McKenzie - Lettuce, Romaine Seeds

Lettuce Romaine Seeds grow into upright heads filled with crisp, flavourful leaves that are a reliable choice for salads, sandwiches, wraps, and everyday meals.

Romaine lettuce is known for its sturdy texture, refreshing crunch, and classic garden-fresh flavour, making it a worthwhile addition to any vegetable garden. This cool-season vegetable grows best in the milder temperatures of spring and fall. Sow seeds directly in the garden when the soil can be worked, or start seeds earlier for a head start on the growing season. For a steady supply of fresh lettuce, make additional sowings throughout the cool growing season. Keep the soil consistently moist to encourage tender, even growth.

Harvest individual outer leaves as needed while allowing the centre to continue growing, or wait for full heads to develop. Whether you have a large garden, raised bed, or a few containers, Romaine lettuce makes it easy to keep crisp, homegrown greens close at hand.

• Plant Type: Vegetable
• Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
• Seed Type: Heirloom
• Fill Weight (grams): 800 mg
• Approximate Seed Count: 725-775
• Planting Method: Direct Sow
• Water Needs: Moist 5 cm (2 in.) per week
• Landscape Use: Edible Garden
• Growth Habit: Romaine
• Companion Planting:

  Plant near chives, onions, oregano, peas, radish, basil, zinnia. Chives, onions, and garlic can repel aphids and other pests by disguising the scent of the lettuce with their own aromatic properties. Basil is believed to enhance both the taste and development of lettuce. Radishes can serve as a useful decoy crop to attract flea beetles away from lettuce.

• Flavour: Slightly stronger taste than lettuce
• Preparation Ideas: The preferred lettuce for Caesar salad.