Description
Green romaine lettuce with creamy hearts. Named for Parris Island off the coast of South Carolina. It’s resistant to tipburn, tolerates mosaic virus, and is slow to bolt!
Lettuce – Parris Island Cos – Lactuca sativa
Soil & Water: Lettuce likes full sun except in hot summer climates where it prefers some shade, especially in the afternoon. Add plenty of compost to the soil to encourage rapid growth. Water evenly and moderately to prevent bitterness.
Planting & Growing: Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting outside, or sow directly as soon as soil can be worked. Make successive plantings every 14-21 days for continuous harvest. In mild climates, lettuce can be sown from spring through fall.
Harvesting & Storage: Picking individual leaves helps extend the season, but all eventually becomes bitter.
Soil Temperature: 40-65F
Planting Depth: 1/4-1/2″
Germination: 7-14 Days
Height At Maturity: 8-12″
Days To Maturity: 50-80 Days
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 10″
Approx Seeds per Pack: 250 Seeds
Product image via: Johnny’s Selected Seeds
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