Lettuce- Red Deer Tongue Leaf
Lactuca sativa
Red Deer Tongue’s long, red/green variegated triangular pointed leaves, grow outward and upward to form loose heads just perfect to add great color to salads. The leaves have a succulent texture and melt-in-your-mouth nutty flavor.
| Days to germination | 3-12 days |
| Days to maturity | 55-65 days |
| Life cycle | annual |
| Plant time/Harvest | Plant seeds outdoors, protect from rain |
| Spacing | 6-8 in. |
| Sun | full sun in fall, winter and part shade in spring |
| Soil temperature | 35-75 degrees F. |
| Optimum soil P.H | 6.1-7.5 |
| Height | 8-12 in. |