Salanova Red Incised Lettuce is an open-pollinated cultivar bred to bring textural drama to your salad bowl. Its deeply lobed, incised leaves add visual interest and crunch to fresh mixes, ready to harvest in just 53 days from transplants. This frost-tolerant variety germinates best in cool soil between 60-70°F and thrives in the moderate pH range of 6.0-7.0, making it a reliable choice for spring and fall gardens where lettuce truly shines.
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The incised leaves of this variety create a distinctive feathered texture that catches light and adds dimension to salads, quite different from the smooth-leaved types. Its compact growth habit means you can space plants just 6 inches apart, fitting more into tight garden beds. Johnny's Selected Seeds offers this variety exclusively with NOP-compliant pelleted seed, engineered to boost germination rates and ease of handling, though the pelleting does reduce seed shelf life to one year.
Salanova Red Incised Lettuce shines in salad mixes where its deeply lobed leaves contribute both visual texture and a pleasant crunch. The incised leaf structure makes it particularly valuable in composed salads where form and presentation matter as much as taste. Its compact growth also suits continuous succession planting, allowing gardeners to sow every 2-3 weeks for an ongoing supply of fresh leaves throughout the cool season.
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Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before your target transplant date. Maintain germination temperatures between 60-70°F for best results, keeping in mind that temperatures above 70°F may reduce germination rates. Expect approximately 16,000 plants per ounce of seed. Use pelleted seed within one year of purchase for optimal viability.
Transplant seedlings outdoors once they've developed true leaves and soil temperatures have warmed to at least 50-60°F. Space transplants 6 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. This variety is frost-tolerant, so you can plant with your earliest worked soil in spring or move to fall planting as temperatures cool.
Harvest Salanova Red Incised Lettuce at 53 days from transplant, or sooner if you prefer younger, more tender leaves for salad mixes. You can pick individual outer leaves as the plant grows, or cut the entire head at soil level once it reaches full size. The incised leaves are ready when they've fully developed their characteristic feathered appearance.
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