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Red Salad Bowl
LettuceLactuca sativa 'Red Salad Bowl'
- Partial sun
- Zones 2–11
- 50 days to maturity
- Vegetables
- 6" spacing
- pH 6–7
Overview
The stunning burgundy-red counterpart to the famous Green Salad Bowl, featuring the same deeply-lobed oak leaves but with gorgeous wine-red coloration that intensifies in cool weather. This loose-leaf variety provides continuous harvests while adding dramatic color contrast to salads and garden beds. The tender leaves maintain their sweet flavor even as the red pigmentation deepens with maturity.
Planting
Direct sow in spring and fall. Can start indoors for transplants. Succession plant for continuous harvest.
Growing
Sun: partial. Soil pH: 6–7. Space plants 6" apart. Germination: 7-14.
Pests & diseases
Common pests: Aphids, leaf miners, slugs, flea beetles. Common diseases: Downy mildew, lettuce mosaic virus, tipburn.