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'Blade' Lettuce
 
Sub-Category: Looseleaf
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Open-pollinated. A dark red baby oakleaf with an upright growth habit. Organic seed available. Disease resistant. Resistance to downy mildew races 1-32, Nasonovia ribisnigri aphid, and tomato bushy stunt virus (lettuce dieback complex). MT0-30. About 31-35 days to maturity.
Days To Maturity: 31-35
Seed Sources: High Mowing Seed - updated in 2016
Johnny's Selected Seeds - updated in 2016
West Coast Seeds - updated in 2016

 
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Taste: (4.5 Stars)Taste
Yield: (3.2 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (3.8 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 10/18/2017 by Debbie L - An experienced gardener

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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Didn\'t germinate as well as expected. Nice leaf color and flavor.
 

Reviewed on 10/12/2017 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener

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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Planted seed 4/25/17. Picked weekly. Transplanted 7/4/17 in other location to make room for tomatoes. Prolific producer and did well as transplants in other location.
 

Reviewed on 10/05/2017 by CCE Oneida County - An intermediate gardener

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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

This lettuce produced nice dark red leaves, attractive in a salad. Tasty. We had a wet spring and early summer. The seeds sown did not produce many plants due to rainy weather early in season.
 

Reviewed on 09/11/2017 by DaScott - An experienced gardener

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Rensselaer, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Poor germination. Beautiful color and leaf shape. Some bitterness later in the season, but that added to the flavor.
 




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