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Lettuce - Leaf - Red Sails
Leaf lettuce lovers will love Red Sails for its quick maturing (45 days) and its wonderful flavor. It is very heat resistant so it can be enjoyed most of the year. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the average last frost date, and successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until 5 weeks before fall frost. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. The Lettuce Red Sails, 'Lactuca sativa', is an All America Winner. This lettuce can also be grown inside in containers and is so beautiful it can be used in borders and edging. Red Sails Lettuce is an annual cool season plant. They will grow in light shade. This lettuce likes light, fertile, moist, and well drained soils. Successive plantings of Red Sails can produce lettuce spring through fall. Red Sails display a leaf color of deep red-bronze. It will send up a seed stalk, which causes foliage to taste bitter, in heat generally above 90 degrees. This leaf lettuce has it all: heat and bolt resistance, fast growth, pretty foliage, and a great flavor. ... find out more
Gourd - Ornamental - Crown of Thorns Harvest the Crown of Thorns in time to use as a holiday decorations or crafts projects, such as weird-shaped small bowls. Hard-shelled gourds should be kept in the garden as long as there is any life left in the vines. ovifera', is an amazingly symmetrical gourd with 10 little "fingers" that protrude to make a crown. The Gourd Ornamental Shenot Crown of Thorns Blend, 'Cucurbita pepo var. Plant in the spring, 2 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date and when soil temperatures have risen above 60 degrees. The Crown of Thorns is fun for kids and adults to grow. Place the gourds in full sun. Gourds should be kept evenly moist and at the end of the season keep them on the dry side. The vine is smaller than many gourd vines, and it can be grown in large hanging baskets or containers. Shenot was selected for it's very uniform gourds. The soil must be well drained and have lots of organic material. |
