New Red Fire Leaf Lettuce is a vibrant, loose-leaf variety that brings color and crisp texture to spring and fall gardens. Reaching just 8 to 10 inches tall and ready to harvest in 55 days, it's compact enough for containers yet produces abundant tender leaves. This frost-tolerant cultivar thrives in cool seasons, making it one of the earliest crops you can sow outdoors, starting 2 to 4 weeks before your last spring frost when soil temperatures reach 40°F.
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The deep red-burgundy leaves deliver both visual drama and cold hardiness, emerging quickly from seed and reaching harvestable size in under two months. You can succession sow every three weeks from early spring through late summer, timing your final planting 4 to 6 weeks before your first fall frost to extend the season. Its loose-leaf structure means you can harvest outer leaves continuously while the plant keeps producing, or cut the whole head when it reaches full size.
New Red Fire Leaf Lettuce is harvested fresh for salads, where its tender leaves and striking color make it as attractive on the plate as it is nutritious. The loose-leaf form allows flexible harvesting: pick individual outer leaves for ongoing use, or cut the entire head once mature. Its mild, delicate flavor works well in mixed green salads, grain bowls, and as a vibrant bed for other salad components.
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Start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and again in summer when soil temperatures exceed 80°F and outdoor germination becomes unreliable. Transplant seedlings when they reach about 1/2 inch tall.
Transplant outdoors 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, spacing plants 12 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. You can also transplant in summer when starting seeds indoors to escape heat.
Sow directly outdoors 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature reaches at least 40°F. For continuous harvests, make successive sowings every three weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. In mild climates, sow in fall and winter for cool-season harvests.
New Red Fire Leaf Lettuce reaches harvestable maturity in 55 days from sowing. You can begin picking outer leaves once they're large enough to handle, allowing the center to continue growing and producing new foliage. For a full-size harvest, cut the entire plant at soil level when it reaches 8 to 10 inches in height. Harvest in the early morning when leaves are crisp and full of moisture.
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