Lettuce 'Red Tango'
Lettuce 'Red Tango' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Red Tango' is an improved oakleaf type lettuce with rich burgundy, tightly ruffled leaves and a sweet, mild flavour and crisp texture. It forms a uniform, medium and compact rosette and is fast growing and decorative. Loose leaf lettuces are useful to 'cut and come again', as you can just pick leaves as required. Keep the plants mulched so that the leaves stay clean. Days to harvest: 32 salad mix; 40 - 55 full size.
Product: Lettuce 'Red Tango'
Product type: SEED (250)
Botanical name: Lactuca sativa
Lettuce “Red Tango” is a leaf lettuce with long, burgundy red, deeply-lobed leaves; it forms a large, compact rosette. The inner leaves are reddish-bronze. It copes well with summer heat and is very slow to bolt. It is fast growing, decorative & a good addition to salad mixes.
Plant type: Fast growing annual
Plant height: 15 – 20 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 5 - 26°C soil temp; seed will fail to germinate over 30°C
Temperate: Spring, summer and autumn
Subtropical: Sow all year, except for very hot periods
Tropical: April - July
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 5 mm deep, requires light to germinate
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed or seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 6 - 7.5
Rows: 35 cm apart
Details: Keep moisture constant, drying out will trigger bolting; avoid watering in the heat of the day; growing under shade-cloth is beneficial in hot areas
Harvest: 28 days salad mix; 50 days full size
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
250 seeds per packet
Lactuca sativa
Fast growing annual
Lettuce 'Red Tango'
Red Tango' is an improved oakleaf type lettuce with rich burgundy, tightly ruffled leaves and a sweet, mild flavour and crisp texture. It forms a uniform, medium and compact rosette and is fast growing and decorative. Loose leaf lettuces are useful to 'cut and come again', as you can just pick leaves as required. Keep the plants mulched so that the leaves stay clean. Days to harvest: 32 salad mix; 40 - 55 full size.