Rictus RZ (Lettuce/Romaine/pelleted)
Latin Name: Lactuca sativa
Item #: 1610222M
Maturity:
74 Days
Difficulty:
Easy
74 days. Beautiful dark green cos for outdoor field production. Good heading and filling capacities resulting in a nice heart. Maintains a very stable shape in differing field conditions.
74 days. Beautiful dark green cos for outdoor field production. Good heading and filling capacities resulting in a nice heart. Maintains a very stable shape in differing field conditions. Resistance/Tolerance: HR: Bl:7-9, Nr:0, Pb, IR: Rs, Fol:1
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.
