West Coast Seeds - Red Salad Bowl Lettuce Seeds

Red Salad Bowl is a beautiful looseleaf lettuce with deeply lobed, oakleaf-style leaves that develop rich bronze-red colouring in cooler weather. Tender and flavourful, this productive variety is slow to bolt and holds well in the garden, making it an excellent choice for repeated harvests of baby greens or full-sized leaves throughout the growing season.

Why you’ll love it:

• Attractive bronze-red, deeply lobed leaves
• Tender texture with excellent fresh flavour
• Slow to bolt for an extended harvest period
• Ideal for baby greens or full-sized leaf harvests
• Excellent for salads, sandwiches, wraps, and garnishes
• Well suited to garden beds and containers

Growing Information:

• Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
• Plant Type: Looseleaf lettuce
• Season: Cool season
• Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Germination: Approximately 7–15 days
• Optimal Germination Temperature: 10–22°C
• Days to Maturity: Approximately 50 days from direct sowing
• Plant Spacing: Thin looseleaf plants to approximately 20–25 cm apart

Seed Details:

• Seed Type: Open pollinated
• Variety: Looseleaf lettuce
• Special Characteristics: Slow to bolt with attractive red-bronze foliage

Suggested Uses:
Direct sow outdoors or start indoors for transplanting. Sow seeds shallowly and keep the soil consistently moist during germination. For a continuous supply of fresh lettuce, sow short rows every 2–3 weeks during cool weather. Harvest young leaves for baby greens or pick the larger outer leaves as needed while allowing the centre of the plant to continue growing.

Seed packet includes planting instructions. Results may vary based on growing conditions.