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'Red Sails' Lettuce |
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Looseleaf
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Looseleaf type. Very open plants with deep-burgundy-red over light-green leaves that are slow to become bitter. Fast-growing, heat-tolerants, and relatively slow to bolt. Pick for baby leaves at 29 days. Grows well indoors under lights. All America Selection 1985. Heat, tip burn and bolting tolerant.
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AAS Winner in the year 1985
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29-55
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| Seed Sources: |
Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.1 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.2 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 21
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 07/09/2021 by
v_gardener
- An intermediate gardener
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Westchester, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| The Red Sails Lettuce variety is a great lettuce. I wouldn\'t say that it\'s an exceptional variety, but it grows and produces well. While it is not the first lettuce in my garden to bolt in the late spring, it tended to be one of the earlier ones. But I did love the pops of color it gave to my lettuce containers and to garden to table salads. |
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Reviewed on 11/11/2013 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
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| This is the second year we planted it in our demonstration gardens. It is a fast grower and slower to bolt than other varieties. |
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Reviewed on 06/21/2013 by
Ferdzy
- An intermediate gardener
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Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| One of the first really red lettuces to become common, and still one of the best. Not as dark as the newer red lettuces, but not as quick to become inedibly bitter either. This has not been the most robust lettuce for us, but it has been fine. Definitely one of our standard lettuces. |
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Reviewed on 11/16/2012 by
Roger1963
- An experienced gardener
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Schuyler, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Nice color and survived heat. I liked the flavor and that it survived drought. |
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Reviewed on 10/30/2012 by
Chautauqua CCE
- An experienced gardener
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Chautauqua, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Easy variety to grow, but perhaps it was our fencing that kept the critters away. Slower to bolt than the black seeded simpson but VERY BITTER once it did. We cut back a couple of times and replanted twice. Great flavor when harvested young. |
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Reviewed on 10/28/2012 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
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| Nice lettuce to grow because of its contrast with other varieties. It was fast growing and slow to bolt. We were able to do a second planting. |
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Reviewed on 10/23/2012 by
Roots & Wisdom
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Schenectady, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Pretty but not a favorite in flavor |
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Reviewed on 10/22/2012 by
nmeohen1
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Cortland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Grew extra well for a 2nd planting. |
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Reviewed on 10/19/2012 by
CCE Seneca County
- An intermediate gardener
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Seneca, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Red Sails is pretty to grow. Nice contrast with green lettuce. Taste is good. Performed well, grew back quickly after being destroyed by unknown critters. |
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Reviewed on 09/25/2012 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
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| Tasty lettuce variety that was very slow to bolt. Did not bolt until mid July. |
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Reviewed on 09/11/2012 by
LouLou
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Wayne, 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: More than 8 hours per day
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| This lettuce was a vigorous grower in spite of the heat and drought conditions this year. A second planting was started in late July and germinated well. Compost was used to amend the soil before each planting. An attractive and tasty lettuce. |
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Reviewed on 12/29/2011 by
Clarksville Bob of Maryland
- An experienced gardener
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Howard, Maryland, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I\'ve raised Red Sails for three years. It grows well early, mid-season, and late and is slow to bolt. Leaves are attractively bronzed on the margins and quite tender, not crunchy like some lettuces. A pleasing characteristic is that it is quite frost resistant. Today (12/29/11) we had snow shower and three late Red Sails plants were dusted white but thriving while the two nearby Simpsons Curled were mere frozen mush. |
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Reviewed on 07/12/2007 by
windsng225
- An experienced gardener
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I find that this grows very easily in early spring and all through the summer. I can plant this in the heat of July and it produces fantastically great. Great soft sweet lettuce. |
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Reviewed on 11/17/2006 by
Doc Doofus
- A novice gardener
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I have had more problems with this lettuce than any other. Possibly because I gave it so many, many tries. It gets rave reviews, but it has never lived up to my most modest expectations.
Red Sails has a higher juvenile mortality rate than the other lettuces, easily blown flat by rain or wind. I haven't got to the hoop-tunnel stage yet, and don't plan to, so Red Sails is out. I prefer hardier types of leaf lettuce. Also, it is not nearly as bolt-resistance as many of the claims would have it. Big thumbs down. |
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Reviewed on 03/23/2006 by
Cowpoke
- An experienced gardener
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Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| One of our favorites. Excellent yield, slow to bolt. Adds color and taste to salads. Seed is cheap at our local bulk seed dealer. |
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Reviewed on 02/02/2005 by
Buffalola
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Erie, New York, United States
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| It's very ornamental & that's why I grow it. Colorful in a salad. |
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Reviewed on 01/21/2005 by
Beach Bum HB
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Orange, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| My favorite lettuce. I plant in succession all year long. We use it in salads and feed it to our tortoises. They love it too. |
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Reviewed on 10/22/2004 by
rita
- An experienced gardener
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Maryland, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Great color. Adds visual spice to salads. Not as flavorful as some. Looks good in the garden and on the table. |
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Reviewed on 10/15/2004 by
Bob B
- An experienced gardener
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Chemung, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Red Sails has been a good spring lettuce for me. It has not produced well in the summer and fall. |
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Reviewed on 10/12/2004 by
E Mancini
- An experienced gardener
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Jefferson, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Easy to grow, slot to bolt and good taste. |
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Reviewed on 08/13/2004 by
GarlicGrower
- An experienced gardener
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I sow this in large patches and harvest cut and come again. |
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