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Seed Savers Cracoviensis Celtuce

Original price was: $3.40.Current price is: $2.08.

Description

Also known as stem or asparagus lettuce, celtuce is a lettuce cultivar that produces edible, thick, crisp, and nutty-flavored stems and highly-toothed, dark-red and green leaves with a slightly bitter, yet surprisingly refreshing, flavor when eaten young. Very popular in Asia, celtuce stems are harvested when they reach a foot long and then typically sautéed. Heirloom, Non-GMO, Open-Pollinated, Organic.

Growing Instructions: Sow outdoors as soon as the soil can be worked in spring. Celtuce is best grown in cooler weather and in full sun. Thin to 12″-18″ apart in rows. It can be started indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost. Transplant outdoors after a few sets of leaves have emerged. Keep the soil moist.

  • Direct Seed ¼” deep.
  • Thin to 12-18″ apart.
  • Best grown in cooler weather.
  • Leaves can be harvested after 4-5 weeks.
  • Harvest stems when about a foot tall.