Description
1/32 oz
Days to Maturity: 28 DAYS
A cold tolerant, disease resistant mix.
This attractive blend of colors and leaf types create an eye-catching, all-around pleasing mix for the garden or market. Most of these lettuces have good downy mildew resistance, essential for fall and winter plantings in regions with downy mildew pressure.
HMOS EXCLUSIVE
Cold-hardy
Disease Resistance Details: High Resistance: Downy Mildew (most varieties resistant to races 1-17)
 
Soil Nutrients and Requirements: Choose cool, well drained, loose soil with pH 6.2-6.8. Lettuce is sensitive to low pH. Use 50-75lbs Nitrogen/acre, ~150 Phosphorus and Potassium/acre. Sidedress with N 3-4 weeks after planting. With transplanting, use 2lbs/50 gallons starter fertilizer, 4-8oz per plant
Seeding Depth: 1/8". Seeds require minimum amount of light for germination.
Plant Spacing: Babyleaf continuous band. Full size ‚ 8-12"
Row Spacing: Babyleaf - between bands, 16 rows/36" bed. Full size - 12-18" or 3 rows/36" bed, 5" centers.
When to Sow: Lettuce can be seeded in the spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Days to maturity are from direct seeding in spring conditions, subtract 10-14 days if transplanting, subtract 7-10 days if planting in summer conditions, add 20 days if planting late summer-fall In certain areas, lettuce can be grown throughout the summer by choosing varieties which are heat tolerant; however, many lettuce varieties have difficulty germinating in soils above 75°F. Start transplants 3-4 weeks before setting out. Sow seeds 4 per inch in flats or small-cell plug trays, barely covering with fine soil. If sowing into flats, transplant 2 weeks later into plug trays, pots, or into another flat at 1-2" apart.
Other Considerations: Harden off seedlings by reducing water and temperature for 2-3 days before transplanting.
Harvest: Cut lettuce holds best when harvested in the morning and cooled rapidly. For salad mix or baby leaf production, harvest individual leaves when they reach desired size, or cut evenly across the bed making sure to stay above the growing tip. For a continuous harvest, sow lettuce every 3 weeks.
