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Lactuca sativa var. asparagina

55Days to maturity

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Spring Tower Specialty Green Seed

Item #HSC-GRN-045-PKT

Celtuce, the stem lettuce.

From southern China, celtuce is a lettuce grown for its thick stem. Cut when the stem is 8–10" long, peel, and slice into stir-fries and soups; the flavor runs from mild to slightly bitter, and cool weather makes it milder.

Young leaves are good in salads. Also called stem lettuce or Chinese lettuce.

About 55 days from transplanting. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 500 seeds
Average 25,250 seeds per oz.

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Lactuca sativa var. asparagina
Days To Maturity: 55 days
Life Cycle: Annual
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Grow like lettuce

Cool weather.

Plant 8–12" apart

Rows 12–18".

Sow every 2–3 weeks

Steady harvest.

Cut at 8–10" stem

Peel to the core.

Growing Information

Scientific name

Lactuca sativa var. asparagina

Culture

Grow it like head lettuce. Plants take light frost.

Starting indoors

Sow 1/8" deep, about 1/4" apart, 3–4 weeks before planting out. Shade on sunny days to keep the surface under 75°F (24°C). Move to 3/4–1" cells after about 2 weeks; harden off 2–4 days.

Planting out

8–12" apart in rows 12–18" apart.

Direct sowing

Start as soon as the bed is ready in spring. Seed sprouts even in 40°F (4°C) soil but poorly above 75°F (24°C). Sow about 1" apart or in clusters of 3–4 every 8", 1/8" deep; keep moist until seedlings show in 3–5 days. Thin to 8".

Succession

Sow every 2–3 weeks.

Harvest

Cut when the swollen stem is 8–10" long. Strip all but the top tuft of leaves, then peel the stem to reach the tender core.

Pests

Watch for slugs; rotate crops.

Packet

500 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 25,250 on average.

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