Description
This wonderful French heirloom from the 1800s has been pleasing gardeners with its rich, buttery flavor for more than a century. Compact, 12″ tall head with a tender green heart surrounded by bronze-red leaves. The name fittingly translates to “Red Winter”, as it is cold tolerant and resists tip burn. Ideal for fall planting.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity:20–65 days
- Family: Asteraceae
- Type:Romaine Lettuce
- Native:Unknown; lettuce has been in cultivation for a long time.
- Hardiness:Frost-tolerant annual
- Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Plant Dimensions: 6″–10″ tall, 8″–10″wide
- Variety Info: Upright heads have bronze-red leaves and a green heart; develops best color in cool weather. ‘Rouge d´Hiver’ is a compact lettuce; a French heirloom from the 1800s.
- Attributes:Frost Tolerant, Cold Tolerant
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–70°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall and winter for cool season harvests.
- When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and in summer when soil temperatures are too warm (above 80°F) to germinate lettuce seed.
- Days to Emerge:5–10 days
- Seed Depth: Surface to ⅛”
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 10″
- Row Spacing: 10″
- Thinning: When ½” tall, thin to 1 every 10″
Growing Info
- Harvesting: Harvest in the morning, by cutting off at ground level. If regrowth is desired, cut the leaves higher, at 2″. For a continual supply, outer, individual leaves can be harvested at any stage of maturity, but leave at least half of the plant for regrowth.
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