Lollo Rosso

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Lollo Rosso outdoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 25 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  Maypop
  

  MaypopGreat pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Lollo Rosso
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Lollo Rosso feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Lollo Rosso acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Maypop
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  Wild indigo
  

  Wild indigoGreat pair

  • ❧Wild indigo fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lollo Rosso feeds on
  • ❧Wild indigo roots deep while Lollo Rosso feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Lollo Rosso acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Wild indigo
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  Winged bean
  Great pair

  • ❧Winged bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lollo Rosso feeds on
  • ❧Winged bean roots deep while Lollo Rosso feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Lollo Rosso acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Winged bean

How to grow Lollo Rosso

1. Sow-4 weeks from frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space25 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Medium · Height: 25 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining, fertile