Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) is an annual cool-season vegetable. This cut-and-come-again variety offers frilly, crisp light green leaves with a mild, refreshing flavor for salads and sandwiches. Drought-tolerant and bolt-resistant, this lettuce is superior for spring through fall harvesting. Plant in the spring and harvest the outer leaves all summer and fall. Grow this plant in a cold frame for winter harvesting. Lettuce is a low-maintenance addition to the vegetable garden, flourishing in full or partial sun with straw mulch and daily water. This plant excels in containers on the patio or balcony and the vegetable garden.
Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) Selling Tips
Sell Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) to customers looking for a low-maintenance cool-weather vegetable for the garden or a container or cut-and-come-again lettuce. Customers will love the easy access to delicious salad all spring, summer, and fall. Lettuce flourishes in full sun with just daily water. Enjoy crisp, flavorful, fresh produce all season for the price of one head of lettuce at the grocery store. Simpson Elite is drought-tolerant and bolt-resistant with mild, refreshing, crisp, light green leaves excellent for salads and sandwiches. Grow a hearty salad garden by pairing a few types of lettuce with Spinach, Beets, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots, Cucumber, and Onions.
Coach Your Customer
1. Space plants 12" apart in well-drained soil in full or partial sun in early spring or late summer.
2. Water this plant daily. Use wood or straw mulch around the base of the plant to retain moisture and help prevent bolting.
3. Harvest the whole head at once or remove the outermost leaves several at a time.
4. Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) does well in mild winters or a cold frame for cold-weather harvesting.
General Growing Tips For Your Seedling Tray
For best results with Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf), plant one seedling per 1801 cell or 4-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0-6.5, low feed (50-75 ppm N), and temperatures of 50-75 daytime and 40-55nighttime. Watch for aphids, whiteflies, slugs, and snails.
Flowering
This plant is grown for culinary use.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers to allow sunlight to penetrate to the base of each plant.
Height Control
We don't recommend using chemical growth regulators on vegetables.
Pests
You may see aphids, whiteflies, slugs, and snails.
Disease
This plant isn't prone to disease. Provide good airflow in your greenhouse and allow the soil to dry between watering.
Planting Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) Liners
We recommend planting Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) seedlings in 1801 cellpacks or 4-inch containers. Use a well-drained soil and center the seedling in the container or cell. Cell packs are ready for sale in 1-2 weeks, while 4-inch containers with more mature plants will take 4-5 weeks.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) is an annual cool-season vegetable. This cut-and-come-again variety offers frilly, crisp light green leaves with a mild, refreshing flavor for salads and sandwiches. Drought-tolerant and bolt-resistant, this lettuce is superior for spring through fall harvesting. Plant in the spring and harvest the outer leaves all summer and fall. Grow this plant in a cold frame for winter harvesting. Lettuce is a low-maintenance addition to the vegetable garden, flourishing in full or partial sun with straw mulch and daily water. This plant excels in containers on the patio or balcony and the vegetable garden.
Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) Selling Tips
Sell Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) to customers looking for a low-maintenance cool-weather vegetable for the garden or a container or cut-and-come-again lettuce. Customers will love the easy access to delicious salad all spring, summer, and fall. Lettuce flourishes in full sun with just daily water. Enjoy crisp, flavorful, fresh produce all season for the price of one head of lettuce at the grocery store. Simpson Elite is drought-tolerant and bolt-resistant with mild, refreshing, crisp, light green leaves excellent for salads and sandwiches. Grow a hearty salad garden by pairing a few types of lettuce with Spinach, Beets, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots, Cucumber, and Onions.
Coach Your Customer
1. Space plants 12" apart in well-drained soil in full or partial sun in early spring or late summer.
2. Water this plant daily. Use wood or straw mulch around the base of the plant to retain moisture and help prevent bolting.
3. Harvest the whole head at once or remove the outermost leaves several at a time.
4. Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) does well in mild winters or a cold frame for cold-weather harvesting.
General Growing Tips For Your Seedling Tray
For best results with Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf), plant one seedling per 1801 cell or 4-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0-6.5, low feed (50-75 ppm N), and temperatures of 50-75 daytime and 40-55nighttime. Watch for aphids, whiteflies, slugs, and snails.
Flowering
This plant is grown for culinary use.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers to allow sunlight to penetrate to the base of each plant.
Height Control
We don't recommend using chemical growth regulators on vegetables.
Pests
You may see aphids, whiteflies, slugs, and snails.
Disease
This plant isn't prone to disease. Provide good airflow in your greenhouse and allow the soil to dry between watering.
Planting Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) Liners
We recommend planting Lettuce Simpson Elite (Looseleaf) seedlings in 1801 cellpacks or 4-inch containers. Use a well-drained soil and center the seedling in the container or cell. Cell packs are ready for sale in 1-2 weeks, while 4-inch containers with more mature plants will take 4-5 weeks.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
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