Grow guide
How to grow Forellenschluss Lettuce (Flashy Trout's Back)
Lactuca sativa
- Type
- Lettuce
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Partial
- Time to harvest
- 50–60 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Half hardy
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 4 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Thin As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Austrian heirloom romaine with red-speckled green leaves; buttery texture despite the romaine classification, slow to bolt in spring and fall.
More lettuce varieties
Grows well nearby
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