Ezrilla Leaf Lettuce is a frost-tolerant leafy green that brings speed and flexibility to any garden. Ready to harvest in as little as 21 days, this cultivar thrives in cool seasons and adapts beautifully to both spring and fall growing windows. With a mature width of 7 to 10 inches and minimal spacing needs, Ezrilla fits neatly into tight garden spaces, raised beds, or succession plantings that keep fresh greens flowing throughout the season.
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Ezrilla's real strength lies in its frost tolerance and lightning-fast maturity. You can direct sow in early spring as soon as the soil hits 40°F, or start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before your last frost date and have harvestable leaves within three weeks. The tight spacing requirement (just 1 inch between plants) means you can pack this lettuce densely into containers or garden beds, making it exceptionally productive for small-space gardeners.
As a leaf lettuce, Ezrilla is harvested for fresh salads, sandwiches, and salad mixes. The tender young leaves work well in mesclun blends or eaten on their own as a mild, delicate green.
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Start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. Also start indoors in summer when outdoor soil temperatures exceed 80°F, which would inhibit lettuce seed germination. Sow at a depth of 1/8 to 1/4 inch.
Transplant 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, or in summer when direct sowing becomes unreliable due to heat. Harden off seedlings gradually before moving them into the garden. Space plants 1 inch apart with 10 inches between rows.
Direct sow outdoors 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date when soil temperature reaches at least 40°F, ideally 60 to 70°F. Sow at a depth of 1/8 to 1/4 inch. For continuous harvests, make successive sowings every 3 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.
Harvest Ezrilla leaf lettuce 21 to 50 days after sowing, depending on temperature and light conditions. Pick individual outer leaves as they reach desired size, or cut the entire rosette just above soil level for a fuller harvest. Young, tender leaves are best harvested in the morning after dew has dried.
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