Blushed Butter Oak Lettuce is a pale green oak-leaf variety with a distinctive rosy blush and a crisp, dense heart that delivers both visual elegance and wonderful flavor. Ready to harvest in 60 days, this frost-tolerant lettuce reaches a compact 10 inches tall and wide, making it suitable for spring through fall sowings in full sun. Its cold hardiness opens up earlier spring harvests and extended fall seasons, while the oak-leaf structure provides textural interest that sets it apart from conventional butterhead varieties.
Full Sun
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10in H x 10in W
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The pale green leaves with their signature rosy flush make this lettuce as beautiful on the plate as it is in the garden. Unlike typical oak-leaf types, this variety combines the crisp, airy structure you expect from oak lettuces with the dense, tender heart of butter lettuces, delivering the best of both worlds. Its cold hardiness means you can push sowings well into fall and start harvesting earlier in spring than many other tender varieties.
Blushed Butter Oak Lettuce shines in salads where its delicate leaves and rosy coloring add visual appeal alongside fresh flavor. The crisp, dense heart can be harvested whole for dramatic salad presentations, or individual outer leaves can be picked for successive harvests throughout the season. The tender texture works well in composed salads where its appearance is part of the dish's beauty.
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Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your last spring frost date in trays or seed flats at germination temperatures of 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. This timing allows seedlings to develop several true leaves before transplanting.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after hardening off for 7 to 10 days, timing the move to occur roughly 4 weeks before your last spring frost date. Space plants 8 inches apart with 12 inches between rows in soil with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0.
Direct sow seeds outdoors beginning about 4 weeks before your last spring frost. Continue successive sowings every 2 to 3 weeks through summer for continuous harvest, stopping about 2 weeks before your first fall frost date to allow time for maturity.
Harvest Blushed Butter Oak Lettuce at 60 days from sowing, or pick individual outer leaves once they reach usable size for a longer harvest window. For spring and summer sowings, harvest promptly to beat bolting, particularly during warm spells. The entire head can be cut at soil level, or outer leaves can be removed to encourage continued production from the center, extending the productive season.
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