Lettuce Red Oakleaf

Description

Lettuce Red Oakleaf

A popular Heirloom variety, grown for its striking rich red colour and its beautiful notched leaves, which are shaped like an oak leaf. The leaf form produces a dense bunch of leaves, which have a tender sweet flavour with good resistance to bolting.

Cultivation Advice Lettuce Red Oakleaf

• Sow from late spring until autumn in drills or under cover from the last frost until winter.
• When large enough to handle plant out ensuring at least 9 inches between plants.
• Keep moist during dry weather.
• Don’t pull the entire plant, keep harvesting leaves to encourage further tender growth.