Organic Lettuce Bauer - West Coast Seeds

Lactuca sativa

• AAS winner.
• Compact, ruffled green oakleaf.
• Organic seed.
• Excellent uniformity.
• Easy to grow.
  
• Matures in 45 days.
• Full Sun to Partial Shade.

Bauer mini oakleaf is quickly becoming a favorite for gardeners and commercial growers due to its glossy, green ruffled leaves, exceptional disease resistance, and upright, compact habit that makes it easy to grow and harvest. Thick leaves remain crisp after cutting for tasty fresh salads. Excellent field holding for an extended harvest. Medium, compact heads can be spaced 20cm (8") apart.

Approx. 50 Seeds

Lettuce grows best in cool weather in the spring and fall, but it can be grown in the summer, and all winter long in milder regions. Sow short rows every 2-3 weeks following the last average frost date for a continual harvest. Using a cloche, cold frame, or greenhouse over mid-late summer plantings can extend the harvest period right into winter. Optimal soil temperature for germination: 10-22°C (50-72°F). Seeds should sprout in 7-15 days, depending on conditions. Lettuce seeds don’t sprout easily when the soil temperature is over 22°C (72°F) in summer. Get around this by sprouting them indoors in a cool area, or pre-sprout by sprinkling seeds on a damp paper towel and placing it in a plastic bag in the fridge for a few days. In hot weather most lettuce goes to seed rapidly, so have new plantings ready to go, and watch for "good resistance to bolting" in the product description.

Direct sow or start indoors and transplant. Sow seeds 5mm (¼”) deep, or on the surface of the soil where the soil can be kept evenly moist.. Space or thin heading lettuce to 30cm (12″) apart. Space or thin looseleaf varieties to 20-25cm (8-10″) apart. Space rows for all types 45-90cm (18-36″) apart. Babyleaf lettuce can be planted quite densely, as it is harvested at an immature size. Sowing babyleaf lettuce seeds closely together in narrow rows makes harvesting simpler.