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Sign up freeLactuca sativa (Red Leaf)
vegetableNA loose-leaf classic with red-tinted leaves. Cut-and-come-again or whole. Slightly bitter. Beautiful in mixed salads. Anthocyanins increase in cool weather.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Moist, well-draining, fertile
A fellow Asteraceae — similar growing habits to Red Leaf Lettuce
