How Do You Grow Romaine Lettuce From Seed?
Romaine lettuce seeds are fun and easy to grow. Romaine lettuce is a cool weather plant and can be started in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Romaine lettuce has a longer growing season than most lettuces because it is heat tolerant. Romaine lettuce is the standard lettuce used when making a Caesar salad and is very high in vitamins A & C. Select a sunny location you are going to plant your Romaine Lettuce seeds and prepare the area by tilling or raking until the soil is loose. Remove all weeds and rocks then rake your area level. Plant romaine lettuce seeds in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Romaine lettuce can also be started indoors 4-6 weeks before your last frost and transplanted outside in early spring. Sow Romaine lettuce seeds sparingly in spring as soon as the ground can be worked. Sow Romaine Lettuce seeds ΒΌ” deep 2″ apart. Romaine lettuce seeds germinate in 7-10 days. Thin 8-10 inches apart when Romaine lettuce seedlings are 2-3 inches tall. K
