is not usually started early in the greenhouse, most growers prefer several outdoor seedings from late Apr. to early July - for a continuous supply throughout the season. Sow seed 1/4 in./6 mm deep @ 2 per in./25 mm; cover with fine soil and firm. Space rows 16 - 18 in./41 - 46 cm apart. Thin seedlings to 8 in./20 cm apart.
BLANCHING: Upright heads can be blanched by tying outer loose leaves 5 in./13 cm from the ground when plants are 6 or 7 in./15 or 18 cm tall. This blanches tender hearts white.
HARVEST heads at ground level, when the heads feel firm.