Red Salad Bowl Lettuce is a visually stunning and flavorful variety, celebrated for its deeply lobed leaves and rich burgundy color. This loose-leaf lettuce offers a tender texture and mildly sweet flavor, making it well suited for fresh salads, wraps, or as a vibrant garnish. The striking appearance of salad bowl red lettuce adds a touch of elegance to any dish while delivering fresh, flavorful greens. Growing red salad bowl lettuce seeds is a straightforward and rewarding experience for gardeners of all levels.
Variety Details
Plant type: Hardy Annual
Growth habit: Herbaceous
Crop category: Lettuce
Kitchen profile: Red Salad Bowl Lettuce is a visually stunning and flavorful variety, known for its deeply lobed leaves and rich burgundy color.
Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: 45-75Ā°F
Planting Depth: 1/4 inch
Germination: 7-10 Days
Height At Maturity: 6-8 inches
Days To Maturity: 50-60 Days
Sun/Shade: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Spacing After Thinning: 6-8 inches
Prepare a fine seedbed for Red Salad Bowl Lettuce and keep the shallow sowing zone evenly moist while seedlings emerge. Thin according to the intended harvest stage: closer spacing can suit young leaves, while mature heads need more room. In warming weather, evaluate soil moisture and plant condition frequently instead of following a universal schedule. Pick outer leaves or cut mature plants at the stage you prefer. Record sowing and harvest dates to refine timing for the next planting.
Before sowing Red Salad Bowl Lettuce, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.
