45-50 days. Lactuca sativa var. angustana. Egyptian traditional celtuce that looks like a bolting lettuce and is specifically grown for its 12-15″ crunchy, sweet stem. Pointy leaves can also be harvested like regular lettuce leaves. Plants usually begin bolting in 3-4 weeks after transplanting and stems can be harvested within two weeks that point forward.
Our current seed stock was grown by Leila Rezvani of Keshtyar Seed in Massachusetts. Photo by Leila Rezvani.
Packet has 0.5 gr (~500) seeds
Kimberly Hart –
Did not plant