Breen

Type: Romaine (Cos)

True mini bronze-red romaine with an elegant, urn-shaped head. Its rust-colored leaves have olive-green undertones and nicely contrasting veins. Though best for mini heads, it can also be used for cut-and-come-again harvest.

Days in the Nursery
12-14 days

Harvest Cycle
3 weeks to full harvest

Yield per Shelf
3-6 lbs/Harvest Cycle

Flavor Characteristics
Crisp with excellent flavor

Thinning technique

After you've transplanted your seedlings to the growing shelf. Each pod should be thinned to 1 seedling. To do this pull out the excess seedlings using a pair of tweezers or your fingers gently.

Harvesting technique

As a leaf lettuce, this plant can be harvested either as a full head or leaf by leaf. Harvest the entire head at the base, or cut the largest outer leaves at the base of their stem.