Panisse is a bright green oakleaf lettuce that delivers crisp, delicate leaves in just 48 days from transplants. This open-pollinated variety from Johnny's Selected Seeds grows in a compact habit, making it excellent for tight garden spaces or succession plantings every 2, 3 weeks. It's a cool-season crop that germinates best between 60, 70°F and thrives at 60, 65°F, so it's naturally frost-tolerant and ready to harvest in spring or fall.
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Bright green oakleaf foliage with a delicate, tender texture sets Panisse apart from heavier heading types. At just 48 days to maturity from transplants, you'll have fresh salad leaves faster than many competing varieties. The compact growth habit means you can tuck six plants into every 12 inches of row space, making efficient use of even small gardens. Its frost tolerance lets you plant early and extend harvest well into cool seasons.
Panisse is a salad green through and through. The delicate oakleaf foliage is best enjoyed fresh and raw, where its tender texture shines in mixed green salads or as a base for composed plates. Because it's a cut-and-come-again type, you can harvest outer leaves continuously or wait for a full head and process it into salad mix.
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Sow pelleted seed indoors at 60, 70°F for germination. Johnny's Selected Seeds notes an average of 16,000 plants per ounce, so space seeds accordingly in your seed trays. Pelleted seed has a shorter shelf life than raw seed; use within one year of purchase and store in a cool, dark, dry place. If refrigerating, use an airtight container to protect from humidity fluctuations.
Transplant outdoors as soon as your soil is workable in spring, or in late summer for fall harvest. Panisse is frost-tolerant and prefers cool conditions, so there's no need to wait for warm soil. Space transplants 6 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions before transplanting.
Direct sow pelleted seed into prepared soil at 60, 70°F. Thin seedlings to 6-inch spacing once they emerge.
Panisse reaches harvest maturity in 48 days from transplants. You can begin harvesting outer leaves as soon as they're large enough to use, allowing the center to continue growing for repeated picks. For a full head harvest, wait until the plant reaches full size and cut at soil level. Because this is a delicate oakleaf type, harvest in the cool part of the day and handle gently to avoid bruising.
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