Lettuce – Red Oakleaf

£1.29

A popular Heirloom variety, grown for its striking rich red colour and its beautiful notched leaves, which are shaped like an oak leaf.

  • Seed Count: 2000

450 in stock

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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.