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Lettuce Seed Starter Grow Kit
BOTANICAL NAMELactuca sativa
USD 10.99
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Lettuce is the ideal beginner crop — cut-and-come-again leaves for fresh salads in just a few weeks.
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Full Sun to Partial Shade (3-6 hours daily)
55-65F
Check the directions supplied with your seed variety.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Lettuce care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Lactuca sativa
- Common names
- Romaine, Iceberg
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Lactuca
- Species
- L. sativa
Start growing
Sow cool. Some need light to germinate.
Growing with your kit
‘Cut-and-Come-Again’ allows weekly Seeds In A Cup® harvest.
Propagation
By seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Fast baby harvest (30d), Head (60d).
Growing conditions
Temperate; needs cool germination soil.
Weather & tolerances
Bolts/bitter above 80°F.
Pests & plant health
Slugs, downy mildew.
Plant safety
Safe for consumption.
Botanical features
Annual with milky sap (lactucarium).
Varieties
‘Little Gem’, ‘Parris Island’.
Garden & everyday uses
Salad basis. high vitamins
Native range & distribution
Mediterranean native; Global staple.
Conservation
Thousands of heirlooms secure.
Name origins
Latin ‘lac’ (milk), from milky stalk sap.
History
Egyptians grew for oil; Greeks for medicine.
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- SIAC-001-155LK — USD 10.99 · Out of stock
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How do I grow Lettuce from seed?
Moisten the included soil, sow your Lettuce seeds at the depth on the instruction card, keep the planter warm and bright under the humidity lid, and mist until they sprout. Full steps are in your kit.
How long do Lettuce seeds take to germinate?
Lettuce seeds typically sprout in 5-10 days at 55-65F when kept warm and evenly moist. Your guide lists the ideal conditions.
Growing details are supplied in the Seeds In A Cup product catalog. Follow the instructions included with your specific kit.
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