Quick facts
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*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! This variety can be grown in a pot on a porch or sunny windowsill.
*Short Season ALERT* Frost tolerant
*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat. - Rare variety
- Dark red leaves packed with nutrition
Lactuca sativa
Red Leprechaun is a rare romaine (cos) lettuce that forms a loose head of paddle shaped leaves. Leaves have some blistering and appear ruffled. They are dark purple on the edges, with pinkish midribs. They are not very uniform, with differences in heading, leaf angle, and pigmentation. Because of this, Red Leprechaun could be the beginning of a simple selection breeding project wherein you select those which have the desired shape, flavor, etc. and save seed from those. Height is 10-12" and diameter of the heads is 16-19". The midrib is very crisp with tender leaves. This is a late maturing variety.
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
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60-75 |
3-5 w. |
6-17 d. |
Light |
Shade to Full |
1/16” |
3-6”/8-10” |
| Direct sow up to 4 weeks before the average last frost. Plant successively every two weeks to keep you in young greens, or give them more space to mature and harvest the whole head. |
Seed specs: Packet size~ 200 min.