Goldforelle, organic seeds
Eco New variety
Information
The name Goldforelle - Guldforell is a perfect fit for this early and very beautiful unusual head lettuce with its golden yellow leaves sprinkled with rosy burgundy spots. The small trout that were caught in the Runån River below the mountain have just that shimmering gold color. When the seeds have sprouted, the small yellow-brown cotyledons are easy to miss. But soon the golden leaves appear as gold against the dark soil. It forms a fairly small head with brittle and scaly, completely bitter-free, slightly sweet leaves that snails are not very fond of for some reason. Goldforelle is suitable for both early seedlings and direct sowing in the open field and can withstand some cold in the autumn.
A portion contains about 150 seeds.
| Product number: | 4362 |
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| Scientific name: | Lactuca sativa var. capitata |
| Botanic family: | The Sunflower Family - Asteraceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 45-60 |
| Lifespan: | Annual |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | Yes |
| Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: March–May/Direct sow: May–August |
| Sowing depth: | 0,5 cm |
| Germination time: | 5-8 days |
| Plant spacing: | 25-30 cm |
| Row spacing: | 35-50 cm |
| Height: | 20-30 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun–partial shade |
| Harvest/blooming: | June-October |
| Seeds/g: | 800-1000 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | No |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Sow thinly about 0.5 cm deep! The seeds need light and a temperature below 18oC to germinate. A higher temperature causes late and bad germination. Lettuce can be forced very early in a green-house (soil temperature at least 5°C) or sown indoors and in hotbeds 3-5 weeks before handle several degrees of frost. Direct sowing can take place as soon as the soil is ready. Water the row before sowing if the soil is dry. That lowers the temperature some when sowing in high summer. To get a supply of lettuce all through summer and autumn, sow successively or several kinds of different growth times! Autumn sowing for wintering could succeed.Spacing
Thin out early! Head lettuce need a mutual space of 25-30 cm to be able to form heads, 35-50 cm between the rows.Harvest
The lettuce heads should be harvested as soon as they have made heads.Seed
700-1100 seeds/g.5 g for 100 m if sowing directly and 20 g yield seedlings for 1000 m2. 50-100 g sows 1000 m2 directly.
A portion contains about 150 seeds.
