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🌱 Lettuce Red Bowl Salad (Organic)
Seed Information
- Plant Type Vegetable / Leafy Green
- Organic Yes
- Growing Difficulty Easy
- Germination Time 7-14 Days
- Harvest Time 45-55 Days (Bulbs) 50+ (Leaves)
- Best Season To Grow Spring to Early Autumn
- SunLight Needs Full Sun / Partial Shade
- Water Requirements Medium
- Height Of Maturity 60-120 CM
- None GMO Yes
- UK Native No (Mediterranean origin)
‘Red Salad Bowl’ is a fast-growing, loose-leaf lettuce variety that brings both beauty and flavour to your garden. Its soft, deeply cut leaves have a mild, slightly nutty flavour and a beautiful red-bronze hue that deepens in cooler weather. It’s perfect for cut-and-come-again harvesting, meaning you can enjoy multiple pickings from the same plant.
Grown from certified organic seeds, this variety thrives in beds, borders, or containers and is ideal for successional sowing. Pick young leaves as baby salad or let them mature for fuller heads.
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Type: Loose-leaf / cut-and-come-again
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Leaf Colour: Bronze-red with green tones
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Flavour: Mild, tender, slightly nutty
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Sowing Time: March–September
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Harvest Time: April–October
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Spacing: 15–25 cm apart
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Grows Well In: Containers, beds, window boxes
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Certified Organic Seeds
Beautiful, productive, and versatile, ‘Red Salad Bowl’ adds colour and freshness to every harvest—perfect for gardeners who love fast, vibrant greens.
🌿 Growing & Care Guide
A Colourful, Cut-and-Come-Again Favourite for Easy, Fresh Harvests
‘Red Salad Bowl’ is a deeply lobed, bronze-red loose-leaf lettuce known for its mild flavour and stunning appearance. These organic seeds grow quickly and can be harvested over many weeks — perfect for pots, beds, and salads on demand.
🛒 What You’ll Need:
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Organic Lettuce ‘Red Salad Bowl’ seeds
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Raised beds, containers, or open ground
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Peat-free compost or light, fertile soil
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Watering can and hand tools
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Netting or fleece (optional for protection)
Organic Lettuce ‘Red Salad Bowl’ seeds
Raised beds, containers, or open ground
Peat-free compost or light, fertile soil
Watering can and hand tools
Netting or fleece (optional for protection)
🌿 Growing & Care Instructions
1. Sowing (Best Mar–Aug)
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Sow directly outdoors or in pots.
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Make shallow drills 1cm deep and 25–30cm apart.
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Sow thinly and cover lightly with fine soil.
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For continual harvests, sow every 2–3 weeks.
Sow directly outdoors or in pots.
Make shallow drills 1cm deep and 25–30cm apart.
Sow thinly and cover lightly with fine soil.
For continual harvests, sow every 2–3 weeks.
2. Germination
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Germinates in 7–14 days.
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Keep soil moist during germination.
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Lettuce prefers cooler weather for best growth.
Germinates in 7–14 days.
Keep soil moist during germination.
Lettuce prefers cooler weather for best growth.
3. Thinning & Growing On
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When seedlings are 3–5cm tall, thin to 20–25cm apart.
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Water regularly and mulch to keep the soil cool.
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Shade during extreme heat to prevent bolting.
When seedlings are 3–5cm tall, thin to 20–25cm apart.
Water regularly and mulch to keep the soil cool.
Shade during extreme heat to prevent bolting.
4. Harvesting
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Start harvesting young leaves when 10–15cm tall.
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Pick outer leaves as needed, allowing the centre to regrow.
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Full heads can be harvested at maturity (~6–8 weeks).
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Avoid letting plants flower for continued tenderness.
Start harvesting young leaves when 10–15cm tall.
Pick outer leaves as needed, allowing the centre to regrow.
Full heads can be harvested at maturity (~6–8 weeks).
Avoid letting plants flower for continued tenderness.
Bright, beautiful, and always fresh — ‘Red Salad Bowl’ brings colour and crunch to every plate.