Red Oakleaf comes in shades of red, mahogany and plum, each leaf being deeply notched and growing to form a dense bunch of leaves. This heirloom retains a mild sweet flavour throughout its life – can be grown from spring to early winter. An exceptional heirloom adding flavour and colour to your salads and sandwiches… and cook for soup or as a spinach substitute!
SOW: from spring through to late autumn. Sowing a little seed every 2-3 weeks will give you a succession of lettuces. Seed depth 5-10mm, starting in modules or sown in situ. Autumn sowings can be grown into the winter under cover.
GROW: for heads space 20-25cm apart, allowing 10-12weeks to reach full size. Heads are really a dense rosette of the oakleaves. Sow and grow them close together to grow them as a cut-&-come-again – cut before rosettes form leaving a short stem to resprout 2 or 3 times.
EAT & ENJOY: shades of red, mahogany and plum, an exceptional heirloom (early 1800s) adding flavour and colour to your salads and sandwiches… and cook for soup or as a spinach substitute!
