Description
Forellenschluss lettuce
Lactuca sativa longifolia
Green romaine lettuce speckled with reddish-brown. A heirloom Austrian heritage variety meaning “speckled like a trout”. Excellent resistance to summer heat and superior flavour! Forellenschluss won 1st prize in a tasting competition in 1997, among 900 other lettuce varieties. 40 to 55 days to maturity.
Full sun, part shade. Well drained soil. Indoor sowing in April or direct sowing from May. Sow in August for a fall harvest. 6 mm deep. 30 cm between plants.
Germination: 92% in November 2024
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.
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